Know where you actually stand.
Civic Nexus builds careful instruments for political self-knowledge. Map your position across three axes of ideology, grounded in philosophy and history rather than headlines.
Built for insight, not engagement.
Two tests, each grounded in primary sources and published methodology. Free and open to everyone.
Civic Cube
Three-axis ideological compass
Places you in a three-dimensional space of Economic, Authority, and Adherence, capturing the nuance that flat left–right models miss.
Start the test LivePolicy Cube
Location-based policy compass
Scores your views across seven issue areas and compares them with the record of your current elected officials.
Start the surveyClarity over convenient labels.
Most political quizzes are built for entertainment, or to confirm what you already believe. Civic Nexus is built differently: every instrument is grounded in philosophy, history, and published methodology, with no party to please.
- Definitions
- Philosophy firstTerms are defined by their historical roots, not by modern media spin.
- Privacy
- Private by designNothing you answer is sent anywhere. Your answers stay in your browser.
- Position
- Genuinely nonpartisanNo political affiliation. Every ideology is treated with equal rigor.
- Access
- Free and open sourceEvery tool is free to use, and the code is public under AGPL-3.0.
Civic Nexus is coming to your pocket.
A mobile app is in the works: the Civic Cube and Policy Cube, rebuilt for the phone, with the same privacy-first approach as the site. Details will land here as they firm up.
Ten minutes of honest questions.
Take the Civic CubeFREE · PRIVATE · ABOUT TEN MINUTES