Clinton and Obama lead the poll by wide margins. | REUTERS Poll: Obama, Clinton most admired

President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lead as the most admired man and woman in America, respectively, by wide margins, according to a new poll Monday.

Obama and Clinton top the Gallup poll for the sixth consecutive year.


Sixteen percent of Americans surveyed said they most admired Obama, a dozen points ahead of the next contenders, former President George W. Bush and Pope Francis, who each got 4 percent. Former President Bill Clinton got 2 percent, and former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former President Jimmy Carter each got 1 percent to round out the top.

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Clinton led among women with 15 percent. Behind her were Oprah Winfrey, with 6 percent, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and first lady Michelle Obama, each with 5 percent.

Though the president and the possible 2016 presidential candidate will top the poll for another year, both saw their level of support decline in the past year. Thirty percent picked Obama in 2012, and 21 percent picked Clinton.

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This is the 18th time that Clinton has topped the list as most admired woman in America, a record in Gallup’s polling history, and it’s her 12th year in a row.

Gallup surveyed 1,031 adults from Dec. 5 to 8 for the poll, which has an error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points.