The Washington Redskins have made five Super Bowls in their history:

To conclude the 1972 season, with Republican Richard Nixon in office as President of the United States;

At the end of the 1982, 1983, and 1987 seasons, with Republican Ronald Reagan as the sitting POTUS;

In January 1992, during the final year of Republican George H. W. Bush’s presidency.

During the Super Bowl era, Washington has gone 272-180-3 while a Republican is in office. That translates to a .601 winning percentage, the best of any team.

But the Redskins have been a lot worse with a Democrat in office. In fact, Washington has a lowly 150-201-5, a 0.428 winning percentage that is the fourth worst of any team during the Super Bowl era. Washington’s best years came under Reagan, Bush, Ford, and Nixon, while the franchise’s worst years have been under Obama, Clinton, and LBJ. Take a look:

President Party Wins Losses Ties Win % Barack Obama Dem 45 76 1 0.373 George W. Bush Rep 59 72 0 0.450 William J. Clinton Dem 55 74 1 0.427 George H.W. Bush Rep 48 23 0 0.676 Ronald Reagan Rep 92 42 0 0.687 Jimmy Carter Dem 33 29 0 0.532 Gerald R. Ford Rep 28 16 0 0.636 Richard M. Nixon Rep 45 27 3 0.620 Lyndon B. Johnson Dem 17 22 3 0.440 Total Dem 150 201 5 0.428 Total Rep 272 180 3 0.601

The table below shows each team’s winning percentage, by party in the White House, during the Super Bowl era. Here’s how to read the Washington line: The Redskins are 150-201-5 for a 0.428 winning percentage during the Super Bowl era with a Democratic president, the 29th best winning percentage. The team is 272-180-3 with a Republican in the White House, for a 0.601 winning percentage that is the best in the NFL. That is a 0.173 difference in winning percentage, the largest of all 32 teams.

Rk Team Dem Rec Dem win % Dem Rk Rep Rec Rep win % Rep Rk Rep - Dem W% 1 Washington Redskins 150-201-5 0.428 29 272-180-3 0.601 1 0.173 2 Miami Dolphins 182-180-1 0.503 16 270-179-3 0.601 2 0.098 3 Cincinnati Bengals 133-195-2 0.406 30 213-222-2 0.490 19 0.084 4 San Francisco 49ers 192-175-4 0.523 11 263-185-5 0.586 3 0.063 5 Cleveland Browns 125-185-0 0.403 32 200-234-4 0.461 22 0.058 6 Los Angeles Rams 171-188-4 0.477 19 237-207-4 0.533 10 0.057 7 Chicago Bears 162-193-3 0.457 24 224-216-1 0.509 13 0.052 8 Jacksonville Jaguars 96-127-0 0.430 28 63-68-0 0.481 20 0.050 9 Minnesota Vikings 194-171-6 0.531 9 254-196-1 0.564 6 0.033 10 Oakland Raiders 192-172-1 0.527 10 251-196-7 0.561 7 0.033 11 New York Giants 170-188-2 0.475 20 224-220-2 0.504 15.5 0.029 12 Carolina Panthers 108-114-1 0.487 18 69-67-0 0.507 14 0.021 13 Baltimore Ravens 116-97-1 0.544 6 75-61-0 0.551 9 0.007 14 Philadelphia Eagles 183-179-2 0.505 14 221-217-8 0.504 15.5 -0.001 15 Seattle Seahawks 162-159-1 0.505 15 172-170-0 0.503 17 -0.002 16 Pittsburgh Steelers 219-154-3 0.586 5 264-189-2 0.582 4 -0.004 17 New Orleans Saints 154-192-1 0.445 26 187-239-4 0.440 27 -0.006 18 Buffalo Bills 166-195-2 0.460 23 196-241-2 0.449 25 -0.011 19 New York Jets 170-189-3 0.474 21 198-239-2 0.453 24 -0.020 20 Indianapolis Colts 198-172-2 0.535 7 227-215-3 0.513 12 -0.021 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 127-188-1 0.403 31 123-211-0 0.368 31 -0.035 22 Arizona Cardinals 162-194-4 0.456 25 177-246-7 0.420 28 -0.036 23 Detroit Lions 153-201-5 0.433 27 167-257-5 0.395 30 -0.038 24 Denver Broncos 223-154-0 0.592 4 240-194-7 0.552 8 -0.039 25 Dallas Cowboys 235-146-1 0.616 2 260-192-1 0.575 5 -0.041 26 Kansas City Chiefs 194-169-1 0.534 8 210-218-7 0.491 18 -0.044 27 Atlanta Falcons 167-195-1 0.461 22 175-252-5 0.411 29 -0.051 28 San Diego Chargers 183-177-2 0.508 13 197-235-5 0.457 23 -0.052 29 Tennessee Titans 182-183-1 0.499 17 193-243-4 0.443 26 -0.055 30 New England Patriots 221-150-3 0.595 3 232-216-0 0.518 11 -0.077 31 Green Bay Packers 234-144-5 0.617 1 206-223-6 0.480 21 -0.137 32 Houston Texans 64-61-0 0.512 12 40-72-0 0.357 32 -0.155

Meanwhile, the Texans have the most success in the other direction. Houston has only been around for two presidents, but the team was very bad when George W. Bush was in office, and has been about average under President Obama.