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This article proposes to identify national variations in the role of four political attitudes in the construction of the left-right divide: economic interventionism, moral liberalism, acceptance of immigration, and environmental concern. Using data from the 2017 European Values Study (EVS) in 21 European Union countries, the article first shows the value of using this four-dimensional description of political attitudes rather than the usual two-dimensional description opposing economic and cultural liberalisms. It then shows how, depending on the country, each political attitude plays a different role in the construction of the left-right divide. In some countries, certain attitudes appear to be particularly dominant, i.e., they determine this divide almost on their own. Finally, the article highlights the complexity of the relations between political divides and social stratification: depending on the political attitude considered, a higher level of education is associated with a more right-wing or left-wing position.