Who are the best Presidents in USA history? A January, 2008 Harris Poll survey of Americans found Abraham Lincoln as the ‘best’ President.  How do George Washington, Ronald Reagan and other Presidents rate in this poll?

Responding to the question …”Which President was the best overall President in American history?” … the results are below: 

Abraham Lincoln - 20% (received 20% of the votes)
Ronald Reagan - 14%
Franklin Roosevelt - 12%
George Washington - 12%
John F. Kennedy - 11%
Bill Clinton - 7%
Thomas Jefferson - 4%
Theodore Roosevelt - 3%
Harry Truman - 2%
George W. Bush - 1%
Dwight Eisenhower - 1%
Jimmy Carter - 1%
Richard Nixon - 1%
Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford, John Adams, Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge - received less than 1% each.

Not sure - 9%