The Manifesto Project has its downsides, but it's still one of the best datasets we've got [1], and the other survey-based datasets like the Global Party Survey

The Manifesto Project has its downsides, but it's still one of the best datasets we've got [1], and the other survey-based datasets like the Global Party Survey [2] yield similar results [3]. (Note: You brought up the UK's Labor party which appears much more left here, as social & economic values are broken out into separate axes). When viewed from a global perspective, the Republican party is firmly right-wing, but today's Democratic party is decidedly center-left on economic issues, and more closely reflects the values of the median American voter [4]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifesto_Project_Database#Academic_reception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifesto_Project_Database#Aca... [2] https://www.globalpartysurvey.org/methods https://www.globalpartysurvey.org/methods [3] https://i.imgur.com/rNeCdnH.png https://i.imgur.com/rNeCdnH.png [4] https://i.imgur.com/WWYHSzx.png https://i.imgur.com/WWYHSzx.png