Republicans see President Trump as the fourth “greatest” president ever, on par with Ronald Reagan and just behind Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, according to a new survey.
What’s more, Trump ranks seventh with all adults polled in the latest Yahoo/YouGov survey, ahead of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Lincoln, who ended the Civil War and freed slaves, is considered the greatest of all presidents. Some 48% said he was great, and another 27% called him “near great.”
Washington, the first president and considered the father of America, was second. Some 40% called him great, and another 25% called him near great.
Trump came in seventh overall, with 18% calling him great and 12% near great.
Among Republicans, 47% said Trump is great, and 25% said he is near great. Just 3% of Democrats said Trump is great.
The survey analysis said Republicans consider Trump better than Reagan, but the results showed Reagan had the edge: 49% calling him great and 24% calling him near great. The survey said, however, “Republicans are much more likely (47%) than Americans overall to describe Trump as great. Among his own party, he is only beaten by Washington (55%) and Lincoln (54%).”
The numbers show the depth of support among his base and parallel other polls showing the president with an approval rating over 90% among Republicans.
As with many political polls, the GOP-Democrat division was vast.
One example was the question that the survey asked on whether Trump is racist. With Democrats, 83% said yes. Among Republicans, 72% said no.
