This statistic shows public opinion in the United States in February 2017, on preference for either Barack Obama or Donald Trump as the President of the United States. As of February 2017, 94 percent of U.S. respondents identifying as very liberal favored Barack Obama as their President.
Who would you rather was President: Barack Obama or Donald Trump?
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Public Policy Polling. (February 10, 2017). Who would you rather was President: Barack Obama or Donald Trump? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/675155/us-public-opinion-on-barack-obama-or-donald-trump-as-president/
Public Policy Polling. "Who would you rather was President: Barack Obama or Donald Trump?." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675155/us-public-opinion-on-barack-obama-or-donald-trump-as-president/
Public Policy Polling. (2017). Who would you rather was President: Barack Obama or Donald Trump?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675155/us-public-opinion-on-barack-obama-or-donald-trump-as-president/
Public Policy Polling. "Who Would You Rather Was President: Barack Obama or Donald Trump?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675155/us-public-opinion-on-barack-obama-or-donald-trump-as-president/
Public Policy Polling, Who would you rather was President: Barack Obama or Donald Trump? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675155/us-public-opinion-on-barack-obama-or-donald-trump-as-president/ (last visited August 11, 2022)