Barack Obama

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short readsAug 22, 2023

Republicans view Reagan, Trump as best recent presidents

About four-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (41%) say Reagan has done the best job as president over the past 40 years, compared with 37% who say Trump.
short readsOct 10, 2022

Black Lives Matter tops list of groups that Black Americans see as helping them most in recent years

Around four-in-ten Black adults in the United States (39%) say Black Lives Matter has done the most to help Black people in recent years.
short readsFeb 17, 2021

Under Trump, the federal prison population continued its recent decline

The number of federal prisoners sentenced to more than a year behind bars decreased by 5% between 2017 and the end of 2019.
short readsJan 22, 2021

Trump used his clemency power sparingly despite a raft of late pardons and commutations

Only two other presidents since 1900 – George W. and George H.W. Bush – granted fewer acts of clemency than Trump.
short readsJan 13, 2021

How Trump compares with other recent presidents in appointing federal judges

Donald Trump leaves the White House having appointed nearly as many appeals court judges in four years as Barack Obama appointed in eight.
short readsMar 12, 2020

About a third in U.S. see God’s hand in presidential elections, but fewer say God picks winners based on policies

Few United States adults – just 5% – say God chose Donald Trump to be president because God approves of his policies.
short readsOct 2, 2018

Trump has appointed a larger share of female judges than other GOP presidents, but lags Obama

Women account for 28% of the 67 judges Trump has appointed to the federal courts since taking office, well below the share appointed by Barack Obama but higher than the share appointed by any other Republican president. Seven of the 67 judges (10%) are racial or ethnic minorities.
reportJul 11, 2018

Obama Tops Public’s List of Best President in Their Lifetime, Followed by Clinton, Reagan

When asked which president has done the best job in their lifetimes, more Americans name Barack Obama than any other president.
short readsJan 23, 2017

Obama issued fewer executive orders on average than any president since Cleveland

Obama has issued 35 executive orders per year in office, slightly fewer than the 36 per year in office that George W. Bush issued and the lowest average in 120 years.
data essayJan 10, 2017

How America Changed During Barack Obama’s Presidency

Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock examines the changes – some profound, some subtle – that the U.S. experienced during Barack Obama’s presidency.

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Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Republicans view Reagan, Trump as best recent presidents

Black Lives Matter tops list of groups that Black Americans see as helping them most in recent years

Trump used his clemency power sparingly despite a raft of late pardons and commutations

How Trump compares with other recent presidents in appointing federal judges

About a third in U.S. see God’s hand in presidential elections, but fewer say God picks winners based on policies

Obama Tops Public’s List of Best President in Their Lifetime, Followed by Clinton, Reagan

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