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Historical rankings of presidents of the United States

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Historical rankings of presidents of the United States

In political studies, since the mid 20th-century, surveys have been conducted in order to construct historical rankings of the success of the presidents of the United States. Ranking systems are usually based on surveys of academic historians and political scientists, or popular opinion. The scholarly rankings focus on presidential achievements, leadership qualities, failures, and faults. Among such scholarly rankings, Abraham Lincoln is most often ranked as the best, while his predecessor James Buchanan is most often ranked as the worst. Popular-opinion polls typically focus on recent or well-known presidents.

Tables

1
1
Seq.
1
President
George Washington
Political party
Independent
APSA 2024
3
Siena 2022
3
C-SPAN 2021
2
Siena 2018
1
APSA 2018
2
C-SPAN 2017
2
PHN 2016
3
APSA 2015
2
USPC 2011
3
2
2
Seq.
2
President
John Adams
Political party
Federalist
APSA 2024
13
Siena 2022
16
C-SPAN 2021
15
Siena 2018
14
APSA 2018
14
C-SPAN 2017
19
PHN 2016
10
APSA 2015
15
USPC 2011
12
3
3
Seq.
3
President
Thomas Jefferson
Political party
Democratic-Republican
APSA 2024
5
Siena 2022
5
C-SPAN 2021
7
Siena 2018
5
APSA 2018
5
C-SPAN 2017
7
PHN 2016
5
APSA 2015
5
USPC 2011
4
4
4
Seq.
4
President
James Madison
Political party
Democratic-Republican
APSA 2024
11
Siena 2022
10
C-SPAN 2021
16
Siena 2018
7
APSA 2018
12
C-SPAN 2017
17
PHN 2016
15
APSA 2015
13
USPC 2011
14
5
5
Seq.
5
President
James Monroe
Political party
Democratic-Republican
APSA 2024
18
Siena 2022
12
C-SPAN 2021
12
Siena 2018
8
APSA 2018
18
C-SPAN 2017
13
PHN 2016
14
APSA 2015
16
USPC 2011
13
6
6
Seq.
6
President
John Quincy Adams
Political party
Democratic-Republican
APSA 2024
20
Siena 2022
17
C-SPAN 2021
17
Siena 2018
18
APSA 2018
23
C-SPAN 2017
21
PHN 2016
17
APSA 2015
22
USPC 2011
20
7
7
Seq.
7
President
Andrew Jackson
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
21
Siena 2022
23
C-SPAN 2021
22
Siena 2018
19
APSA 2018
15
C-SPAN 2017
18
PHN 2016
16
APSA 2015
9
USPC 2011
9
8
8
Seq.
8
President
Martin Van Buren
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
28
Siena 2022
29
C-SPAN 2021
34
Siena 2018
25
APSA 2018
27
C-SPAN 2017
34
PHN 2016
27
APSA 2015
25
USPC 2011
27
9
9
Seq.
9
President
William Henry Harrison
Political party
Whig
APSA 2024
41
Siena 2022
40
C-SPAN 2021
40
Siena 2018
39
APSA 2018
42
C-SPAN 2017
38
PHN 2016
–
APSA 2015
39
USPC 2011
–
10
10
Seq.
10
President
John Tyler
Political party
Whig/ Independent
APSA 2024
37
Siena 2022
39
C-SPAN 2021
39
Siena 2018
37
APSA 2018
37
C-SPAN 2017
39
PHN 2016
36
APSA 2015
36
USPC 2011
37
11
11
Seq.
11
President
James K. Polk
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
25
Siena 2022
15
C-SPAN 2021
18
Siena 2018
12
APSA 2018
20
C-SPAN 2017
14
PHN 2016
22
APSA 2015
19
USPC 2011
16
12
12
Seq.
12
President
Zachary Taylor
Political party
Whig
APSA 2024
38
Siena 2022
36
C-SPAN 2021
35
Siena 2018
30
APSA 2018
35
C-SPAN 2017
31
PHN 2016
33
APSA 2015
33
USPC 2011
33
13
13
Seq.
13
President
Millard Fillmore
Political party
Whig
APSA 2024
39
Siena 2022
38
C-SPAN 2021
38
Siena 2018
38
APSA 2018
38
C-SPAN 2017
37
PHN 2016
39
APSA 2015
37
USPC 2011
35
14
14
Seq.
14
President
Franklin Pierce
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
42
Siena 2022
41
C-SPAN 2021
42
Siena 2018
40
APSA 2018
41
C-SPAN 2017
41
PHN 2016
40
APSA 2015
40
USPC 2011
39
15
15
Seq.
15
President
James Buchanan
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
44
Siena 2022
44
C-SPAN 2021
44
Siena 2018
43
APSA 2018
43
C-SPAN 2017
43
PHN 2016
41
APSA 2015
43
USPC 2011
40
16
16
Seq.
16
President
Abraham Lincoln
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
1
Siena 2022
2
C-SPAN 2021
1
Siena 2018
3
APSA 2018
1
C-SPAN 2017
1
PHN 2016
2
APSA 2015
1
USPC 2011
2
17
17
Seq.
17
President
Andrew Johnson
Political party
National Union
APSA 2024
43
Siena 2022
45
C-SPAN 2021
43
Siena 2018
44
APSA 2018
40
C-SPAN 2017
42
PHN 2016
37
APSA 2015
41
USPC 2011
36
18
18
Seq.
18
President
Ulysses S. Grant
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
17
Siena 2022
21
C-SPAN 2021
20
Siena 2018
24
APSA 2018
21
C-SPAN 2017
22
PHN 2016
23
APSA 2015
28
USPC 2011
29
19
19
Seq.
19
President
Rutherford B. Hayes
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
29
Siena 2022
31
C-SPAN 2021
33
Siena 2018
32
APSA 2018
29
C-SPAN 2017
32
PHN 2016
32
APSA 2015
30
USPC 2011
30
20
20
Seq.
20
President
James A. Garfield
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
30
Siena 2022
27
C-SPAN 2021
27
Siena 2018
28
APSA 2018
34
C-SPAN 2017
29
PHN 2016
–
APSA 2015
31
USPC 2011
–
21
21
Seq.
21
President
Chester A. Arthur
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
33
Siena 2022
33
C-SPAN 2021
30
Siena 2018
34
APSA 2018
31
C-SPAN 2017
35
PHN 2016
35
APSA 2015
32
USPC 2011
32
22/24
22/24
Seq.
22/24
President
Grover Cleveland
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
26
Siena 2022
26
C-SPAN 2021
25
Siena 2018
23
APSA 2018
24
C-SPAN 2017
23
PHN 2016
24
APSA 2015
23
USPC 2011
21
23
23
Seq.
23
President
Benjamin Harrison
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
31
Siena 2022
34
C-SPAN 2021
32
Siena 2018
35
APSA 2018
32
C-SPAN 2017
30
PHN 2016
30
APSA 2015
29
USPC 2011
34
25
25
Seq.
25
President
William McKinley
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
24
Siena 2022
22
C-SPAN 2021
14
Siena 2018
20
APSA 2018
19
C-SPAN 2017
16
PHN 2016
20
APSA 2015
21
USPC 2011
17
26
26
Seq.
26
President
Theodore Roosevelt
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
4
Siena 2022
4
C-SPAN 2021
4
Siena 2018
4
APSA 2018
4
C-SPAN 2017
4
PHN 2016
4
APSA 2015
4
USPC 2011
5
27
27
Seq.
27
President
William Howard Taft
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
23
Siena 2022
25
C-SPAN 2021
23
Siena 2018
22
APSA 2018
22
C-SPAN 2017
24
PHN 2016
25
APSA 2015
20
USPC 2011
25
28
28
Seq.
28
President
Woodrow Wilson
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
15
Siena 2022
13
C-SPAN 2021
13
Siena 2018
11
APSA 2018
11
C-SPAN 2017
11
PHN 2016
6
APSA 2015
10
USPC 2011
6
29
29
Seq.
29
President
Warren G. Harding
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
40
Siena 2022
42
C-SPAN 2021
37
Siena 2018
41
APSA 2018
39
C-SPAN 2017
40
PHN 2016
38
APSA 2015
42
USPC 2011
38
30
30
Seq.
30
President
Calvin Coolidge
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
34
Siena 2022
32
C-SPAN 2021
24
Siena 2018
31
APSA 2018
28
C-SPAN 2017
27
PHN 2016
31
APSA 2015
27
USPC 2011
28
31
31
Seq.
31
President
Herbert Hoover
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
36
Siena 2022
37
C-SPAN 2021
36
Siena 2018
36
APSA 2018
36
C-SPAN 2017
36
PHN 2016
29
APSA 2015
38
USPC 2011
26
32
32
Seq.
32
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
2
Siena 2022
1
C-SPAN 2021
3
Siena 2018
2
APSA 2018
3
C-SPAN 2017
3
PHN 2016
1
APSA 2015
3
USPC 2011
1
33
33
Seq.
33
President
Harry S. Truman
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
6
Siena 2022
7
C-SPAN 2021
6
Siena 2018
9
APSA 2018
6
C-SPAN 2017
6
PHN 2016
8
APSA 2015
6
USPC 2011
7
34
34
Seq.
34
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
8
Siena 2022
6
C-SPAN 2021
5
Siena 2018
6
APSA 2018
7
C-SPAN 2017
5
PHN 2016
9
APSA 2015
7
USPC 2011
10
35
35
Seq.
35
President
John F. Kennedy
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
10
Siena 2022
9
C-SPAN 2021
8
Siena 2018
10
APSA 2018
16
C-SPAN 2017
8
PHN 2016
12
APSA 2015
14
USPC 2011
15
36
36
Seq.
36
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
9
Siena 2022
8
C-SPAN 2021
11
Siena 2018
16
APSA 2018
10
C-SPAN 2017
10
PHN 2016
11
APSA 2015
12
USPC 2011
11
37
37
Seq.
37
President
Richard Nixon
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
35
Siena 2022
28
C-SPAN 2021
31
Siena 2018
29
APSA 2018
33
C-SPAN 2017
28
PHN 2016
26
APSA 2015
34
USPC 2011
23
38
38
Seq.
38
President
Gerald Ford
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
27
Siena 2022
30
C-SPAN 2021
28
Siena 2018
27
APSA 2018
25
C-SPAN 2017
25
PHN 2016
28
APSA 2015
24
USPC 2011
24
39
39
Seq.
39
President
Jimmy Carter
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
22
Siena 2022
24
C-SPAN 2021
26
Siena 2018
26
APSA 2018
26
C-SPAN 2017
26
PHN 2016
18
APSA 2015
26
USPC 2011
18
40
40
Seq.
40
President
Ronald Reagan
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
16
Siena 2022
18
C-SPAN 2021
9
Siena 2018
13
APSA 2018
9
C-SPAN 2017
9
PHN 2016
13
APSA 2015
11
USPC 2011
8
41
41
Seq.
41
President
George H. W. Bush
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
19
Siena 2022
20
C-SPAN 2021
21
Siena 2018
21
APSA 2018
17
C-SPAN 2017
20
PHN 2016
21
APSA 2015
17
USPC 2011
22
42
42
Seq.
42
President
Bill Clinton
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
12
Siena 2022
14
C-SPAN 2021
19
Siena 2018
15
APSA 2018
13
C-SPAN 2017
15
PHN 2016
19
APSA 2015
8
USPC 2011
19
43
43
Seq.
43
President
George W. Bush
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
32
Siena 2022
35
C-SPAN 2021
29
Siena 2018
33
APSA 2018
30
C-SPAN 2017
33
PHN 2016
34
APSA 2015
35
USPC 2011
31
44
44
Seq.
44
President
Barack Obama
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
7
Siena 2022
11
C-SPAN 2021
10
Siena 2018
17
APSA 2018
8
C-SPAN 2017
12
PHN 2016
7
APSA 2015
18
USPC 2011
(8)
45/47
45/47
Seq.
45/47
President
Donald Trump
Political party
Republican
APSA 2024
45
Siena 2022
43
C-SPAN 2021
41
Siena 2018
42
APSA 2018
44
C-SPAN 2017
–
PHN 2016
–
APSA 2015
–
USPC 2011
–
46
46
Seq.
46
President
Joe Biden
Political party
Democratic
APSA 2024
14
Siena 2022
19
C-SPAN 2021
–
Siena 2018
–
APSA 2018
–
C-SPAN 2017
–
PHN 2016
–
APSA 2015
–
USPC 2011
–
Total surveyed
Total surveyed
Seq.
Total surveyed
President
45
Political party
45
APSA 2024
44
Siena 2022
44
C-SPAN 2021
44
Siena 2018
43
APSA 2018
41
C-SPAN 2017
43
PHN 2016
40
APSA 2015
43
USPC 2011
42
Seq.
President
Political party
APSA 2024
Siena 2022
C-SPAN 2021
Siena 2018
APSA 2018
C-SPAN 2017
PHN 2016
APSA 2015
USPC 2011
1
George Washington
Independent
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
John Adams
Federalist
13
16
15
14
14
19
10
15
12
3
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
5
5
7
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
James Madison
Democratic-Republican
11
10
16
7
12
17
15
13
14
5
James Monroe
Democratic-Republican
18
12
12
8
18
13
14
16
13
6
John Quincy Adams
Democratic-Republican
20
17
17
18
23
21
17
22
20
7
Andrew Jackson
Democratic
21
23
22
19
15
18
16
9
9
8
Martin Van Buren
Democratic
28
29
34
25
27
34
27
25
27
9
William Henry Harrison
Whig
41
40
40
39
42
38
–
39
–
10
John Tyler
Whig/ Independent
37
39
39
37
37
39
36
36
37
11
James K. Polk
Democratic
25
15
18
12
20
14
22
19
16
12
Zachary Taylor
Whig
38
36
35
30
35
31
33
33
33
13
Millard Fillmore
Whig
39
38
38
38
38
37
39
37
35
14
Franklin Pierce
Democratic
42
41
42
40
41
41
40
40
39
15
James Buchanan
Democratic
44
44
44
43
43
43
41
43
40
16
Abraham Lincoln
Republican
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
2
17
Andrew Johnson
National Union
43
45
43
44
40
42
37
41
36
18
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
17
21
20
24
21
22
23
28
29
19
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
29
31
33
32
29
32
32
30
30
20
James A. Garfield
Republican
30
27
27
28
34
29
–
31
–
21
Chester A. Arthur
Republican
33
33
30
34
31
35
35
32
32
22/24
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
26
26
25
23
24
23
24
23
21
23
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
31
34
32
35
32
30
30
29
34
25
William McKinley
Republican
24
22
14
20
19
16
20
21
17
26
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
27
William Howard Taft
Republican
23
25
23
22
22
24
25
20
25
28
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
15
13
13
11
11
11
6
10
6
29
Warren G. Harding
Republican
40
42
37
41
39
40
38
42
38
30
Calvin Coolidge
Republican
34
32
24
31
28
27
31
27
28
31
Herbert Hoover
Republican
36
37
36
36
36
36
29
38
26
32
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
2
1
3
2
3
3
1
3
1
33
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
6
7
6
9
6
6
8
6
7
34
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
8
6
5
6
7
5
9
7
10
35
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
10
9
8
10
16
8
12
14
15
36
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
9
8
11
16
10
10
11
12
11
37
Richard Nixon
Republican
35
28
31
29
33
28
26
34
23
38
Gerald Ford
Republican
27
30
28
27
25
25
28
24
24
39
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
22
24
26
26
26
26
18
26
18
40
Ronald Reagan
Republican
16
18
9
13
9
9
13
11
8
41
George H. W. Bush
Republican
19
20
21
21
17
20
21
17
22
42
Bill Clinton
Democratic
12
14
19
15
13
15
19
8
19
43
George W. Bush
Republican
32
35
29
33
30
33
34
35
31
44
Barack Obama
Democratic
7
11
10
17
8
12
7
18
(8)
45/47
Donald Trump
Republican
45
43
41
42
44
–
–
–
–
46
Joe Biden
Democratic
14
19
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Total surveyed
45
45
44
44
44
43
41
43
40
43
42
Rankings by liberals and conservatives · Scholar surveys › 1982 Murray–Blessing
1
1
Rank
1
Liberals (n = 190)
Abraham Lincoln
Conservatives (n = 50)
Abraham Lincoln
2
2
Rank
2
Liberals (n = 190)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Conservatives (n = 50)
George Washington
3
3
Rank
3
Liberals (n = 190)
George Washington
Conservatives (n = 50)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4
4
Rank
4
Liberals (n = 190)
Thomas Jefferson
Conservatives (n = 50)
Thomas Jefferson
5
5
Rank
5
Liberals (n = 190)
Theodore Roosevelt
Conservatives (n = 50)
Theodore Roosevelt
6
6
Rank
6
Liberals (n = 190)
Woodrow Wilson
Conservatives (n = 50)
Andrew Jackson
7
7
Rank
7
Liberals (n = 190)
Andrew Jackson
Conservatives (n = 50)
Harry S. Truman
8
8
Rank
8
Liberals (n = 190)
Harry S. Truman
Conservatives (n = 50)
Woodrow Wilson
9
9
Rank
9
Liberals (n = 190)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Conservatives (n = 50)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
10
10
Rank
10
Liberals (n = 190)
John Adams
Conservatives (n = 50)
John Adams
30
30
Rank
30
Liberals (n = 190)
Calvin Coolidge
Conservatives (n = 50)
Jimmy Carter
31
31
Rank
31
Liberals (n = 190)
Franklin Pierce
Conservatives (n = 50)
Richard Nixon
32
32
Rank
32
Liberals (n = 190)
James Buchanan
Conservatives (n = 50)
Franklin Pierce
33
33
Rank
33
Liberals (n = 190)
Andrew Johnson
Conservatives (n = 50)
Andrew Johnson
34
34
Rank
34
Liberals (n = 190)
Ulysses S. Grant
Conservatives (n = 50)
James Buchanan
35
35
Rank
35
Liberals (n = 190)
Richard Nixon
Conservatives (n = 50)
Ulysses S. Grant
36
36
Rank
36
Liberals (n = 190)
Warren G. Harding
Conservatives (n = 50)
Warren G. Harding
Rank
Liberals (n = 190)
Conservatives (n = 50)
1
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
2
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
3
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
5
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
6
Woodrow Wilson
Andrew Jackson
7
Andrew Jackson
Harry S. Truman
8
Harry S. Truman
Woodrow Wilson
9
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
10
John Adams
John Adams
30
Calvin Coolidge
Jimmy Carter
31
Franklin Pierce
Richard Nixon
32
James Buchanan
Franklin Pierce
33
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
34
Ulysses S. Grant
James Buchanan
35
Richard Nixon
Ulysses S. Grant
36
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
1
1
Seq.
1
President
George Washington
Political party
Independent
Bg
7
PL
18
CAb
12
RC
3
CAp
3
HE
4
L
1
AC
3
WR
4
2
2
Seq.
2
President
John Adams
Political party
Federalist
Bg
4
PL
29
CAb
18
RC
26
CAp
10
HE
13
L
23
AC
32
WR
16
3
3
Seq.
3
President
Thomas Jefferson
Political party
Democratic-Republican
Bg
1
PL
4
CAb
6
RC
4
CAp
6
HE
16
L
6
AC
11
WR
8
4
4
Seq.
4
President
James Madison
Political party
Democratic-Republican
Bg
3
PL
10
CAb
11
RC
9
CAp
7
HE
12
L
17
AC
7
WR
15
5
5
Seq.
5
President
James Monroe
Political party
Democratic-Republican
Bg
9
PL
12
CAb
15
RC
8
CAp
14
HE
9
L
9
AC
8
WR
17
6
6
Seq.
6
President
John Quincy Adams
Political party
Democratic-Republican
Bg
2
PL
34
CAb
20
RC
35
CAp
16
HE
14
L
30
AC
29
WR
23
7
7
Seq.
7
President
Andrew Jackson
Political party
Democratic
Bg
30
PL
2
CAb
10
RC
14
CAp
27
HE
28
L
4
AC
38
WR
5
8
8
Seq.
8
President
Martin Van Buren
Political party
Democratic
Bg
16
PL
13
CAb
23
RC
19
CAp
24
HE
38
L
33
AC
13
WR
32
9
9
Seq.
9
President
William Henry Harrison
Political party
Whig
Bg
24
PL
30
CAb
25
RC
31
CAp
33
HE
27
L
42
AC
35
WR
30
10
10
Seq.
10
President
John Tyler
Political party
Independent
Bg
33
PL
42
CAb
39
RC
42
CAp
39
HE
31
L
22
AC
39
WR
26
11
11
Seq.
11
President
James K. Polk
Political party
Democratic
Bg
17
PL
9
CAb
13
RC
12
CAp
21
HE
15
L
7
AC
23
WR
7
12
12
Seq.
12
President
Zachary Taylor
Political party
Whig
Bg
37
PL
35
CAb
28
RC
37
CAp
37
HE
24
L
36
AC
34
WR
28
13
13
Seq.
13
President
Millard Fillmore
Political party
Whig
Bg
40
PL
41
CAb
40
RC
38
CAp
35
HE
33
L
25
AC
25
WR
37
14
14
Seq.
14
President
Franklin Pierce
Political party
Democratic
Bg
38
PL
37
CAb
37
RC
41
CAp
40
HE
34
L
35
AC
36
WR
38
15
15
Seq.
15
President
James Buchanan
Political party
Democratic
Bg
23
PL
40
CAb
41
RC
40
CAp
42
HE
41
L
40
AC
41
WR
43
16
16
Seq.
16
President
Abraham Lincoln
Political party
Republican
Bg
28
PL
6
CAb
2
RC
6
CAp
4
HE
5
L
13
AC
1
WR
2
17
17
Seq.
17
President
Andrew Johnson
Political party
National Union
Bg
42
PL
43
CAb
43
RC
43
CAp
43
HE
37
L
39
AC
43
WR
34
18
18
Seq.
18
President
Ulysses S. Grant
Political party
Republican
Bg
26
PL
28
CAb
24
RC
22
CAp
25
HE
29
L
21
AC
22
WR
22
19
19
Seq.
19
President
Rutherford B. Hayes
Political party
Republican
Bg
29
PL
33
CAb
30
RC
29
CAp
29
HE
26
L
19
AC
18
WR
33
20
20
Seq.
20
President
James A. Garfield
Political party
Republican
Bg
20
PL
22
CAb
22
RC
24
CAp
32
HE
23
L
41
AC
27
WR
31
21
21
Seq.
21
President
Chester A. Arthur
Political party
Republican
Bg
41
PL
31
CAb
32
RC
27
CAp
28
HE
19
L
14
AC
21
WR
27
22/24
22/24
Seq.
22/24
President
Grover Cleveland
Political party
Democratic
Bg
19
PL
16
CAb
17
RC
15
CAp
17
HE
22
L
20
AC
19
WR
24
23
23
Seq.
23
President
Benjamin Harrison
Political party
Republican
Bg
39
PL
32
CAb
34
RC
28
CAp
30
HE
35
L
29
AC
30
WR
39
25
25
Seq.
25
President
William McKinley
Political party
Republican
Bg
21
PL
14
CAb
19
RC
11
CAp
23
HE
18
L
24
AC
20
WR
21
26
26
Seq.
26
President
Theodore Roosevelt
Political party
Republican
Bg
6
PL
7
CAb
3
RC
5
CAp
1
HE
2
L
2
AC
12
WR
1
27
27
Seq.
27
President
William Howard Taft
Political party
Republican
Bg
14
PL
36
CAb
29
RC
30
CAp
18
HE
20
L
32
AC
24
WR
36
28
28
Seq.
28
President
Woodrow Wilson
Political party
Democratic
Bg
8
PL
8
CAb
9
RC
16
CAp
8
HE
8
L
15
AC
37
WR
9
29
29
Seq.
29
President
Warren G. Harding
Political party
Republican
Bg
43
PL
38
CAb
36
RC
34
CAp
36
HE
39
L
37
AC
26
WR
40
30
30
Seq.
30
President
Calvin Coolidge
Political party
Republican
Bg
25
PL
24
CAb
38
RC
21
CAp
26
HE
30
L
12
AC
28
WR
41
31
31
Seq.
31
President
Herbert Hoover
Political party
Republican
Bg
10
PL
26
CAb
31
RC
33
CAp
19
HE
43
L
43
AC
40
WR
42
32
32
Seq.
32
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Political party
Democratic
Bg
5
PL
1
CAb
1
RC
2
CAp
2
HE
1
L
5
AC
2
WR
3
33
33
Seq.
33
President
Harry S. Truman
Political party
Democratic
Bg
35
PL
15
CAb
14
RC
20
CAp
15
HE
6
L
11
AC
15
WR
6
34
34
Seq.
34
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Political party
Republican
Bg
12
PL
17
CAb
21
RC
10
CAp
9
HE
11
L
8
AC
5
WR
20
35
35
Seq.
35
President
John F. Kennedy
Political party
Democratic
Bg
13
PL
19
CAb
4
RC
13
CAp
12
HE
7
L
27
AC
6
WR
10
36
36
Seq.
36
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Political party
Democratic
Bg
15
PL
3
CAb
16
RC
1
CAp
5
HE
10
L
28
AC
9
WR
12
37
37
Seq.
37
President
Richard Nixon
Political party
Republican
Bg
18
PL
20
CAb
26
RC
36
CAp
38
HE
25
L
34
AC
33
WR
14
38
38
Seq.
38
President
Gerald Ford
Political party
Republican
Bg
27
PL
25
CAb
35
RC
17
CAp
22
HE
36
L
31
AC
17
WR
35
39
39
Seq.
39
President
Jimmy Carter
Political party
Democratic
Bg
31
PL
39
CAb
27
RC
39
CAp
20
HE
40
L
38
AC
31
WR
25
40
40
Seq.
40
President
Ronald Reagan
Political party
Republican
Bg
34
PL
5
CAb
5
RC
7
CAp
31
HE
21
L
3
AC
14
WR
11
41
41
Seq.
41
President
George H. W. Bush
Political party
Republican
Bg
11
PL
27
CAb
33
RC
23
CAp
34
HE
32
L
26
AC
16
WR
29
42
42
Seq.
42
President
Bill Clinton
Political party
Democratic
Bg
22
PL
11
CAb
8
RC
25
CAp
11
HE
3
L
10
AC
4
WR
18
43
43
Seq.
43
President
George W. Bush
Political party
Republican
Bg
36
PL
23
CAb
42
RC
32
CAp
41
HE
42
L
18
AC
42
WR
19
44
44
Seq.
44
President
Barack Obama
Political party
Democratic
Bg
32
PL
21
CAb
7
RC
18
CAp
13
HE
17
L
16
AC
10
WR
13
Seq.
President
Political party
Bg
PL
CAb
RC
CAp
HE
L
AC
WR
1
George Washington
Independent
7
18
12
3
3
4
1
3
4
2
John Adams
Federalist
4
29
18
26
10
13
23
32
16
3
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
1
4
6
4
6
16
6
11
8
4
James Madison
Democratic-Republican
3
10
11
9
7
12
17
7
15
5
James Monroe
Democratic-Republican
9
12
15
8
14
9
9
8
17
6
John Quincy Adams
Democratic-Republican
2
34
20
35
16
14
30
29
23
7
Andrew Jackson
Democratic
30
2
10
14
27
28
4
38
5
8
Martin Van Buren
Democratic
16
13
23
19
24
38
33
13
32
9
William Henry Harrison
Whig
24
30
25
31
33
27
42
35
30
10
John Tyler
Independent
33
42
39
42
39
31
22
39
26
11
James K. Polk
Democratic
17
9
13
12
21
15
7
23
7
12
Zachary Taylor
Whig
37
35
28
37
37
24
36
34
28
13
Millard Fillmore
Whig
40
41
40
38
35
33
25
25
37
14
Franklin Pierce
Democratic
38
37
37
41
40
34
35
36
38
15
James Buchanan
Democratic
23
40
41
40
42
41
40
41
43
16
Abraham Lincoln
Republican
28
6
2
6
4
5
13
1
2
17
Andrew Johnson
National Union
42
43
43
43
43
37
39
43
34
18
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
26
28
24
22
25
29
21
22
22
19
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
29
33
30
29
29
26
19
18
33
20
James A. Garfield
Republican
20
22
22
24
32
23
41
27
31
21
Chester A. Arthur
Republican
41
31
32
27
28
19
14
21
27
22/24
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
19
16
17
15
17
22
20
19
24
23
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
39
32
34
28
30
35
29
30
39
25
William McKinley
Republican
21
14
19
11
23
18
24
20
21
26
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican
6
7
3
5
1
2
2
12
1
27
William Howard Taft
Republican
14
36
29
30
18
20
32
24
36
28
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
8
8
9
16
8
8
15
37
9
29
Warren G. Harding
Republican
43
38
36
34
36
39
37
26
40
30
Calvin Coolidge
Republican
25
24
38
21
26
30
12
28
41
31
Herbert Hoover
Republican
10
26
31
33
19
43
43
40
42
32
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
5
1
1
2
2
1
5
2
3
33
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
35
15
14
20
15
6
11
15
6
34
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
12
17
21
10
9
11
8
5
20
35
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
13
19
4
13
12
7
27
6
10
36
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
15
3
16
1
5
10
28
9
12
37
Richard Nixon
Republican
18
20
26
36
38
25
34
33
14
38
Gerald Ford
Republican
27
25
35
17
22
36
31
17
35
39
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
31
39
27
39
20
40
38
31
25
40
Ronald Reagan
Republican
34
5
5
7
31
21
3
14
11
41
George H. W. Bush
Republican
11
27
33
23
34
32
26
16
29
42
Bill Clinton
Democratic
22
11
8
25
11
3
10
4
18
43
George W. Bush
Republican
36
23
42
32
41
42
18
42
19
44
Barack Obama
Democratic
32
21
7
18
13
17
16
10
13
1
1
Seq.
1
President
George Washington
Political party
Independent
VSA
5 (8 )
DL
4 (7 )
FPL
2 (7 )
MA
1 (9 )
HL
3 (9 )
O
3 (84 %)
2
2
Seq.
2
President
John Adams
Political party
Federalist
VSA
13 (6 )
DL
17 (5 )
FPL
11 (7 )
MA
9 (7 )
HL
12 (6 )
O
12 (64 %)
3
3
Seq.
3
President
Thomas Jefferson
Political party
Democratic-Republican
VSA
3 (8 )
DL
6 (7 )
FPL
8 (7 )
MA
8 (7 )
HL
4 (8 )
O
4 (76 %)
4
4
Seq.
4
President
James Madison
Political party
Democratic-Republican
VSA
15 (6 )
DL
15 (5 )
FPL
19 (5 )
MA
11 (6 )
HL
10 (6 )
O
14 (61 %)
5
5
Seq.
5
President
James Monroe
Political party
Democratic-Republican
VSA
18 (5 )
DL
18 (5 )
FPL
9 (7 )
MA
12 (6 )
HL
14 (6 )
O
13 (62 %)
6
6
Seq.
6
President
John Quincy Adams
Political party
Democratic-Republican
VSA
17 (6 )
DL
21 (4 )
FPL
20 (5 )
MA
13 (6 )
HL
19 (5 )
O
20 (55 %)
7
7
Seq.
7
President
Andrew Jackson
Political party
Democratic
VSA
9 (7 )
DL
7 (7 )
FPL
18 (6 )
MA
18 (5 )
HL
9 (6 )
O
9 (65 %)
8
8
Seq.
8
President
Martin Van Buren
Political party
Democratic
VSA
27 (4 )
DL
25 (4 )
FPL
27 (4 )
MA
27 (4 )
HL
25 (4 )
O
27 (43 %)
9
9
Seq.
9
President
William H. Harrison
Political party
Whig
VSA
–
DL
–
FPL
–
MA
–
HL
–
O
–
10
10
Seq.
10
President
John Tyler
Political party
Independent
VSA
37 (3 )
DL
37 (3 )
FPL
30 (4 )
MA
35 (3 )
HL
38 (2 )
O
37 (32 %)
11
11
Seq.
11
President
James K. Polk
Political party
Democratic
VSA
12 (6 )
DL
13 (5 )
FPL
14 (6 )
MA
22 (5 )
HL
20 (5 )
O
16 (58 %)
12
12
Seq.
12
President
Zachary Taylor
Political party
Whig
VSA
33 (3 )
DL
33 (3 )
FPL
28 (4 )
MA
26 (4 )
HL
34 (3 )
O
33 (38 %)
13
13
Seq.
13
President
Millard Fillmore
Political party
Whig
VSA
36 (3 )
DL
35 (3 )
FPL
35 (3 )
MA
32 (3 )
HL
32 (3 )
O
35 (35 %)
14
14
Seq.
14
President
Franklin Pierce
Political party
Democratic
VSA
40 (2 )
DL
39 (2 )
FPL
39 (3 )
MA
37 (2 )
HL
39 (2 )
O
39 (26 %)
15
15
Seq.
15
President
James Buchanan
Political party
Democratic
VSA
39 (3 )
DL
40 (2 )
FPL
40 (2 )
MA
38 (2 )
HL
40 (2 )
O
40 (26 %)
16
16
Seq.
16
President
Abraham Lincoln
Political party
Republican
VSA
2 (8 )
DL
2 (8 )
FPL
3 (7 )
MA
2 (9 )
HL
1 (9 )
O
2 (88 %)
17
17
Seq.
17
President
Andrew Johnson
Political party
National Union
VSA
26 (4 )
DL
38 (2 )
FPL
31 (3 )
MA
36 (3 )
HL
36 (2 )
O
36 (33 %)
18
18
Seq.
18
President
Ulysses S. Grant
Political party
Republican
VSA
30 (4 )
DL
30 (4 )
FPL
26 (4 )
MA
31 (3 )
HL
26 (3 )
O
29 (41 %)
19
19
Seq.
19
President
Rutherford B. Hayes
Political party
Republican
VSA
28 (4 )
DL
26 (4 )
FPL
33 (3 )
MA
30 (4 )
HL
31 (3 )
O
30 (39 %)
20
20
Seq.
20
President
James A. Garfield
Political party
Republican
VSA
–
DL
–
FPL
–
MA
–
HL
–
O
–
21
21
Seq.
21
President
Chester A. Arthur
Political party
Republican
VSA
34 (3 )
DL
29 (4 )
FPL
36 (3 )
MA
28 (4 )
HL
30 (3 )
O
32 (38 %)
22/24
22/24
Seq.
22/24
President
Grover Cleveland
Political party
Democratic
VSA
23 (5 )
DL
19 (5 )
FPL
22 (5 )
MA
19 (5 )
HL
21 (5 )
O
21 (53 %)
23
23
Seq.
23
President
Benjamin Harrison
Political party
Republican
VSA
35 (3 )
DL
34 (3 )
FPL
34 (3 )
MA
29 (4 )
HL
33 (3 )
O
34 (36 %)
25
25
Seq.
25
President
William McKinley
Political party
Republican
VSA
19 (5 )
DL
16 (5 )
FPL
17 (6 )
MA
17 (5 )
HL
17 (5 )
O
17 (58 %)
26
26
Seq.
26
President
Theodore Roosevelt
Political party
Republican
VSA
7 (8 )
DL
5 (7 )
FPL
5 (7 )
MA
10 (7 )
HL
7 (7 )
O
5 (75 %)
27
27
Seq.
27
President
William Howard Taft
Political party
Republican
VSA
25 (4 )
DL
24 (4 )
FPL
24 (4 )
MA
25 (4 )
HL
23 (4 )
O
25 (46 %)
28
28
Seq.
28
President
Woodrow Wilson
Political party
Democratic
VSA
8 (8 )
DL
8 (6 )
FPL
6 (7 )
MA
5 (7 )
HL
5 (7 )
O
6 (75 %)
29
29
Seq.
29
President
Warren G. Harding
Political party
Republican
VSA
38 (3 )
DL
36 (3 )
FPL
37 (3 )
MA
39 (2 )
HL
37 (2 )
O
38 (29 %)
30
30
Seq.
30
President
Calvin Coolidge
Political party
Republican
VSA
29 (4 )
DL
31 (4 )
FPL
29 (4 )
MA
23 (5 )
HL
29 (3 )
O
28 (41 %)
31
31
Seq.
31
President
Herbert Hoover
Political party
Republican
VSA
24 (4 )
DL
32 (4 )
FPL
25 (4 )
MA
24 (5 )
HL
28 (3 )
O
26 (44 %)
32
32
Seq.
32
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Political party
Democratic
VSA
1 (9 )
DL
1 (9 )
FPL
1 (8 )
MA
3 (8 )
HL
2 (9 )
O
1 (89 %)
33
33
Seq.
33
President
Harry S. Truman
Political party
Democratic
VSA
10 (7 )
DL
9 (6 )
FPL
4 (7 )
MA
7 (7 )
HL
6 (7 )
O
7 (72 %)
34
34
Seq.
34
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Political party
Republican
VSA
20 (5 )
DL
12 (6 )
FPL
7 (7 )
MA
4 (7 )
HL
11 (6 )
O
10 (65 %)
35
35
Seq.
35
President
John F. Kennedy
Political party
Democratic
VSA
11 (6 )
DL
14 (5 )
FPL
15 (6 )
MA
21 (5 )
HL
13 (6 )
O
15 (61 %)
36
36
Seq.
36
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Political party
Democratic
VSA
4 (8 )
DL
3 (8 )
FPL
32 (3 )
MA
20 (5 )
HL
8 (6 )
O
11 (65 %)
37
37
Seq.
37
President
Richard Nixon
Political party
Republican
VSA
16 (6 )
DL
20 (5 )
FPL
12 (6 )
MA
40 (2 )
HL
27 (3 )
O
23 (47 %)
38
38
Seq.
38
President
Gerald Ford
Political party
Republican
VSA
32 (3 )
DL
22 (4 )
FPL
23 (4 )
MA
16 (5 )
HL
24 (4 )
O
24 (47 %)
39
39
Seq.
39
President
Jimmy Carter
Political party
Democratic
VSA
22 (5 )
DL
23 (4 )
FPL
21 (5 )
MA
6 (7 )
HL
18 (5 )
O
18 (57 %)
40
40
Seq.
40
President
Ronald Reagan
Political party
Republican
VSA
6 (8 )
DL
11 (6 )
FPL
10 (7 )
MA
14 (5 )
HL
15 (5 )
O
8 (66 %)
41
41
Seq.
41
President
George H. W. Bush
Political party
Republican
VSA
31 (4 )
DL
27 (4 )
FPL
13 (6 )
MA
15 (5 )
HL
22 (4 )
O
22 (51 %)
42
42
Seq.
42
President
Bill Clinton
Political party
Democratic
VSA
14 (6 )
DL
10 (6 )
FPL
16 (6 )
MA
34 (3 )
HL
16 (5 )
O
19 (56 %)
43
43
Seq.
43
President
George W. Bush
Political party
Republican
VSA
21 (5 )
DL
28 (4 )
FPL
38 (3 )
MA
33 (3 )
HL
35 (2 )
O
31 (39 %)
44
44
Seq.
44
President
Barack Obama
Political party
Democratic
VSA
11 (7 )
DL
11 (6 )
FPL
19 (6 )
MA
8 (7 )
HL
8 (6 )
O
8 (66 %)
Seq.
President
Political party
VSA
DL
FPL
MA
HL
O
1
George Washington
Independent
5 (8 )
4 (7 )
2 (7 )
1 (9 )
3 (9 )
3 (84 %)
2
John Adams
Federalist
13 (6 )
17 (5 )
11 (7 )
9 (7 )
12 (6 )
12 (64 %)
3
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
3 (8 )
6 (7 )
8 (7 )
8 (7 )
4 (8 )
4 (76 %)
4
James Madison
Democratic-Republican
15 (6 )
15 (5 )
19 (5 )
11 (6 )
10 (6 )
14 (61 %)
5
James Monroe
Democratic-Republican
18 (5 )
18 (5 )
9 (7 )
12 (6 )
14 (6 )
13 (62 %)
6
John Quincy Adams
Democratic-Republican
17 (6 )
21 (4 )
20 (5 )
13 (6 )
19 (5 )
20 (55 %)
7
Andrew Jackson
Democratic
9 (7 )
7 (7 )
18 (6 )
18 (5 )
9 (6 )
9 (65 %)
8
Martin Van Buren
Democratic
27 (4 )
25 (4 )
27 (4 )
27 (4 )
25 (4 )
27 (43 %)
9
William H. Harrison
Whig
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
John Tyler
Independent
37 (3 )
37 (3 )
30 (4 )
35 (3 )
38 (2 )
37 (32 %)
11
James K. Polk
Democratic
12 (6 )
13 (5 )
14 (6 )
22 (5 )
20 (5 )
16 (58 %)
12
Zachary Taylor
Whig
33 (3 )
33 (3 )
28 (4 )
26 (4 )
34 (3 )
33 (38 %)
13
Millard Fillmore
Whig
36 (3 )
35 (3 )
35 (3 )
32 (3 )
32 (3 )
35 (35 %)
14
Franklin Pierce
Democratic
40 (2 )
39 (2 )
39 (3 )
37 (2 )
39 (2 )
39 (26 %)
15
James Buchanan
Democratic
39 (3 )
40 (2 )
40 (2 )
38 (2 )
40 (2 )
40 (26 %)
16
Abraham Lincoln
Republican
2 (8 )
2 (8 )
3 (7 )
2 (9 )
1 (9 )
2 (88 %)
17
Andrew Johnson
National Union
26 (4 )
38 (2 )
31 (3 )
36 (3 )
36 (2 )
36 (33 %)
18
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
30 (4 )
30 (4 )
26 (4 )
31 (3 )
26 (3 )
29 (41 %)
19
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
28 (4 )
26 (4 )
33 (3 )
30 (4 )
31 (3 )
30 (39 %)
20
James A. Garfield
Republican
–
–
–
–
–
–
21
Chester A. Arthur
Republican
34 (3 )
29 (4 )
36 (3 )
28 (4 )
30 (3 )
32 (38 %)
22/24
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
23 (5 )
19 (5 )
22 (5 )
19 (5 )
21 (5 )
21 (53 %)
23
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
35 (3 )
34 (3 )
34 (3 )
29 (4 )
33 (3 )
34 (36 %)
25
William McKinley
Republican
19 (5 )
16 (5 )
17 (6 )
17 (5 )
17 (5 )
17 (58 %)
26
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican
7 (8 )
5 (7 )
5 (7 )
10 (7 )
7 (7 )
5 (75 %)
27
William Howard Taft
Republican
25 (4 )
24 (4 )
24 (4 )
25 (4 )
23 (4 )
25 (46 %)
28
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
8 (8 )
8 (6 )
6 (7 )
5 (7 )
5 (7 )
6 (75 %)
29
Warren G. Harding
Republican
38 (3 )
36 (3 )
37 (3 )
39 (2 )
37 (2 )
38 (29 %)
30
Calvin Coolidge
Republican
29 (4 )
31 (4 )
29 (4 )
23 (5 )
29 (3 )
28 (41 %)
31
Herbert Hoover
Republican
24 (4 )
32 (4 )
25 (4 )
24 (5 )
28 (3 )
26 (44 %)
32
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
1 (9 )
1 (9 )
1 (8 )
3 (8 )
2 (9 )
1 (89 %)
33
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
10 (7 )
9 (6 )
4 (7 )
7 (7 )
6 (7 )
7 (72 %)
34
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
20 (5 )
12 (6 )
7 (7 )
4 (7 )
11 (6 )
10 (65 %)
35
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
11 (6 )
14 (5 )
15 (6 )
21 (5 )
13 (6 )
15 (61 %)
36
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
4 (8 )
3 (8 )
32 (3 )
20 (5 )
8 (6 )
11 (65 %)
37
Richard Nixon
Republican
16 (6 )
20 (5 )
12 (6 )
40 (2 )
27 (3 )
23 (47 %)
38
Gerald Ford
Republican
32 (3 )
22 (4 )
23 (4 )
16 (5 )
24 (4 )
24 (47 %)
39
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
22 (5 )
23 (4 )
21 (5 )
6 (7 )
18 (5 )
18 (57 %)
40
Ronald Reagan
Republican
6 (8 )
11 (6 )
10 (7 )
14 (5 )
15 (5 )
8 (66 %)
41
George H. W. Bush
Republican
31 (4 )
27 (4 )
13 (6 )
15 (5 )
22 (4 )
22 (51 %)
42
Bill Clinton
Democratic
14 (6 )
10 (6 )
16 (6 )
34 (3 )
16 (5 )
19 (56 %)
43
George W. Bush
Republican
21 (5 )
28 (4 )
38 (3 )
33 (3 )
35 (2 )
31 (39 %)
44
Barack Obama
Democratic
11 (7 )
11 (6 )
19 (6 )
8 (7 )
8 (6 )
8 (66 %)
1
1
Seq.
1
President
George Washington
Political party
Independent
VSA
3 (8 )
DL
4 (7 )
FPL
3 (7 )
MA
2 (8 )
HL
3 (8 )
O
3 (8 )
2
2
Seq.
2
President
John Adams
Political party
Federalist
VSA
18 (6 )
DL
14 (5 )
FPL
11 (6 )
MA
11 (6 )
HL
10 (6 )
O
10 (6 )
3
3
Seq.
3
President
Thomas Jefferson
Political party
Democratic-Republican
VSA
4 (8 )
DL
6 (7 )
FPL
9 (6 )
MA
10 (6 )
HL
4 (7 )
O
5 (7 )
4
4
Seq.
4
President
James Madison
Political party
Democratic-Republican
VSA
15 (6 )
DL
13 (6 )
FPL
20 (5 )
MA
12 (6 )
HL
13 (6 )
O
15 (6 )
5
5
Seq.
5
President
James Monroe
Political party
Democratic-Republican
VSA
14 (6 )
DL
16 (5 )
FPL
8 (7 )
MA
14 (6 )
HL
14 (6 )
O
14 (6 )
6
6
Seq.
6
President
John Quincy Adams
Political party
Democratic-Republican
VSA
20 (6 )
DL
19 (5 )
FPL
17 (6 )
MA
13 (6 )
HL
15 (6 )
O
17 (6 )
7
7
Seq.
7
President
Andrew Jackson
Political party
Democratic
VSA
11 (7 )
DL
8 (6 )
FPL
21 (5 )
MA
22 (5 )
HL
17 (5 )
O
16 (6 )
8
8
Seq.
8
President
Martin Van Buren
Political party
Democratic
VSA
29 (4 )
DL
25 (4 )
FPL
26 (4 )
MA
25 (4 )
HL
26 (4 )
O
27 (4 )
9
9
Seq.
9
President
William H. Harrison
Political party
Whig
VSA
–
DL
–
FPL
–
MA
–
HL
–
O
–
10
10
Seq.
10
President
John Tyler
Political party
Independent
VSA
36 (3 )
DL
36 (3 )
FPL
33 (3 )
MA
32 (3 )
HL
35 (3 )
O
36 (3 )
11
11
Seq.
11
President
James K. Polk
Political party
Democratic
VSA
17 (6 )
DL
19 (5 )
FPL
18 (6 )
MA
26 (4 )
HL
23 (4 )
O
22 (5 )
12
12
Seq.
12
President
Zachary Taylor
Political party
Whig
VSA
34 (3 )
DL
35 (3 )
FPL
34 (3 )
MA
30 (4 )
HL
33 (3 )
O
33 (3 )
13
13
Seq.
13
President
Millard Fillmore
Political party
Whig
VSA
40 (2 )
DL
38 (3 )
FPL
38 (3 )
MA
36 (2 )
HL
36 (2 )
O
39 (2 )
14
14
Seq.
14
President
Franklin Pierce
Political party
Democratic
VSA
39 (2 )
DL
40 (2 )
FPL
40 (2 )
MA
37 (2 )
HL
40 (2 )
O
40 (2 )
15
15
Seq.
15
President
James Buchanan
Political party
Democratic
VSA
41 (2 )
DL
41 (2 )
FPL
41 (2 )
MA
40 (2 )
HL
41 (2 )
O
41 (2 )
16
16
Seq.
16
President
Abraham Lincoln
Political party
Republican
VSA
2 (9 )
DL
1 (9 )
FPL
2 (8 )
MA
1 (9 )
HL
1 (9 )
O
2 (9 )
17
17
Seq.
17
President
Andrew Johnson
Political party
National Union
VSA
35 (3 )
DL
39 (2 )
FPL
37 (3 )
MA
38 (2 )
HL
38 (2 )
O
37 (3 )
18
18
Seq.
18
President
Ulysses S. Grant
Political party
Republican
VSA
24 (5 )
DL
22 (5 )
FPL
23 (5 )
MA
21 (5 )
HL
22 (5 )
O
23 (5 )
19
19
Seq.
19
President
Rutherford B. Hayes
Political party
Republican
VSA
33 (3 )
DL
31 (3 )
FPL
32 (3 )
MA
31 (3 )
HL
32 (3 )
O
32 (3 )
20
20
Seq.
20
President
James A. Garfield
Political party
Republican
VSA
–
DL
–
FPL
–
MA
–
HL
–
O
–
21
21
Seq.
21
President
Chester A. Arthur
Political party
Republican
VSA
37 (3 )
DL
33 (3 )
FPL
35 (3 )
MA
33 (3 )
HL
34 (3 )
O
35 (3 )
22/24
22/24
Seq.
22/24
President
Grover Cleveland
Political party
Democratic
VSA
23 (5 )
DL
24 (4 )
FPL
24 (5 )
MA
20 (5 )
HL
24 (4 )
O
24 (5 )
23
23
Seq.
23
President
Benjamin Harrison
Political party
Republican
VSA
30 (4 )
DL
29 (4 )
FPL
29 (4 )
MA
29 (4 )
HL
29 (3 )
O
30 (3 )
25
25
Seq.
25
President
William McKinley
Political party
Republican
VSA
22 (5 )
DL
18 (5 )
FPL
16 (6 )
MA
18 (5 )
HL
21 (5 )
O
20 (5 )
26
26
Seq.
26
President
Theodore Roosevelt
Political party
Republican
VSA
8 (8 )
DL
5 (7 )
FPL
4 (7 )
MA
7 (7 )
HL
6 (7 )
O
4 (7 )
27
27
Seq.
27
President
William Howard Taft
Political party
Republican
VSA
28 (4 )
DL
27 (4 )
FPL
25 (4 )
MA
24 (4 )
HL
25 (4 )
O
25 (4 )
28
28
Seq.
28
President
Woodrow Wilson
Political party
Democratic
VSA
5 (8 )
DL
11 (6 )
FPL
5 (7 )
MA
8 (7 )
HL
8 (7 )
O
6 (7 )
29
29
Seq.
29
President
Warren G. Harding
Political party
Republican
VSA
38 (3 )
DL
37 (3 )
FPL
36 (3 )
MA
39 (2 )
HL
39 (2 )
O
38 (2 )
30
30
Seq.
30
President
Calvin Coolidge
Political party
Republican
VSA
31 (3 )
DL
30 (4 )
FPL
31 (3 )
MA
28 (4 )
HL
31 (3 )
O
31 (3 )
31
31
Seq.
31
President
Herbert Hoover
Political party
Republican
VSA
27 (4 )
DL
34 (3 )
FPL
28 (4 )
MA
27 (4 )
HL
30 (3 )
O
29 (4 )
32
32
Seq.
32
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Political party
Democratic
VSA
1 (9 )
DL
2 (9 )
FPL
1 (9 )
MA
3 (8 )
HL
2 (9 )
O
1 (9 )
33
33
Seq.
33
President
Harry S. Truman
Political party
Democratic
VSA
12 (6 )
DL
9 (6 )
FPL
5 (7 )
MA
9 (6 )
HL
7 (7 )
O
8 (7 )
34
34
Seq.
34
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Political party
Republican
VSA
19 (6 )
DL
12 (6 )
FPL
7 (7 )
MA
5 (7 )
HL
11 (6 )
O
9 (6 )
35
35
Seq.
35
President
John F. Kennedy
Political party
Democratic
VSA
9 (7 )
DL
17 (5 )
FPL
13 (6 )
MA
16 (5 )
HL
12 (6 )
O
12 (6 )
36
36
Seq.
36
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Political party
Democratic
VSA
7 (8 )
DL
3 (8 )
FPL
30 (4 )
MA
19 (5 )
HL
9 (6 )
O
11 (6 )
37
37
Seq.
37
President
Richard Nixon
Political party
Republican
VSA
21 (6 )
DL
21 (5 )
FPL
19 (5 )
MA
41 (1 )
HL
28 (3 )
O
26 (4 )
38
38
Seq.
38
President
Gerald Ford
Political party
Republican
VSA
32 (3 )
DL
28 (4 )
FPL
27 (4 )
MA
23 (4 )
HL
27 (4 )
O
28 (4 )
39
39
Seq.
39
President
Jimmy Carter
Political party
Democratic
VSA
16 (6 )
DL
23 (4 )
FPL
22 (5 )
MA
6 (7 )
HL
18 (5 )
O
18 (5 )
40
40
Seq.
40
President
Ronald Reagan
Political party
Republican
VSA
6 (8 )
DL
15 (5 )
FPL
12 (6 )
MA
17 (5 )
HL
19 (5 )
O
13 (6 )
41
41
Seq.
41
President
George H. W. Bush
Political party
Republican
VSA
26 (4 )
DL
26 (4 )
FPL
10 (6 )
MA
15 (5 )
HL
20 (5 )
O
21 (5 )
42
42
Seq.
42
President
Bill Clinton
Political party
Democratic
VSA
13 (6 )
DL
7 (6 )
FPL
14 (6 )
MA
34 (3 )
HL
16 (5 )
O
19 (5 )
43
43
Seq.
43
President
George W. Bush
Political party
Republican
VSA
25 (4 )
DL
32 (3 )
FPL
39 (2 )
MA
35 (2 )
HL
37 (2 )
O
34 (3 )
44
44
Seq.
44
President
Barack Obama
Political party
Democratic
VSA
10 (7 )
DL
9 (6 )
FPL
15 (6 )
MA
4 (7 )
HL
5 (7 )
O
7 (7 )
Seq.
President
Political party
VSA
DL
FPL
MA
HL
O
1
George Washington
Independent
3 (8 )
4 (7 )
3 (7 )
2 (8 )
3 (8 )
3 (8 )
2
John Adams
Federalist
18 (6 )
14 (5 )
11 (6 )
11 (6 )
10 (6 )
10 (6 )
3
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
4 (8 )
6 (7 )
9 (6 )
10 (6 )
4 (7 )
5 (7 )
4
James Madison
Democratic-Republican
15 (6 )
13 (6 )
20 (5 )
12 (6 )
13 (6 )
15 (6 )
5
James Monroe
Democratic-Republican
14 (6 )
16 (5 )
8 (7 )
14 (6 )
14 (6 )
14 (6 )
6
John Quincy Adams
Democratic-Republican
20 (6 )
19 (5 )
17 (6 )
13 (6 )
15 (6 )
17 (6 )
7
Andrew Jackson
Democratic
11 (7 )
8 (6 )
21 (5 )
22 (5 )
17 (5 )
16 (6 )
8
Martin Van Buren
Democratic
29 (4 )
25 (4 )
26 (4 )
25 (4 )
26 (4 )
27 (4 )
9
William H. Harrison
Whig
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
John Tyler
Independent
36 (3 )
36 (3 )
33 (3 )
32 (3 )
35 (3 )
36 (3 )
11
James K. Polk
Democratic
17 (6 )
19 (5 )
18 (6 )
26 (4 )
23 (4 )
22 (5 )
12
Zachary Taylor
Whig
34 (3 )
35 (3 )
34 (3 )
30 (4 )
33 (3 )
33 (3 )
13
Millard Fillmore
Whig
40 (2 )
38 (3 )
38 (3 )
36 (2 )
36 (2 )
39 (2 )
14
Franklin Pierce
Democratic
39 (2 )
40 (2 )
40 (2 )
37 (2 )
40 (2 )
40 (2 )
15
James Buchanan
Democratic
41 (2 )
41 (2 )
41 (2 )
40 (2 )
41 (2 )
41 (2 )
16
Abraham Lincoln
Republican
2 (9 )
1 (9 )
2 (8 )
1 (9 )
1 (9 )
2 (9 )
17
Andrew Johnson
National Union
35 (3 )
39 (2 )
37 (3 )
38 (2 )
38 (2 )
37 (3 )
18
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
24 (5 )
22 (5 )
23 (5 )
21 (5 )
22 (5 )
23 (5 )
19
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
33 (3 )
31 (3 )
32 (3 )
31 (3 )
32 (3 )
32 (3 )
20
James A. Garfield
Republican
–
–
–
–
–
–
21
Chester A. Arthur
Republican
37 (3 )
33 (3 )
35 (3 )
33 (3 )
34 (3 )
35 (3 )
22/24
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
23 (5 )
24 (4 )
24 (5 )
20 (5 )
24 (4 )
24 (5 )
23
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
30 (4 )
29 (4 )
29 (4 )
29 (4 )
29 (3 )
30 (3 )
25
William McKinley
Republican
22 (5 )
18 (5 )
16 (6 )
18 (5 )
21 (5 )
20 (5 )
26
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican
8 (8 )
5 (7 )
4 (7 )
7 (7 )
6 (7 )
4 (7 )
27
William Howard Taft
Republican
28 (4 )
27 (4 )
25 (4 )
24 (4 )
25 (4 )
25 (4 )
28
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
5 (8 )
11 (6 )
5 (7 )
8 (7 )
8 (7 )
6 (7 )
29
Warren G. Harding
Republican
38 (3 )
37 (3 )
36 (3 )
39 (2 )
39 (2 )
38 (2 )
30
Calvin Coolidge
Republican
31 (3 )
30 (4 )
31 (3 )
28 (4 )
31 (3 )
31 (3 )
31
Herbert Hoover
Republican
27 (4 )
34 (3 )
28 (4 )
27 (4 )
30 (3 )
29 (4 )
32
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
1 (9 )
2 (9 )
1 (9 )
3 (8 )
2 (9 )
1 (9 )
33
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
12 (6 )
9 (6 )
5 (7 )
9 (6 )
7 (7 )
8 (7 )
34
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
19 (6 )
12 (6 )
7 (7 )
5 (7 )
11 (6 )
9 (6 )
35
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
9 (7 )
17 (5 )
13 (6 )
16 (5 )
12 (6 )
12 (6 )
36
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
7 (8 )
3 (8 )
30 (4 )
19 (5 )
9 (6 )
11 (6 )
37
Richard Nixon
Republican
21 (6 )
21 (5 )
19 (5 )
41 (1 )
28 (3 )
26 (4 )
38
Gerald Ford
Republican
32 (3 )
28 (4 )
27 (4 )
23 (4 )
27 (4 )
28 (4 )
39
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
16 (6 )
23 (4 )
22 (5 )
6 (7 )
18 (5 )
18 (5 )
40
Ronald Reagan
Republican
6 (8 )
15 (5 )
12 (6 )
17 (5 )
19 (5 )
13 (6 )
41
George H. W. Bush
Republican
26 (4 )
26 (4 )
10 (6 )
15 (5 )
20 (5 )
21 (5 )
42
Bill Clinton
Democratic
13 (6 )
7 (6 )
14 (6 )
34 (3 )
16 (5 )
19 (5 )
43
George W. Bush
Republican
25 (4 )
32 (3 )
39 (2 )
35 (2 )
37 (2 )
34 (3 )
44
Barack Obama
Democratic
10 (7 )
9 (6 )
15 (6 )
4 (7 )
5 (7 )
7 (7 )

References

  1. Quartiles were determined by splitting the data into an upper and lower half and then splitting these halves each into t
  2. There have been 45 presidents but 47 presidencies, as Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump were elected to two nonconsecuti
  3. William Henry Harrison and James Garfield are sometimes omitted from rankings of the presidents because of the brevity o
  4. Tyler was elected on the Whig ticket as Harrison's vice president, and assumed the presidency as a Whig on 4 April 1841.
  5. When he ran for reelection in 1864, Republican Abraham Lincoln formed a bipartisan electoral alliance with War Democrats
  6. Obama would place 8th based on provisional scores of the USPC 2011 survey, but was not given a ranking in the final resu
  7. Harrison was only president for one month, therefore, he was not ranked in this survey.
  8. Garfield was president for 6 and a half months, therefore, he was not ranked in this survey.
  9. The average evaluation. The wording on the survey was "your present overall view."
  10. The average rank as calculated by Siena from the data items in the table. This is usually within a few places of the ave
  11. The weights were 5 for "Outstanding", 4 for "Above Average", 3 for "Average", 2 for "Below Average", and 1 for "Poor".
  12. The Journal of American History
    https://doi.org/10.2307%2F1900552
  13. William J. Ridings Jr. and Stuart B. McIver. Rating the Presidents: A Ranking of U . leaders, from the Great and Honorab
    https://books.google.com/books?id=DZkO7SIUSNQC
  14. "Americans Say Reagan Is the Greatest U . President"
    http://www.gallup.com/poll/146183/Americans-Say-Reagan-Greatest-President.aspx
  15. Schlesinger, Arthur M. "Our Presidents: A Rating by 75 Historians". The New York Times. July 1962. pp. 12–13, 40–41, 43.
  16. PBS
    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/choice2004/leadership/schlesinger.html#chart
  17. Political Science Quarterly
    https://academic.oup.com/psq/article/112/2/179/7043592
  18. The complete book of U. S. presidents
    https://archive.org/details/completebookofus0000degr_v9s0/page/704/mode/1up?view=theater
  19. Siena College Research Institute
    https://scri.siena.edu/us-presidents-study/about-the-presidents-study/
  20. Siena College Research Institute
    https://scri.siena.edu/2019/02/13/sienas-6th-presidential-expert-poll-1982-2018/
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