Gallup’s annual study confirms Donald Trump as the most admired character by the citizens of the United States after the reign of former President Barack Obama on the list for twelve years.
“Who is the man alive in any part of the world that you have read or heard about that you most admire?”, Is the question that leads more than 70 years conducting the Gallup analysis group and since 2008 the answer had been the Democratic candidate Barack Obama.
This 2020, the name of Donald Trump has been the most repeated in the survey, 18% of the total compared to 15% of the mentions of Obama, with whom tied last year. The third most admired person, with 10% responses, is the former first lady Michelle Obama.
The survey, Gallup Most Admired 2020, also reflects Obama’s tie this year with former President Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961) and the low mention by respondents to the current winner of the 2020 United States elections, Joe Biden, with 6%. According to the Gallup poll, the first position of Donald Trump is due to the homogeneous response among Republicans compared to the Democratic division in their responses with mentions of other characters such as Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont or Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Among the names that complete the list of ten most admired figures There are Pope Francis, businessman Elon Musk, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, basketball player Lebron James and the Dalai Lama.
The most admired women
Among America’s Most Popular Women, Michelle Obama returns to the top of the list for the third year in a row followed by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, with 6% of the mentions, and First Lady Melania Trump, with 4%. A normal trend, because like current presidents, Americans often answer the name of the first lady in the poll. Since 1948, the Gallup question has been named after a first lady 18 times and a former first lady 57 times.
Also noteworthy are presenter Oprah Winfrey, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former Secretary Hillary Clinton, Queen Elizabeth of England, conservative Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and climate activist Greta Thunberg.
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