Poll Names Trump as Worst American in History
US President Donald Trump topped a poll asking Americans to name the worst person in their history—though he also leads the field among those Republicans think is the greatest.
The YouGov poll on the "greatest" and "worst" Americans was conducted ahead of the 250th anniversary of the United States, Newsweek reported. Trump appeared on both lists, a sign of how he remains one of the most polarizing figures in the country.Trump is seen by some as defining American greatness and by others as its worst example, showing how opinion over him remains sharply divided. The only other president to appear on both lists was Barack Obama.The results show that attitudes toward Trump are overwhelmingly divided across partisan lines, with Republicans far more likely to view him favorably, while Democrats’ views of him are overwhelmingly negative.Trump topped the list of the worst Americans in history according to the YouGov poll, with a total of 34 percent of respondents selecting him. This included 64 percent of Democrats, 34 percent of independents and 4 percent of Republicans.The list included convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, serial killers Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy, as well as former Democratic presidents Obama and Joe Biden.The poll found that the largest share of respondents named former president Abraham Lincoln as the greatest American, with 18 percent selecting him, a nearly identical figure among both Democrats and Republicans.
Trump was named as the greatest American in history by 8 percent of total respondents, including 24 percent of Republicans—the highest share for any individual on the list among Republicans.By comparison, 0 percent of Democrats and 2 percent of independents said Trump was the greatest American.Polling has consistently shown stark partisan divides over Trump’s performance and legacy, with Republicans tending to rate him far more positively while Democrats remain overwhelmingly negative.Others listed as the greatest American of all time were former president George Washington, named by 13 percent of respondents, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. at 12 percent, and former president Obama at 10 percent.YouGov conducted two online surveys, between June 23—25 of 1,110 people and June 24—27 of 1,118 people. The sample was weighted to be representative of American adults by key demographics. The margin of error for the overall sample is approximately +/-4 percentage points.The polling was conducted in several stages, first by asking Americans to answer open-ended questions about their views on the country’s history and notable public figures, and later by using these responses to survey opinion on specific issues and people.YouGov noted that the findings of this survey mainly highlighted men, as history books typically do, but it will soon also release a survey about the most prominent women in America’s history.
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