How will history judge Obama? How do you think will go down in history asa president? (%)
The latest national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted Nov. 30-Dec. 5 among 1,502 adults, finds that 45% expect Obama to be remembered as an above average or outstanding president, while 26% expect he will be viewed as average, and about as many (27%) say he’ll be seen as a below average or poor president.
Obama fares well when compared with past presidents. Expectations for Obama’s historical record are far more positive than those of George W. Bush at the end of his term (when 57% predicted that he would be remembered as a below average or poor president), and are roughly on par with views of Bill Clinton when he left office.
How will history judge Obama?  | How do you think  | will go down in history asa president? (%)  | Outstanding Above avg  | Average  | Below avg Poor  | Ba rack Obama  | 18  | 28  | 26  | 11 16  | George W. Bush 3 8  | 28  | 24  | 34  | Bill Clinton 12  | 32  | 32  | 10 11  | George HW Bush  | 30  | 51  | Ronald Rea gan  | 17  | 42  | 25  | Note: Don "tknow responses notshown Data for Reaganand HW Bushfrom Gallup Q11  | Source Survey conducted Nov 30- Dec 5. 2016  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 