Spanish political parties on the political compass (2024)
Where the PP, PSOE, Vox, Sumar, Podemos and nine other national and regional parties stand on the economic and social axes, using 2024 expert survey data.
Written by Ottavio Malatacca · Updated
- Radical right
- Conservative
- Socialist
- Radical left
- Regionalist
Reading the map
Spain's two largest parties sit in opposite quadrants: the People's Party in the authoritarian right (+4.5, +4.0) and the PSOE in the libertarian left (−2.1, −4.1). Vox is the furthest right of all 50 parties covered on this site on both axes (+8.0 economic, +9.0 social), and Se Acabó La Fiesta, which first stood in the 2024 European election, is close behind it (+6.9, +6.9).
To the left of the PSOE, Sumar is the most socially liberal of the 50 parties (−7.6), with Podemos (−7.1) and United Left (−5.5) nearby; Podemos and United Left are also the furthest left on economics in Spain (−6.8 each).
Spain also has the most regional parties in this dataset, and they do not fall on one side. EH Bildu, ERC and the BNG are in the libertarian left, while the PNV, Junts, Coalición Canaria and UPN are on the centre-right. The territorial question cuts across the compass rather than following it.
On public services versus tax cuts, Vox (9.6, strongly for lower taxes) and United Left (1.0) are furthest apart.
Every party, by the numbers
| Party | Family | Vote 2023 | Economic | Social |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PP · People's Party Partido Popular |
Conservative | 33.1% | +4.5 | +4.0 |
PSOE · Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Partido Socialista Obrero Español |
Socialist | 31.7% | −2.1 | −4.1 |
Vox · Vox |
Radical right | 12.4% | +8.0 | +9.0 |
Sumar · Sumar |
Radical left | 8.8% | −5.5 | −7.6 |
IU · United Left Izquierda Unida |
Radical left | 2.0% | −6.8 | −5.5 |
ERC · Republican Left of Catalonia Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya |
Regionalist | 1.9% | −4.3 | −4.9 |
Junts · Together for Catalonia Junts per Catalunya |
Regionalist | 1.6% | +2.7 | +1.9 |
Podemos · Podemos |
Radical left | 1.6% | −6.8 | −7.1 |
Bildu · Basque Country Unite Euskal Herria Bildu |
Regionalist | 1.4% | −5.0 | −5.6 |
PNV · Basque Nationalist Party Partido Nacionalista Vasco |
Regionalist | 1.1% | +2.4 | +2.4 |
BNG · Galician Nationalist Bloc Bloque Nacionalista Galego |
Regionalist | 0.6% | −4.5 | −4.9 |
CC · Canarian Coalition Coalición Canaria |
Regionalist | 0.5% | +1.7 | +2.3 |
UPN · Navarrese People's Union Unión del Pueblo Navarro |
Regionalist | 0.2% | +4.1 | +4.5 |
SALF · The Party Is Over Se Acabó La Fiesta |
Radical right | — | +6.9 | +6.9 |
Economic: −10 left, +10 right. Social: −10 libertarian, +10 authoritarian. A dash means the dataset records no vote share for that election.
Where they stand on specific issues
Expert ratings on CHES's own scales: 0 to 10, except European integration, which runs from 1 to 7. The bar shows how far along the scale each party sits.
| Party | EU integration | Redistribution | Services vs taxes | Immigration | Climate policy | LGBTQ+ rights | Civil liberties vs law and order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 7.1 |
| PSOE | 6.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Vox | 3.1 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Sumar | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| IU | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| ERC | 5.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| Junts | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| Podemos | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Bildu | 5.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| PNV | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| BNG | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| CC | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| UPN | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 7.6 |
| SALF | 2.8 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 8.6 |
What the scales mean
- EU integration
- 1 strongly against → 7 strongly in favour
- Redistribution
- 0 strongly in favour → 10 strongly against
- Services vs taxes
- 0 improve public services → 10 cut taxes
- Immigration
- 0 liberal policy → 10 restrictive policy
- Climate policy
- 0 climate first, even at a cost to growth → 10 growth first
- LGBTQ+ rights
- 0 strongly supports → 10 strongly opposes
- Civil liberties vs law and order
- 0 civil liberties → 10 tough on crime
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Source: Chapel Hill Expert Survey 2024 (Rovny et al., 2025). Conversion to the compass and commentary: PolitiCompass.