Not all U.S. presidents are missed once they leave the White House.
by U.S. News Staff
Introduction
Not all U.S. presidents are missed once they leave the White House. U.S. News averaged the results of three major presidential polls to make its own list of America’s worst presidents.
Read more about the history of presidential rankings.
Read more about the Worst Presidents methodology.
10. Zachary Taylor
Born: Nov. 24, 1784
Died: July 9, 1850
Presidential Term: March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850
Vice President: Millard Fillmore
Taylor’s brief presidency came to an end in 1850 when he fell ill after celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, becoming one of eight presidents to die in office.
9. Herbert Hoover
Born: Aug. 10, 1874
Died: Oct. 20, 1964
Presidential Term: March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
Vice President: Charles Curtis
Hoover was known as a poor communicator who fueled trade wars and exacerbated the Great Depression.
7. (tie). John Tyler
Born: March 29, 1790
Died: Jan. 18, 1862
Presidential Term: April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845
Vice President: None
He was a stalwart defender of slavery who abandoned his party’s platform once he was president.
7 (tie). Millard Fillmore
Born: Jan. 7, 1800
Died: March 8, 1874
Presidential Term: July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853
Vice President: None
He backed the Compromise of 1850 that delayed the Southern secession by allowing slavery to spread.
6. Warren G. Harding
Born: Nov. 2, 1865
Died: Aug. 2, 1923
Presidential Term: March 4, 1921 – Aug. 2, 1923
Vice President: Calvin Coolidge
Harding was an avid golfer and poker player whose administration is perhaps best remembered for its litany of corruption and scandals.
5. William Henry Harrison
Born: Feb. 9, 1773
Died: April 4, 1841
Presidential Term: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
Vice President: John Tyler
Delivering the longest inaugural address in U.S. history, he came down with pneumonia that made his 30-day presidency the shortest in U.S. history.
4. Franklin Pierce
Born: Nov. 23, 1804
Died: Oct. 8, 1869
Presidential Term: March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857
Vice President: William R. King
Pierce’s fervor for expanding the borders – thereby adding several slave states – helped set the stage for the Civil War.
3. Andrew Johnson
Born: Dec. 29, 1808
Died: July 31, 1875
Presidential Term: April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869
Vice President: None
Johnson survived impeachment after opposing Reconstruction initiatives, including the 14th amendment.
2. Donald Trump
Born: June 14, 1946
Presidential Term: Jan. 20, 2017 – Jan 20, 2021
Vice President: Mike Pence
The only living president among the 10 worst presidents in history, Trump is also the only president to be impeached twice.
- James Buchanan
Born: April 23, 1791
Died: June 1, 1868
Presidential Term: March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
Vice President: John Breckinridge
He refused to challenge either the spread of slavery or the growing bloc of states that became the Confederacy.
Dishonorable Mentions
Richard Nixon: 14th-worst
George W. Bush: 15th-worst
Gerald Ford: 19th-worst
Jimmy Carter: 20th-worst
Read more about George W. Bush and Richard Nixon, who previously ranked among the U.S. News 10 Worst Presidents.
Conclusion
Were these really America’s worst presidents?
Read more about the U.S. News Worst Presidents rankings, the history of presidential polling and how difficult it can be to objectively compare one president to the next.
The 10 Worst Presidents
1. James Buchanan
2. Donald Trump
3. Andrew Johnson
4. Franklin Pierce
5. William Henry Harrison
6. Warren G. Harding
7 (tie). Millard Fillmore
7 (tie). John Tyler
9. Herbert Hoover
10. Zachary Taylor
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