Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Presidential Poll

Thinking about the United States Presidents we have had since World War II, which one would you consider the best president?

• Ronald Reagan 35% (28%)
• Bill Clinton 18% (25%)
• John Kennedy 15% (18%)
• Barack Obama 8%
• Dwight Eisenhower 5% (5%)
• Harry Truman 4% (7%)
• Lyndon Johnson 3% (1%)
• George Bush Sr. 3% (2%) 
• Jimmy Carter 2% (5%)
• George W. Bush 1% (3%) 
• Gerald Ford 1% (1%)
• Richard Nixon 1% (1%)

Among Democrats

• Bill Clinton 34% (48%)
• John Kennedy 18% (26%)
• Barack Obama 18%
• Ronald Reagan 6% (7%) 
• Lyndon Johnson 6% (1%)
• Harry Truman 4% (7%)
• Jimmy Carter 4% (5%)
• Dwight Eisenhower 2% (2%)
• George Bush Sr. 1% (0%) 
• Gerald Ford 1% (0%)
• George W. Bush 0% (0%) 
• Richard Nixon 0% (0%)

Among Republicans

• Ronald Reagan 66% (56%)
• George Bush Sr. 6% (5%) 
• John Kennedy 6% (8%) 
• Dwight Eisenhower 4% (6%)
• Harry Truman 4% (6%)
• Barack Obama 4%
• Bill Clinton 3% (2%)
• Richard Nixon 2% (2%)
• George W. Bush 1% (8%) 
• Gerald Ford 1% (0%)
• Lyndon Johnson 0% (0%)
• Jimmy Carter 0% (3%)

Among Independents

• Ronald Reagan 36% (25%)
• John Kennedy 17% (17%)
• Bill Clinton 16% (22%)  
• Dwight Eisenhower 8% (7%)
• Harry Truman 6% (9%) 
• George Bush Sr. 4% (2%)
• Jimmy Carter 2% (6%)
• Barack Obama 2% 
• George W. Bush 1% (3%)
• Richard Nixon 1% (1%) 
• Gerald Ford 1% (1%)
• Lyndon Johnson 1% (2%)

Among Men

• Ronald Reagan 37% (36%)
• Bill Clinton 18% (23%)
• John Kennedy 14% (14%)
• Dwight Eisenhower 6% (5%)
• Harry Truman 6% (8%)
• Barack Obama 6%
• Lyndon Johnson 4% (1%)
• George Bush Sr. 2% (2%)
• Jimmy Carter 2% (4%)
• George W. Bush 1% (2%)
• Richard Nixon 1% (1%)
• Gerald Ford 0% (0%)

Among Women

• Ronald Reagan 33% (20%)
  
• Bill Clinton 18% (28%)
• John Kennedy 15% (21%)
• Barack Obama 10% 
• George Bush Sr. 4% (3%)
• Dwight Eisenhower 4% (5%)
• Harry Truman 4% (6%)
• Jimmy Carter 3% (5%)
• Lyndon Johnson 2% (1%)
• George W. Bush 1%
• Gerald Ford 1% (1%)
• Richard Nixon 1% (1%)

Which of these twelve presidents we have had since World War II would you consider the worst president?

• Barack Obama 33%
• George W. Bush 28% (34%)
• Richard Nixon 13% (17%)
• Jimmy Carter 8% (13%)
• Lyndon Johnson 3% (4%)
• Bill Clinton 3% (16%)
• Ronald Reagan 3% (3%)
• Gerald Ford 2% (2%) 
• George Bush Sr. 2% (3%)
• Dwight Eisenhower 1% (0%)
• John Kennedy 0% (1%)
• Harry Truman 0% (1%)

Among Democrats

• George W. Bush 54% (56%)
• Richard Nixon 20% (18%)
• Ronald Reagan 6% (6%)
• Barack Obama 4%
• George Bush Sr. 4% (6%)
• Lyndon Johnson 3% (3%)
• Gerald Ford 2% (1%)
• Bill Clinton 1% (3%) 
• Jimmy Carter 1% (2%) 
• Dwight Eisenhower 1% (0%) 
• Harry Truman 0% (1%)
• John Kennedy 0% (0%)

Among Republicans

• Barack Obama 63%
• Jimmy Carter 14% (28%)
• Richard Nixon 5% (15%)
• George W. Bush 5% (7%)
• Bill Clinton 4% (34%)  
• Lyndon Johnson 4% (6%)
• Dwight Eisenhower 1% (0%)
• Gerald Ford 0% (2%) 
• John Kennedy 0% (2%)
• Harry Truman 0% (1%)
• George Bush Sr. 0% (0%)
• Ronald Reagan 0% (0%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 36%
• George W. Bush 23% (35%)
• Richard Nixon 14% (17%)
• Jimmy Carter 9% (12%)
• Bill Clinton 3% (15%)
• Ronald Reagan 3% (3%)
• Gerald Ford 2% (3%) 
• Lyndon Johnson 2% (4%)
• George Bush Sr. 1% (4%)
• John Kennedy 0% (1%)
• Harry Truman 0% (1%)
• Dwight Eisenhower 0% (0%)

Among Men

• Barack Obama 34%
• George W. Bush 26% (33%)
• Jimmy Carter 11% (18%)
• Richard Nixon 11% (15%)
• Lyndon Johnson 4% (5%)
• Ronald Reagan 4% (3%)
• Gerald Ford 3% (2%)
• Bill Clinton 2% (14%)
• George Bush Sr. 1% (3%)
• Dwight Eisenhower 0% (0%)
• John Kennedy 0% (1%)
• Harry Truman 0% (1%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 32%
• George W. Bush 30% (35%)
• Richard Nixon 15% (18%)
• Jimmy Carter 6% (8%)
• Lyndon Johnson 3% (4%)
• Bill Clinton 3% (18%)
• Ronald Reagan 3% (3%)
• George Bush Sr. 2% (4%)
• Dwight Eisenhower 1% (0%)
• Gerald Ford 0% (2%) 
• John Kennedy 0% (1%)
• Harry Truman 0% (1%)

Survey of 1,446 registered voters was conducted June 24-30, 2014. The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points. Party ID: 31% Democrat; 26% Republican; 35% Independent. Results from the poll conducted May 23-30, 2006 are in parentheses.