Potus Geeks Summer Reruns: The Potus Geeks Presidential Rankings
In September and the first part of October of 2019, potus_geeks conducted an online survey in which we asked people to rate each President of the United States on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being best), based on their performance as President while in office. Links to the online poll were contained in this community in the article posted on each president, as well as on Twitter. Every day people were given a summary of each President's legacy, in chronological order of their presidency. People were allowed until midnight Pacific time of October 23, 2019 to cast their vote. After the polling had concluded and the results were announced, which are now reposted, in order from worst to last.
There were a few surprises, especially in the ranking of one of the founding fathers who scored even higher than expected.
The 11 Worst
44. James Buchanan: 1.50
43. Andrew Johnson: 1.63
42. Franklin Pierce: 1.88
41. Herbert Hoover: 2.67
40. Donald Trump: 3.35
39. Jimmy Carter: 3.60
38. William Henry Harrison: 3.83
37. Martin Van Buren: 3.90
36. Warren Harding: 4.23
35. Millard Fillmore: 4.71
34. John Tyler: 4.89
Passing Grades (but just barely)
33. John Quincy Adams: 5.00
32. Rutherford Hayes: 5.10
31. Richard Nixon: 5.15
30. Benjamin Harrison: 5.22
29. Woodrow Wilson: 5.29
28. Grover Cleveland: 5.43
27. Lyndon Johnson: 5.68
25/26. Gerald Ford: 6.00
25/26. Zachary Taylor: 6.00
24. George W. Bush: 6.06
23. Andrew Jackson: 6.11
22. Chester Alan Arthur: 6.13
Above Average
21. George H. W. Bush: 6.17
20. Ulysses Grant: 6.20
19. James Garfield: 6.25
18. James Madison: 6.27
17. Barack Obama: 6.31
16. John Adams: 6.40
15. William Howard Taft: 6.54
14. Bill Clinton: 6.60
13. Calvin Coolidge: 6.64
12. Ronald Reagan: 6.69
11. Thomas Jefferson: 7.00
The Top 10
10. John F. Kennedy: 7.18
9. William McKinley: 7.22
8. Franklin D. Roosevelt: 7.29
7. James K. Polk: 7.56
6. Harry Truman: 7.67
5. Dwight Eisenhower: 8.00
4. Theodore Roosevelt: 8.33
3. James Monroe: 8.40
2. Abraham Lincoln: 9.40
1. George Washington: 9.68
Thanks to all who voted.
There were a few surprises, especially in the ranking of one of the founding fathers who scored even higher than expected.
The 11 Worst
44. James Buchanan: 1.50
43. Andrew Johnson: 1.63
42. Franklin Pierce: 1.88
41. Herbert Hoover: 2.67
40. Donald Trump: 3.35
39. Jimmy Carter: 3.60
38. William Henry Harrison: 3.83
37. Martin Van Buren: 3.90
36. Warren Harding: 4.23
35. Millard Fillmore: 4.71
34. John Tyler: 4.89
Passing Grades (but just barely)
33. John Quincy Adams: 5.00
32. Rutherford Hayes: 5.10
31. Richard Nixon: 5.15
30. Benjamin Harrison: 5.22
29. Woodrow Wilson: 5.29
28. Grover Cleveland: 5.43
27. Lyndon Johnson: 5.68
25/26. Gerald Ford: 6.00
25/26. Zachary Taylor: 6.00
24. George W. Bush: 6.06
23. Andrew Jackson: 6.11
22. Chester Alan Arthur: 6.13
Above Average
21. George H. W. Bush: 6.17
20. Ulysses Grant: 6.20
19. James Garfield: 6.25
18. James Madison: 6.27
17. Barack Obama: 6.31
16. John Adams: 6.40
15. William Howard Taft: 6.54
14. Bill Clinton: 6.60
13. Calvin Coolidge: 6.64
12. Ronald Reagan: 6.69
11. Thomas Jefferson: 7.00
The Top 10
10. John F. Kennedy: 7.18
9. William McKinley: 7.22
8. Franklin D. Roosevelt: 7.29
7. James K. Polk: 7.56
6. Harry Truman: 7.67
5. Dwight Eisenhower: 8.00
4. Theodore Roosevelt: 8.33
3. James Monroe: 8.40
2. Abraham Lincoln: 9.40
1. George Washington: 9.68
Thanks to all who voted.