Democrat or Republican quiz

A democrat or republican quiz that names no party

A democrat or republican quiz is the search for a quick lean: which of the two large US party names sits closer to your answers. People take it for entertainment and to learn something about their own views. This page explains that search. The test it offers scores twelve values and returns no party.

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What the two-party question is really asking

In the United States, most ballots are organized by two coalition names, Democrat and Republican. A short quiz that ends on one of those names is easy to share, and it is a blunt summary. Each name bundles taxes, trade, immigration, religion, foreign policy and the size of the state. Two people can choose the same name and still disagree on half of that list.

The useful part of a democrat or republican quiz is the sitting itself: you notice which sentences you agree with. The label at the end is not a membership card. Joining a party is something you do with that party. A score on a website does not enroll you. This site will not tell you that you belong to either party, and it does not endorse either one.

A values test asks the bundle to come apart. You rate statements, and each answer moves one line. You can sit toward public services on the economy and toward restraint on the use of force, or the other way around. Schools of thought, such as social democracy or conservatism, are names for ideas that have lasted for decades. They are a different vocabulary from the two party names on a US ballot.

A party word beside a values score

The same curiosity, four different results. Only the last row is this website. Read the last column before you treat a label as a fact about how you vote.

Quiz	Question it answers	What comes back	What it leaves out
Two-party lean	Which of two coalition names fits a short list of views	One of the two US party names	Every issue that does not follow the bundle
Election matcher	Who on one ballot agrees with your answers	A ranking for that election, on a site built for it	Any use after the candidates change
Political compass	Where a dot sits on two lines	Economic left-right and libertarian-authoritarian, on politicalcompass.org	Trade, religion and immigration as their own scores
12 Axes	Where twelve values sit, kept separate	Twelve scores, a compass position, closest ideology, country and figure	A party, a candidate, or instructions on how to vote

Election matchers and the Political Compass are separate sites. This site is not affiliated with the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or any campaign. It does not publish candidate platforms.

What you get here instead of a party name

You rate statements from strongly agree to strongly disagree, with a neutral answer in the middle. The standard length is 60 statements, about nine minutes. There is a shorter sitting of 36 and a full bank of 288. Each answer moves one of twelve scores, grouped as government, diplomacy, economy and society.

Four of those scores are compared with 38 ideologies, and you see the next names on the list when the closest one is not a clean fit. Economy and Power are also drawn as a compass position, from -10 to +10. The other scores pick the closest country and historical figure. Country positions describe how a state is governed. They do not describe how its people vote, and they are not a US party.

There is no candidate list on this site, and nothing is taken from campaign pages. If you need the people on a US ballot, start at vote.gov, which sends you to your state election office. Come back for the values picture when you want the issues kept apart. There is no account. Scoring happens in your browser, and the method is published.

Which quiz matches the question you have

Two names: You want a single party word for fun. Expect the issues to be folded together, and keep that word separate from membership in a party.
A ballot: You need the parties and candidates on your own ballot. Use a quiz built for that election, or your state election office. This site does not list them.
A dot: You want the familiar compass. That picture uses two lines. A result here includes the picture and ten further scores.
Twelve values: You want the coalition opened into separate issues. Start with the standard length. The result has no party name on it.

Questions about a democrat or republican quiz

Will this democrat or republican quiz tell me which party I am?

No. The test scores twelve values. It will not say that you are a Democrat or a Republican, and it will not tell you to join either party. Party membership is a choice you make with a party. A quiz cannot assign it.

Is this an endorsement of either party?

No. The page is nonpartisan. It does not support the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, and it does not rank them. The scores describe the statements you agreed with.

Why can two people with the same vote still disagree?

A party name covers many issues at once. People who choose the same name on a ballot can differ on trade, religion, immigration or the use of force. Separate scores show those differences. One party word does not.

Does the quiz use candidate data?

No. There is no list of candidates and no material taken from campaign sites. For who is on a US ballot, start at vote.gov, which sends you to your state election office.

Is the values test free?

Yes. There is no account and no email. Answers stay in your browser. You can read the full result and download the PDF without signing up.

Twelve lines. Draw yours.