Your opinion of the presidential candidates using Gallup's method

[Phony Moderate]

Read this article for more details.

+5 = Very favorable
-5 = Very unfavorable

Zero is not an option.

Like Gallup, I'll do 1960 and onwards.

1960:

Kennedy - +4
Nixon - -3

1964:

Johnson - +1
Goldwater - -3

1968:

Nixon - -4
Humphrey - +2
Wallace - -5

1972:

Nixon - -4
McGovern - +5

1976:

Carter - +4
Ford - +4

1980:

Reagan - -4
Carter - +4
Anderson - +2

1984:

Reagan - -4
Mondale - +4

1988:

H. W. Bush - -2
Dukakis - +3

1992:

Clinton - +2
H. W. Bush - -2
Perot - -1

1996:

Clinton - +1
Dole - -2
Perot - -2

2000:

W. Bush - -4
Gore - +3

2004:

W. Bush - -4
Kerry - +3

2008:

Obama - +4
McCain - -3

2012:

Obama - +3
Romney - -4

[Donerail]

1960:
Kennedy - +1
Nixon - -2

1964:
Johnson - -3
Goldwater - +5

1968:

Nixon - -2
Humphrey - -4
Wallace - +1

1972:

Nixon - -3
McGovern - +5

1976:

Carter - +4
Ford - +3

1980:

Reagan - -2
Carter - +4
Anderson - +5

1984:

Reagan - -4
Mondale - -1

1988:

H. W. Bush - -1
Dukakis - +1

1992:

Clinton - +1
H. W. Bush - -2
Perot - -1

1996:
Clinton - +1
Dole - +2
Perot - -1

2000:
W. Bush - -2
Gore - +1

2004:
W. Bush - -5
Kerry - +4

2008:
Obama - +4
McCain - +3

2012:
Obama - -5
Romney - -4


Kind of a large shift from 08 to 12.

[DC Al Fine]

1960:

Kennedy: +2
Nixon: -1

1964:

Johnson: -5
Goldwater: 4

1968:

Nixon: -1
Humphrey: -4
Wallace: -5

1972:

Nixon: -1
McGovern: -5

1976:

Carter: -3
Ford: -3

1980:

Reagan : 4
Carter: -3
Anderson: -2

1984:

Reagan: 4
Mondale : -4

1988:

H. W. Bush: 1
Dukakis: -3

1992:

Clinton: -2
H. W. Bush: 1
Perot : 0

1996:

Clinton: -2
Dole: 0
Perot: 0

2000:

W. Bush: 2
Gore: -3

2004:

W. Bush: 2
Kerry: -3

2008:

Obama: -4
McCain : 1

2012:

Obama: -4
Romney: -1

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

1960:

Kennedy: +2
Nixon: +1

1964:

Johnson: -5
Goldwater: +5

1968:

Nixon: -2
Humphrey: -1
Wallace: -1

1972:

Nixon: -3
McGovern: +5

1976:

Carter: +3
Ford: +4

1980:

Reagan : +5
Carter: -2
Anderson: -1

1984:

Reagan: +4
Mondale : -2

1988:

H. W. Bush: -4
Dukakis: -1

1992:

Clinton: +1
H. W. Bush: -4
Perot : +5

1996:

Clinton: +1
Dole: -3
Perot: +5

2000:

W. Bush: +2
Gore: -5

2004:

W. Bush: -4
Kerry: -1

2008:

Obama: -5
McCain : -2

2012:

Obama: -3
Romney: -3

[afleitch]

1960:

Kennedy - +4
Nixon - +3

1964:

Johnson - +2
Goldwater - +1

1968:

Nixon - +3
Humphrey - +2
Wallace - -5

1972:

Nixon - +4
McGovern - +2

1976:

Carter - +3
Ford - +4

1980:

Reagan - +2
Carter - +3
Anderson - +2

1984:

Reagan - +3
Mondale - +2

1988:

H. W. Bush - +2
Dukakis - +1

1992:

Clinton - +4
H. W. Bush - -1
Perot - -2

1996:

Clinton - +4
Dole - -2
Perot - -3

2000:

W. Bush - -3
Gore - +3

2004:

W. Bush - -4
Kerry - +3

2008:

Obama - +4
McCain - -2

2012:

Obama - +4
Romney - -4

[LastVoter]

1960:

Kennedy - +1
Nixon - -3

1964:

Johnson - +2
Goldwater - -4

1968:

Nixon - -3
Humphrey - +3
Wallace - -5

1972:

Nixon - -3
McGovern - +3

1976:

Carter - +1
Ford - -1

1980:

Reagan - -4
Carter - +3
Anderson - -1

1984:

Reagan - -5
Mondale - +3

1988:

H. W. Bush - -2
Dukakis - +4

1992:

Clinton - -1
H. W. Bush - -3
Perot - -3

1996:

Clinton - -3
Dole - -5
Perot - -4

2000:

W. Bush - -4
Gore - +1

2004:

W. Bush - -5
Kerry - +2

2008:

Obama - +1
McCain - -3

2012:

Obama - -1
Romney - -5

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

1960
Kennedy +2
Nixon +2

1964
Johnson -4
Goldwater +3

1968
Nixon +3
Humphrey -3
Wallace -1

1972
Nixon +2
McGovern -2

1976
Ford +3
Carter +1

1980
Reagan +4
Carter -2
Anderson -3

1984
Reagan +3
Mondale -3

1988
Bush +2
Dukakis -2

1992
Clinton 0
Bush +1
Perot +2

1996
Clinton +1
Dole +2
Perot -1

2000
Bush +2
Gore -2
Nader -4

2004
Bush +3
Kerry -3

2008
McCain +3
Obama -3

2012
Obama -1
Romney +1
Johnson +2

[Kitteh]

1960
Kennedy +4
Nixon -3

1964
Johnson +2
Goldwater -3

1968
Nixon -3
Humphrey +3
Wallace -5

1972
Nixon -3
McGovern +5

1976
Ford 0
Carter +4

1980
Reagan -5
Carter +4
Anderson +4

1984
Reagan -5
Mondale +4

1988
Bush -1
Dukakis -2

1992
Clinton +2
Bush -1
Perot +1

1996
Clinton +2
Dole -2
Perot +1

2000
Bush -3
Gore +2
Nader +4

2004
Bush -3
Kerry +2

2008
McCain -1
Obama +4

2012
Obama +3
Romney -4
Johnson +1

[General White]

1960

JFK - +4
Nixon - +4

1964

LBJ - +5
Goldwater- -3

1968

Humphrey - +5
Nixon - +4
Wallace - -2

1972:

Nixon - +4
McGovern - +1

1976:

Ford - +3
Carter - +1

1980:

Reagan - +2
Carter - -1

1988

Dukakis - +3
Bush Sr - -3

1992

Bush Sr - -3
Clinton - -4
Perot- +4

1996

Dole - +2
Clinton - -4

2000:

Gore- -5
Bush- -3
Nader - +1

2004:

Kerry- +1
Bush- -5

2008:

Obama- +3
McCain- -4

2012:

Obama- -1
Romney - -2

[SPC]

1960:
Kennedy -2
Nixon -4

1964:
Goldwater +2
Johnson -5

1968:
Nixon -3
Humphrey -4

1972:
McGovern 0
Nixon -4

1976:
Carter -2
Ford -2

1980:
Carter -2
Reagan -3

1984:
Mondale -3
Reagan -4

1988:
Dukakis -3
Bush -3

1992:
Perot +1
Bush -2
Clinton -4

1996:
Dole -3
Clinton -4

2000:
Bush -3
Gore -4

2004:
Kerry -4
Bush -5

2008:
Obama -4
McCain -5

2012:
Obama -4
Romney -4

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Political favorability only, not personal:

1960:

Kennedy: +4
Nixon: -2

1964:

Johnson: +5
Goldwater: -4

1968:

Humphrey: +5
Nixon: -2
Wallace: -4

1972:

McGovern: +3
Nixon: -2

1976:

Carter: +1
Ford: -1

1980:

Carter: +1
Reagan: -4

1984:

Mondale: +5
Reagan: -4

1988:

Dukakis: +2
Bush: -1

1992:

Clinton: -1
Bush: -1
Perot: +1

1996:

Clinton: -1
Dole: -2
Perot: -2 (he really changed from 92 to 96)

2000:

Gore: +2
Bush: -5

2004:

Kerry: +2
Bush: -5

2008:

Obama: +2
McCain: -3

2012:

Obama: +2
Romney: -5

[Oldiesfreak1854]

It's hard for me to gague both political and personal favorability, but I'll try to place myself in those campaigns and how I would have felt then:

1960
Kennedy: +1
Nixon: +2

1964
Johnson: -5
Goldwater: +1

1968
Nixon: +4
Humphrey: +1
Wallace: -5

1972
Nixon: +3
McGovern: -4

1976:
Carter: +1
Ford: +5

1980
Reagan: +2
Carter: -2
Anderson: +5 (Though I probably would've voted for Reagan)

1984
Reagan: +4
Mondale: -1

1988
Bush +3
Dukakis: +2

1992
Clinton: +1
Bush: +3
Perot: -3


1996
Clinton: +2
Dole: +3

2000
Bush: +3
Gore: +1

2004
Bush: +3
Kerry: -3

2008
Obama: -3
McCain: +3

2012
Obama: -2
Romney: +3

[morgieb]

1960:

Kennedy: +4
Nixon: -1

1964:

Johnson: +3
Goldwater: +1

1968:

Nixon: -3
Humphrey: +3
Wallace: -5

1972:

Nixon: -4
McGovern: +5

1976:

Carter: +3
Ford: +1

1980:

Reagan: -4
Carter: +3
Anderson: +3

1984:

Reagan: -4
Mondale: +4

1988:

H. W. Bush: -3
Dukakis: +1

1992:

Clinton: +4
H. W. Bush: -3
Perot: -1

1996:

Clinton: +3
Dole: -2
Perot: -1

2000:

W. Bush: -2
Gore: +3

2004:

W. Bush: -5
Kerry: +2

2008:

Obama: +5
McCain: -2

2012:

Obama: +2
Romney: -5

[Cryptic]

1960:

Kennedy: +4
Nixon: -1

1964:

Johnson: +4
Goldwater: -3

1968:

Nixon: -3
Humphrey: +4
Wallace: -5

1972:

Nixon: -4
McGovern: +5

1976:

Carter: +2
Ford: -2

1980:

Reagan: -4
Carter: +1
Anderson:+1

1984:

Reagan: -4
Mondale: +5

1988:

H. W. Bush: -2
Dukakis: +3

1992:

Clinton: +3
H. W. Bush: -2
Perot: +1

1996:

Clinton: +2
Dole: -2
Perot: -2

2000:

W. Bush: -4
Gore: +4

2004:

W. Bush: -4
Kerry: +3

2008:

Obama: +4
McCain: -3

2012:

Obama: +3
Romney: -4

[Banjo Broski]

1960

Nixon: -4
Kennedy: -3

1964

Barry Goldwater: -1
Lyndon Johnson: -5

1968

Humphrey: -5
Nixon: -3
Wallace: +4

1972

Nixon: -3
McGovern: -5

1976

Carter: +2
Ford: -3

1980

Reagan: 0
Carter: -3
Anderson: -5

1984

Reagan: 0
Mondale: -5

1988

Dukakis: -5
George Bush: -4

1992:

Ross Perot: -3
Clinton: -5
Bush: -5

1996

Bob Dole:-5
Clinton: -5
Pat Buchanan: +2

2000

Ralph Nader: -2
Pat Buchanan: +2
George Bush: -3
Al Gore: -5

2004

George Bush: -5
John Kerry: -5

2008:

Obama: -5
Joe Biden: -4
John McCain: -3
Sarah Palin: -4

2012

Mitt Romney: -3
Obama: -5

[TNF]

1928
Hoover: 1
Smith: 3

1932
Hoover: -4
Roosevelt: 4

1936
Roosevelt: 5
Landon: 1

1940
Roosevelt: 5
Willkie: 2

1944
Roosevelt: 5
Dewey: 3

1948
Truman: 5
Dewey: 2
Thurmond: -5
Wallace: -3

1952
Stevenson: 3
Eisenhower: 3

1956
Eisenhower: 2
Stevenson: 4

1960
Nixon: 1
Kennedy: 3

1964
Johnson: 5
Goldwater: -5

1968
Humphrey: 5
Nixon: 1
Wallace: -5

1972
Nixon: -2
McGovern: -2

1976
Ford: 2
Carter: 3

1980
Carter: 2
Reagan: -5
Anderson: -1

1984
Reagan: -5
Mondale: 2

1988
Bush: -3
Dukakis: 3

1992
Bush: -2
Clinton: -1
Perot: 4

1996
Clinton: -2
Dole: -2
Perot: 2

2000
Gore: -1
Bush: -3
Nader: -5

2004
Bush: -5
Kerry: 1

2008
McCain: -3
Obama: 3

2012
Obama: 4
Romney: -5

[MrMittens]

1960:

Kennedy: +2
Nixon: +2

1964:

Johnson: -3
Goldwater: +4

1968:

Nixon: +1
Humphrey: -4
Wallace: +4

1972:

Nixon: +1
McGovern: -5

1976:

Carter: +2
Ford: +3

1980:

Reagan: +5
Carter: -4
Anderson: -1

1984:

Reagan: +5
Mondale: -4

1988:

H. W. Bush: +4
Dukakis: -4

1992:

Clinton: -2
H. W. Bush: +2
Perot: +3

1996:

Clinton: +3
Dole: +3
Perot: +2

2000:

W. Bush: +4
Gore: -3

2004:

W. Bush: +5
Kerry: -4

2008:

Obama: -2
McCain: +2

2012:

Obama: -4
Romney: +5

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

1960:

Kennedy - +5
Nixon - -2

1964:

Johnson - +1
Goldwater - -1

1968:

Nixon - -3
Humphrey - +5
Wallace - -5

1972:

Nixon - -2
McGovern - +5

1976:

Carter - +4
Ford - +4

1980:

Reagan - -4
Carter - +3
Anderson - +2

1984:

Reagan - -2
Mondale - +4

1988:

H. W. Bush - -2
Dukakis - +4

1992:

Clinton - +5
H. W. Bush - -2
Perot - +2

1996:

Clinton - +5
Dole - -2
Perot - -2

2000:

W. Bush - -5
Gore - +4

2004:

W. Bush - -5
Kerry - +4

2008:

Obama - +5
McCain - -2

2012:

Obama - +2
Romney - -4

[Pheurton Skeurto]

1960:

Kennedy - +5
Nixon - -1

1964:

Johnson - -4
Goldwater - +5

1968:

Nixon - -3
Humphrey - +3
Wallace - -5

1972:

Nixon - -3
McGovern - +4

1976:

Carter - +1
Ford - +3

1980:

Reagan - +5
Carter - -4
Anderson - +1

1984:

Reagan - +5
Mondale - +3

1988:

H. W. Bush - -3
Dukakis - -1
Ron Paul - +5

1992:

Clinton - +3
H. W. Bush - -2
Perot - +2

1996:

Clinton - +3
Dole - +1
Perot - +2

2000:

W. Bush - +2
Gore - -3

2004:

W. Bush - -3
Kerry - -4

2008:

Obama - +4
McCain - +1

2012:

Obama - -5
Romney - +2

[Dereich]

1960:

Kennedy - +2
Nixon - +3

1964:

Johnson - 0
Goldwater - 0

1968:

Nixon - +4
Humphrey - -1
Wallace - -3

1972:

Nixon - +4
McGovern - -4

1976:

Carter - -1
Ford - +4

1980:

Reagan - +2
Carter - -2
Anderson - +2

1984:

Reagan - +4
Mondale - 0

1988:

H. W. Bush - +3
Dukakis - -2

1992:

Clinton - -2
H. W. Bush - +1
Perot - -4

1996:

Clinton - +1
Dole - +1
Perot - -4

2000:

W. Bush - +1
Gore - -1

2004:

W. Bush - +2
Kerry - -3

2008:

Obama - +1
McCain - +2

2012:

Obama - +1
Romney - +4

[Ban my account ffs!]

1960:

Kennedy - +4
Nixon - -2

1964:

Johnson - +2
Goldwater - -4

1968:

Nixon - -3
Humphrey - +5
Wallace - -5

1972:

Nixon - -2
McGovern - +5

1976:

Carter - +4
Ford - +1

1980:

Reagan - -4
Carter - +4
Anderson - +2

1984:

Reagan - -4
Mondale - +5

1988:

H. W. Bush - -2
Dukakis - +2

1992:

Clinton - +3
H. W. Bush - -2
Perot - +1

1996:

Clinton - +3
Dole - -2
Perot - -1

2000:

W. Bush - -3
Gore - +1

2004:

W. Bush - -5
Kerry - +3

2008:

Obama - +5
McCain - -1

2012:

Obama - +5
Romney - -4

[Sumner 1868]

1960:

Kennedy: -5
Nixon: -5

1964:

Johnson: +1
Goldwater: -5

1968:

Nixon: -5
Humphrey: -5
Wallace: -5

1972:

Nixon: -5
McGovern: +1

1976:

Carter: +2
Ford: -4

1980:

Reagan: -5
Carter: -1
Anderson: -5

1984:

Reagan: -5
Mondale: -3

1988:

H. W. Bush: -5
Dukakis: 0

1992:

Clinton: -1
H. W. Bush: -5
Perot: -3

1996:

Clinton: -3
Dole: -5
Perot: -5

2000:

W. Bush: -4
Gore: -3
Nader: +4

2004:

W. Bush: -5
Kerry: 0

2008:

Obama: 0
McCain: -5

2012:

Obama: -4
Romney: -5

[Illuminati Blood Drinker]

1960:
Kennedy: +1
Nixon: -1

1964:
Johnson: +4
Goldwater: -5

1968:
Humphrey: +4
Nixon: -4
Wallace: -5

1972:
McGovern: +4
Nixon: -5

1976:
Carter: +2
Ford: +1

1980:
Carter: +1
Reagan: -5

1984:
Reagan: -5
Mondale: +1

1988:
Bush: -3
Dukakis: -1

1992:
Clinton: -2
Bush: -3
Perot: -1

1996:
Clinton: -3
Dole: -3

2000:
Gore: +1
Bush: -3

2004:
Kerry: -1
Bush: -5

2008:
Obama: +5
McCain: -4

2012:
Obama: +3
Romney: -5

[SWE]

1928
Hoover: -2
Smith: -2

1932
Hoover: -4
Roosevelt: -3

1936
Roosevelt: -3
Landon: -4

1940
Roosevelt: -4
Willkie: -4

1944
Roosevelt: -4
Dewey: -4

1948
Truman: -4
Dewey: -4
Thurmond: -5
Wallace: 3

1952
Stevenson: -4
Eisenhower: -2

1956
Eisenhower: -4
Stevenson: -4

1960
Nixon: -5
Kennedy: -5

1964
Johnson: -3
Goldwater: -5

1968
Humphrey: -4
Nixon:-5
Wallace: -5

1972
Nixon: -5
McGovern: 1

1976
Ford: -3
Carter: -3

1980
Carter:-4
Reagan: -5
Anderson: -2

1984
Reagan: -5
Mondale: -4

1988
Bush: -4
Dukakis: -3

1992
Bush: -4
Clinton: -4
Perot: -3

1996
Clinton: -4
Dole: -4
Perot: -3

2000
Gore: -4
Bush: -4
Nader: 1

2004
Bush: -5
Kerry: -4

2008
McCain: -4
Obama: -3

2012
Obama: -4
Romney: -5