53.6% of matchups won
2,220 matchups
Elo 1607
tracked 2025/05/14 → 2026/09/13
mission: Drafting the Constitution · Political philosophy, governance · us presidents · philosophers · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing55%
picked as helping wellbeing
1,536 matchups
51%
picked as hurting wellbeing
684 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Thomas Jefferson
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64.9% wins · president of the United States from 1801 to 1809
02
James Monroe
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48.1% wins · president of the United States from 1817 to 1825
03
John Adams
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50.2% wins · Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
04
Alexander Hamilton
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49.6% wins · American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
05
John Quincy Adams
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36.2% wins · President of the United States from 1825 to 1829
Known for
- Drafted US Constitution
- Co-authored Bill of Rights
- Led US in War of 1812
- Founded Democratic-Republican Party
- Contributed to Federalist Papers
Based on 2,220 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/13. Full rankings ·
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