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StatesmanPolitics1809–1865

Abraham Lincoln

US president during the Civil War, Lincoln preserved the Union, strengthened the federal government, and led the abolition of slavery, combining civic nationalism, democratic republicanism, and progressive moral reform.

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Center
Closest Ideology
Radical Centrism
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1809–1865
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal37.5%
    Unitary62.5%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy62.5%
    Autocracy37.5%
  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security56.2%
    Liberty43.8%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation53.8%
    Multicultural46.2%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Military force
    Military force57.5%
    Negotiation42.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention43.8%
    Interventionist56.2%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public48.8%
    Private51.2%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction61.3%
    Markets38.7%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism66.2%
    Free trade33.8%
  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular43%
    Religious57%
  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive51.2%
    Traditionalist48.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration56.2%
    Ecologist43.8%

What distinguishes Abraham Lincoln

Largest median distance

International trade

This position is 14.8 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 51% ProtectionismAbraham Lincoln 66% Protectionism

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Economic coordination

This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 61% State directionAbraham Lincoln 61% State direction

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.