Posted on 02/21/2005 1:27:27 PM PST by ambrose
(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) – Americans rank a Republican as their best head of government, according to a poll by Gallup released by CNN and USA Today.
Bill Clinton, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy were next on the list, followed by George W. Bush, George Washington, Jimmy Carter, Harry S. Truman, Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson. The three least popular presidents mentioned on the survey were George H. Bush, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.
Polling Data
Whom do you regard as the greatest United States president?
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Feb. 2005 |
Nov. 2003 |
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Ronald Reagan |
20% |
13% |
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Bill Clinton |
15% |
9% |
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Abraham Lincoln |
14% |
17% |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt |
12% |
11% |
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John F. Kennedy |
12% |
17% |
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George W. Bush |
5% |
3% |
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George Washington |
5% |
7% |
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Jimmy Carter |
3% |
3% |
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Harry S. Truman |
2% |
3% |
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Theodore Roosevelt |
2% |
3% |
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Thomas Jefferson |
2% |
3% |
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George H. Bush |
1% |
2% |
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Dwight Eisenhower |
1% |
2% |
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Richard Nixon |
1% |
1% |
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Other |
1% |
2% |
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No opinion |
3% |
4% |
Source: Gallup / CNN / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,008 American adults, conducted from Feb. 7 to Feb. 10, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
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