Trump viewed as best recent president among No Apologies Right and Faith First Conservatives, while Reagan leads among other GOP-oriented groups
% who say each has done the best job as president over the past 40 years
Note: No answer responses and estimates below 1% are not shown.
Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted Nov. 17-30, 2025, and Jan. 20-26, 2026.
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Trump viewed as best recent president among No Apologies Right and Faith First Conservatives, while Reagan leads among other GOP-oriented groups
% who say each has done the best job as president over the past 40 years
| Donald Trump | George W. Bush | George H.W. Bush | Ronald Reagan | Joe Biden | Barack Obama | Bill Clinton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 19 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 11 |
| No Apologies Right | 63 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | <1 | 2 |
| Faith First Conservatives | 52 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unconventional Right | 26 | 7 | 7 | 35 | <1 | 13 | 9 |
| Pragmatic and Polite Right | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | <1 | 23 | 11 |
| Tuned-Out Middle | 12 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 12 |
| Order and Opportunity Left | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 52 | 13 |
| Left-Out Left | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 58 | 16 |
| Loyal Liberals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 18 |
| Leftward Progressives | 1 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 10 |
Note: No answer responses and estimates below 1% are not shown.
Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted Nov. 17-30, 2025, and Jan. 20-26, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
