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He lost the popular vote and the US election, but Donald Trump was named the “most admired” man of 2020 in a new Gallup poll that left Democrats divided on mentions.
Former first lady Michelle Obama won the title of most admired woman for the third year in a row, according to the annual poll released Tuesday (local time).
Trump achieved his first solo No. 1 spot despite his lousy 39% job approval rating due to his dominance of the Republican Party, Gallup said.
Overall, Trump received 18% of the mentions, while former President Barack Obama and President-elect Joe Biden received 15% and 6%, respectively.
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Donald Trump was named the “most admired” man of 2020 in a new Gallup poll, while former first lady Michelle Obama won the title of most admired woman.
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3% of those surveyed named Dr. Anthony Fauci as their most admired man, while 2% chose Pope Francis.
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, basketball superstar LeBron James and the Dalai Lama rounded out the top 10 list with 1% each.
Trump’s first-place title ended Barack Obama’s 12-year streak as the most admired man, a record streak shared only with former President Dwight Eisenhower.
Michelle Obama returned to take top honors after receiving 10 percent of the mentions. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris came in second with 6 percent.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held the number one spot for 16 consecutive years before handing over the title to Obama and was ranked first 22 times overall.
Meanwhile, current first lady Melania Trump came in third place this year with 4 percent of the mentions. She joins Bess Truman and Lady Bird Johnson as the only former or current first ladies without the number one spot.
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey received 3% of the mentions this year, while Clinton, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Queen Elizabeth II each received 2%.
Newly installed Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and climate change activist Greta Thunberg rounded out the top 10 list at 1 percent each.
Dolly Parton, Condoleezza Rice, Malala Yousafzai, Nikki Haley, Senator Elizabeth Warren, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Betty White and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer also received 1% of the honors this year, but still they ranked behind Barrett and Thunberg with fewer votes overall.
Gallup’s annual poll asks participants to name, without prompting, the man and woman who live in any part of the world they most admire.
Presidents in office tend to be the most important. Over the 74-year history of the poll, the open question has brought the incumbent president to the top 60 times.
When current presidents don’t finish first, it’s usually a reflection of low approval ratings. Such was the case with Trump in the first two years of his presidency, when his approval rating hovered around 36% and 40% respectively, and he lost to Barack Obama.
President Trump and Obama tied for top honors last year.
Gallup said 11 percent of those polled named a relative or friend as the man they most admired, while 16 percent said their most admired wife was a relative or friend.
– New York Daily News
