37.8% of matchups won
262 matchups
Elo 1365
tracked 2025/05/17 → 2026/04/25
mission: Religious restoration and leadership · Religious transformation · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing35%
picked as helping wellbeing
187 matchups
44%
picked as hurting wellbeing
75 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Published the Book of Mormon
- Founded the Church of Christ
- Established the Kirtland Temple
- Promoted plural marriage
- Launched U.S. presidential campaign
Based on 262 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/04/25. Full rankings ·
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