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Joe Biden

US President, 2021 to 2025

Passed large pandemic-relief, infrastructure and climate spending bills and rallied allies behind Ukraine, then withdrew from the 2024 race.

Joe Biden sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning nature-first on environment and leaning progressive on culture. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

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Where Joe Biden 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.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Joe Biden

Barack Obama US President, 2009 to 201794%Rob Jetten Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2026 to present86%Jonas Gahr Støre Prime Minister of Norway, 2021 to present86%Keir Starmer UK Prime Minister, 2024 to 202686%Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada, 2025 to present85%Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia, 2022 to present84%

Leaders furthest from Joe Biden

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 20225%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present9%Abelardo de la Espriella President of Colombia, 2026 to present12%

Political views closest to Joe Biden

Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.83%Liberal internationalismBacks a rules-based world order of alliances, trade and institutions to keep the peace.77%Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…76%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Adam Schultz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.