Ronald Reagan has made a lasting impression on society. The nation's 40th president is topping a new Rasmussen Reports list of the most influential president of the last 50 years, earning support from 37-percent. Reagan led the nation for most of the 1980s, officially taking office in 1981 and serving two consecutive four-year terms. President John F. Kennedy follows in a rather distant second place with 21-percent of the vote. He's edging out President Bill Clinton, who's getting a nod from 19-percent. Another gap separates third and fourth place, which goes to President George W. Bush with five-percent of the vote. President Lyndon B. Johnson rounds out the top five. Current President Barack Obama wasn't an option because his tenure as president hasn't ended yet.
Rasmussen Reports' "Most Influential President of the Last 50 Years" list
1. Ronald Reagan - 37-percent
2. John F. Kennedy - 21-percent
3. Bill Clinton - 19-percent
4. George W. Bush - five-percent
5. Lyndon B. Johnson - four-percent
6. Jimmy Carter - three-percent
7. Richard M. Nixon - two-percent
8. TIE - George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford - one-percent
