A recent CNN poll conducted by SSRS reveals that Barack Obama is the most popular living president, with 57% of Americans viewing him positively. This surpasses the ratings of his successors, President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, who have favorability ratings of 34% and 30%, respectively.

Presidential Favorability Ratings

Obama’s standing among political independents is more than twice as high as either Biden’s or Trump’s. He also has the near-universal backing of his own party. In contrast, only about one-fifth of Republicans take a positive view of Obama.

Views of former presidents often change retrospectively, and in many cases, improve. For example, George W. Bush, who left the White House with deeply negative ratings, saw his image markedly improve in the following decades. Trump, who ended his first term with just 33% of Americans rating him positively, saw his rating climb to 46% just before he was inaugurated for the second time – after which his rating promptly began another decline.

Obama, who saw mixed ratings during much of his second term, has maintained broad popularity in the years since leaving office. By contrast, Biden — who took office with a 59% favorability rating and left it at 33% — now sees a favorability rating that’s lower than it was at any point during his presidency.

Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.