Quinnipiac poll: 41% say Trump worst president since World War II

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Who's the worst president of the United States since World War II? Donald Trump, according to a plurality of voters.

A new Quinnipiac University National Poll released Wednesday showed that 41% of voters named Trump as the worst of the 13 presidents who have held office since then. He was then followed by Barack Obama, who received 21% of votes.

Here's the rest of the breakdown:

Richard Nixon, 10%

Jimmy Carter, 8%

George W. Bush, 6%

Bill Clinton, 4%

Lyndon B. Johnson, 2%

Ronald Reagan, 2%

Gerald Ford, 1%

But while Obama came in second for worst president, he was also came in second for best president since that time, too. For his part, Trump came in fifth.

Here's who voters thought was the best president since World War II:

Ronald Reagan, 28%

Barack Obama, 24%

John F. Kennedy, 10%

Bill Clinton, 10%

Donald Trump, 7%

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 4%

Harry Truman, 3%

Jimmy Carter, 3%

Lyndon B. Johnson, 2%

Richard Nixon, 1%

George H. W. Bush, 1%

George W. Bush, 1%

The poll, which was conducted from March 3 to 5, also found that Trump's approval rating was at 38%.

"In 73 years, 13 men have governed from behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office and none of them have done so with less admiration from the American people," poll assistant director Tim Malloy said in a statement.

The poll surveyed 1,122 voters nationwide and has a margin error of 3.5 points.