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SOCIETY / POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
List: Top Ten Presidents of the United States of America
Date: February 2005
Source: Washington College poll
Base: 800 American adults nationwide were polled.
Notes: The question presented was: "Thinking about all the presidents of the United States throughout history to the present, who would you say was America's greatest president?" Three of the top ten were still alive at the time the poll was taken. Washington College is a private, independent liberal arts college located in Chestertown, Maryland.
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Rank / President
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Percentage of Vote
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1. Abraham Lincoln
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20%
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2. Ronald Reagan
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15%
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3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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12%
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4. John F. Kennedy
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11%
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5.
Bill Clinton
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10%
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6.
George W. Bush
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8%
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7. George Washington
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6%
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8. Theodore Roosevelt
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3%
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9. Dwight Eisenhower
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3%
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10. Jimmy Carter
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2%
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