Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

US President, 1933 to 1945

Answered the Great Depression with the New Deal, creating Social Security and large public works, then led the US through most of World War II. He is the only president elected four times.

Franklin D. Roosevelt sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning state-led on economy, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on environment and institutions.

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Where Franklin D. Roosevelt sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsCentered on institutions
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Franklin D. Roosevelt

Lyndon B. Johnson US President, 1963 to 196987%Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 199686%Dilma Rousseff President of Brazil, 2011 to 201680%Sun Yat-sen Founding leader of the Republic of China, 191277%Robert Abela Prime Minister of Malta, 2020 to present77%Yitzhak Rabin Prime Minister of Israel, 1974 to 1977 and 1992 to 199577%

Leaders furthest from Franklin D. Roosevelt

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement28%Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202230%Augusto Pinochet Ruler of Chile, 1973 to 199032%

Political views closest to Franklin D. Roosevelt

Pan-AfricanismSeeks solidarity and unity among African peoples and states.86%Anti-colonial nationalismFuses independence struggles with economic self-reliance and national dignity.73%Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.70%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Leon Perskie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.