President Donald Trump‘s popularity has fallen below that of former President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to a recently released YouGov ranking the most popular politicians in the second quarter of 2025.
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Why It Matters
The president has been engaged on multiple fronts, some of which have proven divisive within the electorate, including the passage of the “big, beautiful bill” or his tariffs policy. Naturally, a sitting president often serves as an open target for criticism, while leaders of the past tend to benefit from the fact that they’re simply no longer in charge.
What To Know
In the Q2 rankings, Trump ranks as the 17th most popular with 37 percent of adults having a positive opinion of the president. Vice President JD Vance ranks above Trump, at 14th on the list, at 38 percent.
Hillary Clinton ranks sixth on the list, with 47 percent, while Biden is ninth with 42 percent.
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died in December 2024, ranked number one. Second on the list was former President Barack Obama, while former Vice President Kamala Harris held the position of fourth most popular.
YouGov’s list is primarily populated by Democrats. In the top 20, there are four Republicans, with former President George W. Bush ranking at number 11 and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at number 20. Former Republican Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, who backed Harris in 2024, is third.
Some prominent Democrats in the top 20 include New Jersey Senator Cory Booker at number 15 with 38 percent and New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at number 18 at 36 percent. Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders sits at number five, at 50 percent.
The YouGov Ratings website states that the sample used mirrors “demographics of the US,” and that the data is “weighted to be nationally representative.”
The YouGov list shows Trump to be the most unpopular living president. However, a July poll from Quantus Insights survey showed him to be the second-most popular U.S. president of the 21st century, behind Obama.
What People Are Saying
President Donald Trump, wrote in a post on Truth Social, mentioning some of his most recent policy moves on July 5: “This July 4th weekend I want to give a big ‘THANK YOU!’ to the Heroic ICE Officers fighting every day to reclaim our Sovereignty and Freedom. One of the most exciting parts of the “ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT” is that it includes ALL of the Funding and Resources that ICE needs to carry out the Largest Mass Deportation Operation in History. Our Brave ICE Officers, who are under daily violent assault, will finally have the tools and support that they need. We will not let America become a Third World Country filled with Crime, failing Schools, collapsing Hospitals, and total Social Dysfunction. It’s called “REMIGRATION” and, it will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
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