Methodology
Political DNA is a suite of assessments, each measuring a different layer of political identity. Here's what each one does, and how it works underneath.
The old left–right line is too coarse to describe how people actually think, and even where you stand is only part of the story. So the instrument works in layers: where you land, why you believe it, how you engage, and what you know. Each layer is its own assessment, calibrated on its own terms.
Every tool is scored transparently — no personality guesswork, no black box — and its limits are disclosed up front. For the research the whole instrument rests on, see the science.
DNA Scan answers one question: where you stand. It places your beliefs on four political dimensions and matches the pattern to one of 32 strains.
DNA Origins uses a set of everyday moral dilemmas to estimate which deep instincts, like compassion, fairness, loyalty, or authority, tend to win when they collide in you.
Dynamics reads your political temperament: how firmly you hold a belief, how much it defines you, how safe or risky the world looks to you, and whether you read life as win-win or win-lose. It describes how you engage, never where you stand.
DNA Civics tests civic knowledge across six domains and grades two things at once: how much you get right, and how well your confidence matches what's true.
Compare sets two Political DNA results side by side to show where two people align, where they clash, and how to bridge the difference.
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The Scan is the foundation — about four minutes, no account required.
Begin with the Scan