Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt
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Theodore Roosevelt

US President, 1901 to 1909

Broke up monopolies, protected around 230 million acres of public land and built the Panama Canal, pairing conservation with an assertive foreign policy.

Theodore Roosevelt sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nature-first on environment, strongly strength-first on war and peace and strongly nationalist on nation.

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Where Theodore 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.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Theodore Roosevelt

Richard Nixon US President, 1969 to 197476%Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine, 2019 to present71%Sun Yat-sen Founding leader of the Republic of China, 191271%Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 199669%Boris Johnson UK Prime Minister, 2019 to 202269%Andris Kulbergs Prime Minister of Latvia, 2026 to present68%

Leaders furthest from Theodore Roosevelt

Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army22%Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement22%Vladimir Lenin Head of the Soviet government, 1917 to 192425%

Political views closest to Theodore Roosevelt

SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.63%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…63%Economic nationalismUses tariffs, subsidies and industrial policy to protect and grow domestic industry.63%

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 Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.