Presidential Popularity Redux

This time last year I used some data published by Public Policy Polling upon presidential popularity (alliterative, right?) to create a graphic looking at said popularity. So here it is again for Presidents Day. Next time I’ll try to remember the holiday is coming a bit further in advance and work on something newer.

Presidential popularity
Presidential popularity

A minor point, someone asked why the bar runs past 100 for some presidents yet stops before 100 for others. The data was rounded and some things didn’t add to 100. I saw no need to manipulate the numbers for aesthetic purposes.

Author: Brendan Barry

I am a graphic designer who focuses on information design. Most recently I worked for the Economic Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and prior to that I was Head of Design at Euromonitor International with my design team split between Chicago and London.

2 thoughts on “Presidential Popularity Redux”

  1. A great graphic! I see that many presidents are favorable who were associated with crises, war, or conflict events.

  2. I also find that there’s a trend where people probably don’t know much about the 19th century presidents. Those that are known, like Lincoln and Grant, are the ones that are popular. I also find that people tend to view all presidents not so unfavourably as history goes on.

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