With 46 Presidents serving since the founding of America (Grover Cleveland counts twice), there are bound to be some popular and not-so-popular choices. While Abraham Lincoln is frequently regarded as the most popular, someone has to be the least popular.
With this in mind, data compiled by YouGov will be used to determine the most to least popular U.S. presidents. YouGov’s data indicates that a President’s popularity, according to their research, is based on the percentage of people who have a positive opinion of a President.
1. Abraham Lincoln
Term in office: March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
Number: 16
Popularity: 85%
2. George Washington
Term in office: April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
Number: 1
Popularity: 80%
3. John F. Kennedy
Term in office: January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
Number: 35
Popularity: 74%
4. Theodore Roosevelt
Term in office: September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909
Number: 26
Popularity: 73%
5. Thomas Jefferson
Term in office: March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809
Number: 3
Popularity: 68%
6. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Term in office: March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
Number: 32
Popularity: 67%
7. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Term in office: January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961
Number: 34
Popularity: 64%
8. John Adams
Term in office: March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
Number: 2
Popularity: 62%
9. Jimmy Carter
Term in office: January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981
Number: 39
Popularity: 61%
10. Barack Obama
Term in office: January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017
Number: 44
Popularity: 59%
11. John Quincy Adams
Term in office: March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829
Number: 6
Popularity: 58%
12. Harry S. Truman
Term in office: April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953
Number: 33
Popularity: 57%
13. Ulysses S. Grant
Term in office: March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877
Number: 18
Popularity: 56%
14. Ronald Reagan
Term in office: January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989
Number: 40
Popularity: 56%
15. James Madison
Term in office: March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817
Number: 4
Popularity: 55%
16. Andrew Jackson
Term in office: March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837
Number: 7
Popularity: 55%
17. James Monroe
Term in office: March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825
Number: 5
Popularity: 49%
18. Bill Clinton
Term in office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001
Number: 42
Popularity: 47%
19. Herbert Hoover
Term in office: March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
Number: 31
Popularity: 47%
20. Woodrow Wilson
Term in office: March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
Number: 28
Popularity: 47%
21. George W. Bush
Number: 43
Term in office: January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
Popularity: 47%
22. Gerald Ford
Term in office: August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977
Number: 38
Popularity: 46%
23. George H. W. Bush
Term in office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
Number: 41
Popularity: 46%
24. Joe Biden
Term in office: January 20, 2021 – Incumbent
Number: 46
Popularity: 45%
25. Lyndon B. Johnson
Term in office: November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969
Number: 36
Popularity: 44%
26. Andrew Johnson
Term in office: April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869
Number: 17
Popularity: 43%
27. Donald Trump
Term in office: January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
Number: 45
Popularity: 43%
28. William Howard Taft
Term in office: March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913
Number: 27
Popularity: 42%
29. Rutherford B. Hayes
Term in office: March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881
Number: 19
Popularity: 41%
30. William McKinley
Term in office: March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901
Number: 25
Popularity: 41%
31. Martin Van Buren
Term in office: March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841
Number: 8
Popularity: 41%
32. James A. Garfield
Term in office: March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
Number: 20
Popularity: 40%
33. James K. Polk
Term in office: March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
Number: 11
Popularity: 40%
34. William Henry Harrison
Term in office: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
Number: 9
Popularity: 39%
35. James Buchanan
Term in office: March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
Number: 15
Popularity: 39%
36. John Tyler
Term in office: April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845
Number: 10
Popularity: 39%
37. Richard Nixon
Term in office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974
Number: 37
Popularity: 39%
38. Grover Cleveland
Term in office: March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889; March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897
Number: 22 & 24 (Served two non-consecutive terms)
Popularity: 38%
39. Calvin Coolidge
Term in office: August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929
Number: 30
Popularity: 37%
40. Benjamin Harrison
Term in office: March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
Number: 23
Popularity: 37%
41. Zachary Taylor
Term in office: March 4, 1989 – July 9, 1850
Number: 12
Popularity: 36%
42. Warren G. Harding
Term in office: March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
Number: 29
Popularity: 35%
43. Millard Fillmore
Term in office: July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853
Number: 13
Popularity: 34%
44. Chester A. Arthur
Term in office: September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885