The file

Barack Obama

Democratic · 44th President of the United States · Illinois · Spectrum score -42

Former office ·

Barack Obama is 44th President of the United States in Illinois. Political positions and ideology score -42 (Left). The official story ends in 2017.

College: Columbia University, B.A. 1983 · Harvard Law School, J.D. 1991
Spouse: Michelle Obama (m. 1992)
Children: Two — Malia, Sasha
Résumé: President of the United States · 2009–2017
U.S. Senator · Illinois · 2005–2008
Illinois State Senator · 1997–2004

Net worth: $70.0M
Salary: —
Before office: $1.3M
2026 raised: —
Years in office: 29

Where Barack stands on the spectrum

Barack Obama scores -42 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -42 · Left · economic -54 · social -46 · authoritarian -22

Confidence 94. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

The official story ends in 2017. The file is a post-presidency media company: a reported nine-figure household, a foundation that is also a court, and a voice that still sets the party’s respectability line. That is not illegal. It is a business.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$70.0M

+5285% since taking office

Forbes / published estimates, 2025

Before office$1.3M

Now$70.0M

State senator to president was not the payday. Netflix, books, speeches, and the foundation-adjacent ecosystem after 2017 were.

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $0
Cash on hand: $0

Top industries

Publishing
Streaming
Speeches

Stock holdings

Index / retirement funds

Netflix and books. A nine-figure household in funds and deals, not a House PTR.

Post-presidency, 2025 · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
Trust
$10.0M–$40.0M
VXUS
Vanguard Total International
Trust
$3.0M–$12.0M

Ticker	Name	Owner	Range
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market	Trust	$10.0M–$40.0M
VXUS	Vanguard Total International	Trust	$3.0M–$12.0M

Sum of ranges $13.0M–$52.0M · midpoint $32.5M

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

Polymarket · Kalshi

Implied probability from open contracts. Real money, not a poll. Updates while you sit here.

Live wire

Live · checked just now

New articles land here as they publish. Checking about every 12 seconds.

Conflicts

Spotify/Netflix deals while the Obama brand still moves Democratic politics.
Obama Foundation donor list vs the administration’s old policy fights.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -54
Social: -46
Authoritarian: -22
Confidence: 94

Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-70
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-8
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-36
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

Legislative first dimension (NOMINATE-like): -0.36

Compass

Auth · leftAuth · rightLib · leftLib · rightAuthoritarianLibertarianEconomic leftEconomic right

Sources

Presidential record
Senate NOMINATE
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.