🇺🇸 United States In power: RIGHT
CURRENT MONTH — OCTOBER 2026
LEFT
36
Democrats / Progressive
Governing side
RIGHT
24
Republicans / Conservative
Governing side
Higher scores indicate more violent speech
Factions scoped to United States political spectrum
Political compass
public mood vs who governs
Authoritarian
Libertarian
Left
Right
Leaning security
Leaning liberty
Leaning left
Leaning right
People
+28 / +47
Politicians
+47 / +56
24-MONTH HISTORY • LEFT VS RIGHT
● LEFT
● RIGHT
│ MAJOR EVENTS
MAJOR EVENTS
July 2024
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Butler Assassination Attempt
September 2024
│
Trump Golf Course Assassination Attempt
November 2024
│
Trump Election Win
December 2024
│
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder
April 2025
│
Josh Shapiro Arson Attack
May 2025
│
86 47 James Comey Controversy
June 2025
│
Melissa Hortman Assassination
September 2025
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Charlie Kirk Assassination
January 2026
│
Major Anti-ICE actions
April 2026
│
White House Correspondence Dinner Attack
May 2026
│
White House Gunman Attack
August 2026
│
Federal/ICE polling-place deployment intimidation rhetoric
September 2026
│
Charlie Kirk murder case is cleared for trial amid anniversary protest rhetoric
October 2026
│
ICE agents shoot a man in the Bronx during a vehicle stop, and protests follow
PUBLIC vs GOVERNMENT
Lines (left axis): public mood (Spectrum) and who held the state that month on the same left–right axis.
Bars (right axis): gap (public − government), autoscaled.
How to read this
Scores (0–100) estimate how often each side’s public discourse calls for violence or issues threats. Left and Right are that country’s own camps, not US parties transplanted abroad. In power is who holds the state that month. Public mood is where people sit left–right and liberty–order; who governs is the office-holders’ ideology (slow-moving). Higher violent-speech scores mean more violent rhetoric. Scores are for entertainment and experimental purposes. Full methodology