Ideology matches
12Axes compares your vector with written profiles, but a match is not an endorsement or a biography. Here is how the three library sets differ and how to read them responsibly.
About 12Axes
12Axes exists to make a political profile easier to explain and argue with: twelve defined dimensions, transparent comparisons, and clear limits on what a result means.
Short answer: 12Axes is an independent educational political profile test at 12axes.io. It scores answers on twelve axes in the browser, compares the vector with a written library, and keeps the free test available without an account.
What the project is
12Axes is a political profile test built around 12 named dimensions: power, democracy, economy, welfare, sovereignty, force, culture, religion, ecology, technology, structure, rights. It is designed as an educational comparison, not a diagnostic instrument, a vote recommendation or a claim about who you fundamentally are.
The project publishes the core methodology: how statements are written, how scores are calculated, how profiles are matched, and what the test cannot establish. Those pages are collected under the method hub.
How the site treats answers
The test itself is scored in your browser. There is no account and no central answer log. Analytics are used separately for product measurement, so the site does not claim that nothing ever leaves the browser; the data handling details are in the privacy policy.
Unfinished progress is stored locally. A finished result can be shared through a link that encodes the scores, which means the person opening the link can see the profile encoded in it.
Editorial standards for profiles
Library profiles are editorial readings used for comparison. The current data holds 58 ideologies, 28 civic traditions and 65 historical figures. Country-style entries describe civic traditions, not how a population votes. Historical entries do not imply that the person took or endorsed the test.
Published source-backed entries separate their evidence and limitations. Where a claim cannot yet be supported, it stays out of public prose rather than being softened and published as fact.
Contact and boundaries
Support questions can be sent to support@12axes.io. Abuse reports have a separate address, abuse@12axes.io. Please include the URL and enough context to reproduce a technical issue.
12Axes does not present results as medical, clinical, employment or legal assessments, and does not claim scientific authority over political identity. Read the published limits before using a result in a discussion.
Put the guide into practice
The explanation above is easier to judge against your own answers than against an abstract example. Choose a run length and see which political values move for you.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes 12Axes?＋
12Axes is an independent educational political profile test published at 12axes.io. This page does not make broader claims about personnel, ownership or organisational credentials.
Is 12Axes affiliated with another political test?＋
No affiliation with 8values, 9Axes, 16Values, the Political Compass or another assessment is claimed anywhere in this implementation. Similar projects share the quiz format, but 12Axes defines its own axes, statements, library and scoring.
What language is 12Axes written in?＋
The current public pages and test statements are English, and the root document declares English. Dedicated multilingual pages have not been published.
How can I contact 12Axes?＋
Use support@12axes.io for test, report or account-free support questions. Abuse reports go to abuse@12axes.io. For technical problems, include the URL, browser, device and exact error.
Is 12Axes a scientific personality test?＋
No. It is an educational political profile test. Its methodology and limitations are published, but the result should not be treated as a clinical instrument, a personality diagnosis or a prediction of behaviour.
Read a related guide
The 12Axes test
The 12Axes test turns political statements into twelve separate readings rather than one left-versus-right score. This guide explains what happens before, during, and after a run.
Free features and pricing
12Axes does not put its basic result behind an account or a card. This page separates the free test from the optional written reports so the boundary is clear before you start.
Or return to the 12Axes homepage for the product overview, report pricing and main FAQ.
Your political values are one run away
The test is free, needs no account, and scores your answers in this browser. Start with the recommended run, or take the longest one when two ideologies sit close together.