Overview
- The CNN/SSRS survey released Thursday found 57% of Americans view Barack Obama favorably, compared with 34% for President Donald Trump and 30% for former President Joe Biden.
- The poll shows Obama drawing broad support from independents and near-universal backing from Democrats, while Trump and Biden have far smaller cross-party appeal.
- The survey was conducted May 7–31 among 2,480 U.S. adults by SSRS using online and phone interviews and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.
- Coverage noted that the results arrived as the Barack Obama Presidential Center opened in Chicago and that Trump posted memes mocking the library on Truth Social and did not attend the dedication.
- The poll also found mixed ratings for other living presidents, with George W. Bush at 42% favorable and Bill Clinton roughly split, and it highlighted that younger adults often express no opinion about earlier presidents.