“Best” and “Worst” Presidents

Quinnipiac University  in Hamden, Connecticut, is host to the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. Compare the “best” Presidents with the “worst.”

Best president since World War II:

1. Ronald Reagan (30%)
2. Barack Obama (29%)
3. John F. Kennedy (12%)
4. Bill Clinton (9%)
5. Dwight Eisenhower (tie) (3%)
6. George W. Bush (tie) (3%)
7. Harry Truman (tie) (2%)
8. Lyndon B. Johnson (tie) (2%)
9. Jimmy Carter (tie) (2%)
10. George H.W. Bush (tie) (2%)
11. Richard Nixon (<1%)
12. Gerald R. Ford (<1%)

Worst president since World War II:

1. Richard Nixon (24%)
2. Barack Obama (23%)
3. George W. Bush (22%)
4. Jimmy Carter (10%)
5. Ronald Reagan (5%)
6. Bill Clinton (4%)
7. Lyndon B. Johnson (3%)
8. George H.W. Bush (2%)
9. Gerald R. Ford (1%)
10. Harry S. Truman (tie) (<1%)
11. Dwight Eisenhower (tie) (<1%)
12. John F. Kennedy (tie) (<1%)