This newly released poll asked respondents to rate the last seven presidents. It is the Economist / YouGov Poll that was done between January 14th and 16th of a random national sample of 1,500 adults, with a margin of error of 3.3 points.
I'm still surprised at how many people think Ronald Reagan was a good president. About 56% said he was an above average president (the only president receiving a majority of above average votes). People still don't understand that it was Reagan that sowed the seeds of economic disaster that came to fruition in George W. Bush's second term. It took a few years for the disaster to happen, but that doesn't change the fact that it was Reagan's implementation of "trickle-down" economic policy that started the nation on the course to the Great Recession.
Barack Obama (42%) and Bill Clinton (39%) are the other two presidents to have above average as their highest percentage. Both Bushes and Carter go down as average.
It's Donald Trump that takes the biggest hit. A majority of 51% rate him as a below average president, while only 39% rate him as average or above average.
