Rank these presidents on a left-right scale

[DanielX]

On Economics:

Left/Social Democrat
Johnson
Kennedy / Nixon (rough tie)
Carter / Ford (rough tie)
Clinton
Bush Jr.- yes, his policies are economically to the left of his father's, particularly where spending is concerned.
Bush Sr.
Reagan
Right/Capitalist

Note that, in my opinion, only Reagan qualifies as being Right/Capitalist. Johnson, Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, and Ford qualify as Left/ Social Democrat. Clinton and the Bushes occupy somewhere in the center.

On Social Issues:
Authoritarian
Nixon
Bush Jr.
Johnson - largely due to the draft
Reagan
Bush Sr.
Carter
Kennedy
Ford
Clinton
Liberal

I'd say Kennedy, Ford, and Clinton are social liberals (with Carter as borderline), and Nixon and Bush Jr. are social authoritarians (Johnson and Reagan are borderline-authoritarian). Bush Sr. occupies the middle ground.

Compiling them together, roughly:
                        Social
E            Johnson
c  Nixon                        Kennedy
o                          Carter     Ford
n                                              Clinton
o      Bush Jr.
m                     Bush Sr.
i                  Reagan
c