For Presidents Day we asked the YouGov First Verdict panel to say which of the last ten US presidents was the greatest. Ronald Reagan was a clear winner with 40% voting for him. His victory might partly reflect the likelihood that Republican-minded panellists all lined up behind him. Other Republican presidents in the list scored very poorly: the two Bush presidents receiving just 1% each and Ford and Nixon receiving almost no votes at all.
Three Democratic presidents, in contrast, all scored in double figures. Barack Obama topped the Democratic primary with 19%, John F Kennedy received 16% and Bill Clinton 16%.
The total percentage for Democratic presidents equalled 54% and just 42% voted for Republicans.
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