Who were the best (and worst) presidents in U. S. History?
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Like the title says, this poll's all about ranking the presidents
Let's do the obvious one first: Who is the best president in U. S. history?
| 14% (146) | George Washington (1789-1797) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (3) | John Adams (1797-1801) | |
| 4% (40) | Thomas Jefferson (1801-1817) | |
| 0% (2) | James Madison (1809-1817) | |
| 0% (6) | James Monroe (1817-1825) | |
| 0% (2) | John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) | |
| 0% (8) | Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) | |
| 0% (2) | Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) | |
| 0% (3) | William Henry Harrison (1841) | |
| 0% (0) | John Tyler (1841-1845) | |
| 0% (8) | James K. Polk (1845-1849) | |
| 0% (0) | Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) | |
| 0% (1) | Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) | |
| 0% (0) | Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) | |
| 0% (2) | James Buchanan (1857-1861) | |
| 30% (302) | Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) | |
| 0% (4) | Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) | |
| 0% (4) | Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) | |
| 0% (2) | Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) | |
| 0% (0) | James A. Garfield (1881) | |
| 0% (2) | Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) | |
| 0% (2) | Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) | |
| 0% (1) | Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) | |
| 0% (2) | Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) | |
| 0% (2) | William McKinley (1897-1901) | |
| 2% (27) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) | |
| 0% (1) | William H. Taft (1909-1913) | |
| 0% (6) | Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) | |
| 0% (2) | Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) | |
| 0% (2) | Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) | |
| 0% (0) | Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) | |
| 15% (157) | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) | |
| 0% (9) | Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) | |
| 0% (3) | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) | |
| 4% (45) | John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) | |
| 0% (2) | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) | |
| 0% (3) | Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) | |
| 0% (1) | Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) | |
| 0% (3) | Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) | |
| 14% (143) | Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) | |
| 0% (0) | George Bush (1989-1993) | |
| 4% (40) | William J. Clinton (1993-2001) | |
| 1% (12) | George W. Bush (2001-) |
1000 voters have answered this question.
And now the reverse: Who is the worst president in U. S. history?
| 0% (7) | George Washington (1789-1797) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (1) | John Adams (1797-1801) | |
| 0% (2) | Thomas Jefferson (1801-1817) | |
| 0% (0) | James Madison (1809-1817) | |
| 0% (2) | James Monroe (1817-1825) | |
| 0% (1) | John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) | |
| 1% (15) | Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) | |
| 0% (4) | Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) | |
| 0% (6) | William Henry Harrison (1841) | |
| 0% (4) | John Tyler (1841-1845) | |
| 0% (2) | James K. Polk (1845-1849) | |
| 0% (2) | Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) | |
| 0% (4) | Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) | |
| 1% (16) | Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) | |
| 9% (90) | James Buchanan (1857-1861) | |
| 1% (17) | Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) | |
| 2% (28) | Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) | |
| 1% (13) | Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) | |
| 0% (0) | Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) | |
| 0% (0) | James A. Garfield (1881) | |
| 0% (0) | Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) | |
| 0% (1) | Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) | |
| 0% (2) | Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) | |
| 0% (0) | Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) | |
| 0% (1) | William McKinley (1897-1901) | |
| 0% (1) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) | |
| 0% (2) | William H. Taft (1909-1913) | |
| 1% (18) | Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) | |
| 2% (24) | Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) | |
| 0% (1) | Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) | |
| 2% (21) | Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) | |
| 2% (22) | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) | |
| 0% (2) | Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) | |
| 0% (1) | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) | |
| 0% (6) | John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) | |
| 0% (3) | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) | |
| 2% (28) | Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) | |
| 0% (1) | Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) | |
| 10% (95) | Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) | |
| 1% (14) | Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) | |
| 0% (2) | George Bush (1989-1993) | |
| 5% (49) | William J. Clinton (1993-2001) | |
| 46% (436) | George W. Bush (2001-) |
944 voters have answered this question.
Which of the following is the biggest "black mark" on the record of someone who is otherwise generally considered to be a good (and in some cases great) president?
| 17% (157) | The Trail of Tears (Andrew Jackson) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (3) | Pinchot-Ballinger (William H. Taft) | |
| 1% (14) | The Palmer Raids (Woodrow Wilson) | |
| 7% (66) | The Supreme Court Stuffing (Franklin D. Roosevelt) | |
| 1% (13) | The Korean War (Harry S. Truman) | |
| 0% (9) | U2 Incident (Dwight D. Eisenhower) | |
| 8% (76) | The Bay of Pigs (John F. Kennedy) | |
| 14% (132) | The Vietnam War (Lyndon B. Johnson) | |
| 24% (226) | Watergate (Richard M. Nixon) | |
| 6% (62) | The Iran-Contra Affair (Ronald Reagan) | |
| 16% (150) | Monica Lewinsky (Bill Clinton) |
908 voters have answered this question.
Which president had the best foreign policy?
| 7% (66) | George Washington (1789-1797) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (9) | John Adams (1797-1801) | |
| 5% (54) | Thomas Jefferson (1801-1817) | |
| 0% (3) | James Madison (1809-1817) | |
| 2% (21) | James Monroe (1817-1825) | |
| 0% (4) | John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) | |
| 0% (3) | Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) | |
| 0% (3) | Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) | |
| 0% (3) | William Henry Harrison (1841) | |
| 0% (1) | John Tyler (1841-1845) | |
| 0% (6) | James K. Polk (1845-1849) | |
| 0% (3) | Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) | |
| 0% (1) | Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) | |
| 0% (1) | Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) | |
| 0% (2) | James Buchanan (1857-1861) | |
| 1% (13) | Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) | |
| 0% (1) | Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) | |
| 0% (1) | Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) | |
| 0% (0) | Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) | |
| 0% (0) | James A. Garfield (1881) | |
| 0% (0) | Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) | |
| 0% (6) | Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) | |
| 0% (2) | Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) | |
| 0% (1) | Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) | |
| 0% (1) | William McKinley (1897-1901) | |
| 5% (55) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) | |
| 0% (3) | William H. Taft (1909-1913) | |
| 3% (28) | Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) | |
| 0% (0) | Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) | |
| 0% (0) | Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) | |
| 0% (1) | Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) | |
| 13% (126) | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) | |
| 1% (18) | Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) | |
| 2% (20) | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) | |
| 4% (43) | John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) | |
| 0% (0) | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) | |
| 6% (58) | Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) | |
| 0% (3) | Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) | |
| 2% (20) | Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) | |
| 23% (216) | Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) | |
| 0% (9) | George Bush (1989-1993) | |
| 9% (89) | William J. Clinton (1993-2001) | |
| 2% (25) | George W. Bush (2001-) |
919 voters have answered this question.
Which president had the worst foreign policy?
| 0% (7) | George Washington (1789-1797) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (3) | John Adams (1797-1801) | |
| 0% (7) | Thomas Jefferson (1801-1817) | |
| 0% (8) | James Madison (1809-1817) | |
| 0% (3) | James Monroe (1817-1825) | |
| 0% (3) | John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) | |
| 0% (3) | Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) | |
| 0% (1) | Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) | |
| 0% (2) | William Henry Harrison (1841) | |
| 0% (2) | John Tyler (1841-1845) | |
| 0% (4) | James K. Polk (1845-1849) | |
| 0% (3) | Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) | |
| 0% (1) | Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) | |
| 1% (9) | Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) | |
| 1% (11) | James Buchanan (1857-1861) | |
| 0% (3) | Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) | |
| 0% (1) | Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) | |
| 0% (6) | Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) | |
| 0% (5) | Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) | |
| 0% (2) | James A. Garfield (1881) | |
| 0% (0) | Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) | |
| 0% (2) | Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) | |
| 0% (2) | Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) | |
| 0% (0) | Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) | |
| 0% (4) | William McKinley (1897-1901) | |
| 0% (7) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) | |
| 0% (1) | William H. Taft (1909-1913) | |
| 2% (23) | Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) | |
| 1% (10) | Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) | |
| 0% (5) | Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) | |
| 0% (4) | Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) | |
| 0% (4) | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) | |
| 0% (7) | Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) | |
| 0% (1) | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) | |
| 1% (15) | John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) | |
| 2% (26) | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) | |
| 1% (15) | Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) | |
| 0% (3) | Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) | |
| 13% (119) | Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) | |
| 1% (15) | Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) | |
| 0% (4) | George Bush (1989-1993) | |
| 6% (58) | William J. Clinton (1993-2001) | |
| 54% (481) | George W. Bush (2001-) |
890 voters have answered this question.
Which president had the best domestic policy?
| 5% (52) | George Washington (1789-1797) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (4) | John Adams (1797-1801) | |
| 3% (31) | Thomas Jefferson (1801-1817) | |
| 0% (1) | James Madison (1809-1817) | |
| 0% (4) | James Monroe (1817-1825) | |
| 0% (3) | John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) | |
| 1% (12) | Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) | |
| 0% (7) | Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) | |
| 0% (1) | William Henry Harrison (1841) | |
| 0% (1) | John Tyler (1841-1845) | |
| 0% (8) | James K. Polk (1845-1849) | |
| 0% (3) | Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) | |
| 0% (3) | Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) | |
| 0% (3) | Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) | |
| 0% (2) | James Buchanan (1857-1861) | |
| 9% (87) | Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) | |
| 0% (3) | Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) | |
| 0% (4) | Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) | |
| 0% (1) | Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) | |
| 0% (0) | James A. Garfield (1881) | |
| 0% (3) | Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) | |
| 0% (4) | Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) | |
| 0% (1) | Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) | |
| 0% (3) | Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) | |
| 0% (1) | William McKinley (1897-1901) | |
| 4% (36) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) | |
| 0% (2) | William H. Taft (1909-1913) | |
| 0% (3) | Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) | |
| 0% (3) | Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) | |
| 1% (9) | Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) | |
| 0% (1) | Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) | |
| 22% (205) | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) | |
| 0% (3) | Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) | |
| 2% (20) | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) | |
| 4% (36) | John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) | |
| 3% (32) | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) | |
| 0% (4) | Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) | |
| 0% (2) | Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) | |
| 0% (6) | Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) | |
| 17% (154) | Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) | |
| 0% (0) | George Bush (1989-1993) | |
| 13% (125) | William J. Clinton (1993-2001) | |
| 1% (14) | George W. Bush (2001-) |
897 voters have answered this question.
Which president had the worst domestic policy?
| 0% (4) | George Washington (1789-1797) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (3) | John Adams (1797-1801) | |
| 0% (3) | Thomas Jefferson (1801-1817) | |
| 0% (1) | James Madison (1809-1817) | |
| 0% (3) | James Monroe (1817-1825) | |
| 0% (3) | John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) | |
| 1% (17) | Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) | |
| 0% (4) | Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) | |
| 0% (5) | William Henry Harrison (1841) | |
| 0% (6) | John Tyler (1841-1845) | |
| 0% (4) | James K. Polk (1845-1849) | |
| 0% (8) | Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) | |
| 1% (9) | Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) | |
| 1% (9) | Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) | |
| 5% (50) | James Buchanan (1857-1861) | |
| 1% (11) | Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) | |
| 1% (16) | Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) | |
| 0% (4) | Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) | |
| 0% (6) | Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) | |
| 0% (4) | James A. Garfield (1881) | |
| 0% (2) | Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) | |
| 0% (8) | Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) | |
| 0% (2) | Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) | |
| 0% (2) | Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) | |
| 0% (2) | William McKinley (1897-1901) | |
| 0% (0) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) | |
| 0% (4) | William H. Taft (1909-1913) | |
| 1% (15) | Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) | |
| 3% (30) | Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) | |
| 1% (13) | Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) | |
| 6% (60) | Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) | |
| 4% (36) | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) | |
| 0% (5) | Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) | |
| 0% (2) | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) | |
| 0% (1) | John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) | |
| 2% (22) | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) | |
| 3% (26) | Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) | |
| 0% (3) | Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) | |
| 9% (83) | Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) | |
| 3% (33) | Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) | |
| 0% (1) | George Bush (1989-1993) | |
| 3% (30) | William J. Clinton (1993-2001) | |
| 36% (312) | George W. Bush (2001-) |
862 voters have answered this question.
William Henry Harrison was only alive for 30 days! Is it fair to say he's one of the worst presidents in U. S. history?
| 87% (764) | No. His presidency should be ranked "irrelevant" | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (51) | Yes! Death is no excuse for not doing anything! | |
| 6% (58) | Williams who? |
873 voters have answered this question.
Here's my top 10 presidents. Who doesn't belong? (Check all that apply)
| 17% (131) | 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
|---|---|---|
| 9% (74) | 2. Abraham Lincoln | |
| 4% (36) | 3. George Washington | |
| 31% (239) | 4. Woodrow Wilson | |
| 9% (74) | 5. Theodore Roosevelt | |
| 6% (53) | 6. Thomas Jefferson | |
| 23% (178) | 7. Harry S. Truman | |
| 27% (211) | 8. John F. Kennedy | |
| 33% (260) | 9. Andrew Jackson | |
| 60% (466) | 10. Lyndon B. Johnson |
768 voters have answered this question.
So who's on your top ten presidents list (PLEASE list no more than ten!)
| 82% (746) | George Washington (1789-1797) | |
|---|---|---|
| 24% (218) | John Adams (1797-1801) | |
| 73% (668) | Thomas Jefferson (1801-1817) | |
| 18% (165) | James Madison (1809-1817) | |
| 14% (128) | James Monroe (1817-1825) | |
| 8% (79) | John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) | |
| 31% (282) | Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) | |
| 1% (17) | Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) | |
| 1% (15) | William Henry Harrison (1841) | |
| 1% (17) | John Tyler (1841-1845) | |
| 10% (94) | James K. Polk (1845-1849) | |
| 1% (16) | Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) | |
| 1% (11) | Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) | |
| 1% (14) | Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) | |
| 1% (13) | James Buchanan (1857-1861) | |
| 81% (737) | Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) | |
| 3% (35) | Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) | |
| 8% (74) | Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) | |
| 0% (9) | Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) | |
| 1% (17) | James A. Garfield (1881) | |
| 1% (17) | Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) | |
| 4% (39) | Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) | |
| 1% (10) | Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) | |
| 3% (32) | Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) | |
| 4% (41) | William McKinley (1897-1901) | |
| 66% (607) | Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) | |
| 4% (37) | William H. Taft (1909-1913) | |
| 34% (317) | Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) | |
| 2% (23) | Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) | |
| 6% (57) | Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) | |
| 2% (24) | Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) | |
| 70% (635) | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) | |
| 41% (377) | Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) | |
| 33% (304) | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) | |
| 55% (504) | John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) | |
| 16% (154) | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) | |
| 8% (79) | Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) | |
| 5% (48) | Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) | |
| 11% (100) | Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) | |
| 53% (487) | Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) | |
| 7% (65) | George Bush (1989-1993) | |
| 37% (342) | William J. Clinton (1993-2001) | |
| 10% (93) | George W. Bush (2001-) |
906 voters have answered this question.
If James Bartlett (the president from "The West Wing") was real, would you vote for him?
| 15% (136) | Yes! | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% (278) | No! | |
| 52% (454) | Unsure! |
868 voters have answered this question.
How would you define your political views?
| 7% (62) | Far left | |
|---|---|---|
| 13% (118) | Left | |
| 14% (127) | Somewhat left | |
| 31% (281) | In the middle | |
| 14% (129) | Somewhat right | |
| 12% (113) | Right | |
| 6% (54) | Far right |
884 voters have answered this question.
George W. Bush - yay or nay?
| 24% (222) | Yay! | |
|---|---|---|
| 75% (671) | Nay! |
893 voters have answered this question.
Who should win the 2004 election?
| 29% (262) | George W. Bush | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% (323) | John F. Kerry | |
| 6% (60) | Ralph Nader | |
| 6% (60) | John Wayne | |
| 21% (194) | Other |
899 voters have answered this question.
This poll was created on 2004-07-24 23:11:55
by Brian H.
