Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States
2012 Gallup poll
Columns: Result | Barack Obama | George H. W. Bush | Ronald Reagan | Jimmy Carter | Gerald Ford | Richard Nixon
1. outstanding | 10% | 6% | 27% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2. above average | 28% | 29% | 42% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 3. average | 26% | 44% | 20% | 34% | 54% | 28% | 4. below average | 17% | 11% | 6% | 22% | 15% | 32% | 5. poor | 18% | 9% | 4% | 16% | 4% | 23% | no opinion | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 3%