Politics & current affairs

YouGov Ratings measures the popularity and fame of anything and everything, based on millions of responses from the American public. Explore YouGov Ratings in Politics & current affairs.

politicians

56%

Barack Obama

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The most popular and the most famous democrat

55%

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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The most popular and the 3rd most famous republican

54%

Jimmy Carter

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The 2nd most popular and the 6th most famous democrat

45%

Bernie Sanders

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The 3rd most popular and the 4th most famous democrat

44%

George W. Bush

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The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous republican

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Democrats

56%

Barack Obama

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The most popular and the most famous democrat

54%

Jimmy Carter

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The 2nd most popular and the 6th most famous democrat

45%

Bernie Sanders

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The 3rd most popular and the 4th most famous democrat

43%

Joe Biden

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The 4th most popular and the 5th most famous democrat

42%

Bill Clinton

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The 5th most popular and the 3rd most famous democrat

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Republicans

55%

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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The most popular and the 3rd most famous republican

44%

George W. Bush

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The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous republican

39%

Donald Trump

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The 3rd most popular and the most famous republican

39%

Ben Carson

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The 4th most popular and the 11th most famous republican

37%

Mike Pence

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The 5th most popular and the 4th most famous republican

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foreign politicians

36%

Justin Trudeau

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The most popular and the 2nd most famous foreign politician

33%

Angela Merkel

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The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous foreign politician

30%

Tony Blair

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The 3rd most popular and the 3rd most famous foreign politician

25%

Emmanuel Macron

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The 4th most popular and the 6th most famous foreign politician

25%

Theresa May

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The 5th most popular and the 5th most famous foreign politician

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public figures

62%

Queen Elizabeth II

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The 168th most popular and the 36th most famous all-time person

61%

Prince Harry

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The 188th most popular and the 102nd most famous all-time person

59%

Bill Gates

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The most popular and the most famous business figure

58%

Michelle Obama

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The 276th most popular and the 6th most famous all-time person

56%

Barack Obama

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The most popular and the most famous democrat

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business figures

59%

Bill Gates

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The most popular and the most famous business figure

43%

Warren Buffett

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The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous business figure

34%

Elon Musk

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The 3rd most popular and the 6th most famous business figure

32%

Mark Cuban

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The 4th most popular and the 7th most famous business figure

32%

Richard Branson

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The 5th most popular and the 9th most famous business figure

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