This survey shows the public opinion of resident U.S. presidents in February 2012. Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan has a net rating of 59 percent. The net rating is calculated by subtracting the percentage of respondents stating that the respective president would go down in history as "outstanding/above average" from the percentage stating "below average/poor".
Public opinion of resident U.S. presidents in 2012
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "How do you think each of the following presidents will go down in history -- as an outstanding president, above average, average, below average, or poort?"
Net rating: percent outstanding/above average minus percent below average/poor
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Gallup. (February 17, 2012). Public opinion of resident U.S. presidents in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218673/assessment-of-selected-us-presidents/
Gallup. "Public opinion of resident U.S. presidents in 2012." Chart. February 17, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218673/assessment-of-selected-us-presidents/
Gallup. (2012). Public opinion of resident U.S. presidents in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218673/assessment-of-selected-us-presidents/
Gallup. "Public Opinion of Resident U.S. Presidents in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218673/assessment-of-selected-us-presidents/
Gallup, Public opinion of resident U.S. presidents in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218673/assessment-of-selected-us-presidents/ (last visited November 06, 2024)
Public opinion of resident U.S. presidents in 2012 [Graph], Gallup, February 17, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/218673/assessment-of-selected-us-presidents/
