Portrait of Woodrow Wilson
From history

Woodrow Wilson

US President, 1913 to 1921

Led the US into World War I and proposed the League of Nations, while also expanding racial segregation in the federal government.

Woodrow Wilson sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority.

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Where Woodrow Wilson 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 free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly 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 Woodrow Wilson

Andrej Plenković Prime Minister of Croatia, 2016 to present84%Luc Frieden Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 2023 to present81%Konrad Adenauer Chancellor of West Germany, 1949 to 196381%Ulf Kristersson Prime Minister of Sweden, 2022 to present (caretaker since September 2026)79%Luís Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, 2024 to present79%Donald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland, 2007 to 2014 and 2023 to present78%

Leaders furthest from Woodrow Wilson

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement17%Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202227%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present28%

Political views closest to Woodrow Wilson

OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…79%Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.76%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…73%

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