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Harry S. Truman

president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884-1972)

#506 of 1,411 · top 37%

Photo: National Archives and Records Administration. Office of Presidential Libraries. Harry S. Truman Library., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (adapted)

50.3% of matchups won 334 matchups Elo 1500 tracked 2025/05/15 → 2026/10/25

mission: Lead the United States · Political leadership · us presidents · politicians

Public sentiment

how often it gets picked, by matchup framing

52%

picked as helping wellbeing

259 matchups

44%

picked as hurting wellbeing

75 matchups

On balance people see it as helping.

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Rating over time

Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29

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01 Donald Trump → 21.1% wins · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present) 02 William Henry Harrison → 36.2% wins · president of the United States in 1841 03 Franklin Delano Roosevelt → 51.3% wins · president of the United States from 1933 to 1945 04 John F. Kennedy → 51.0% wins · President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 05 Dwight D. Eisenhower → 80.2% wins · president of the United States from 1953 to 1961

Known for

Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Airlift
Recognized Israel
Desegregated U.S. Armed Forces

Based on 334 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/25. Full rankings ·

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