39.1% of matchups won
274 matchups
Elo 1590
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/10/11
mission: Exploring political realism · Political philosophy · philosophers · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing33%
picked as helping wellbeing
209 matchups
58%
picked as hurting wellbeing
65 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- The Prince publication
- Discourses on Livy
- Military reforms
- Chancery secretary role
- Contribution to republicanism
Based on 274 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/11. Full rankings ·
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