For the ninth year in a row, President Obama is the man Americans admire the most, according to a new Gallup Poll.



The president came out just seven percentage points ahead of President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE on Wednesday in what was Obama's narrowest victory.



Obama won with 22 percent of the vote. Trump came in second with 15 percent, Pope Francis was third with 4 percent and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersOutrage erupts over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling Dimon: Wealth tax 'almost impossible to do' Grand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death MORE came in fourth place with 2 percent of the vote.



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The poll is part of a longstanding tradition that started in 1946, in which Gallup asks Americans to name the man and woman, from anywhere in the world, whom they admire most. According to Gallup, incumbent presidents usually win with male distinction, with commanders in chief landing the top spot in 58 out of the 70 polls conducted over the years.Obama has the second-largest number of first-place finishes among men. The first place goes to former President Eisenhower, who was named Most Admired Man 12 times.On the female side, Americans namedtheir Most Admired Woman. It was her 15th consecutive year at the top spot, and her 21st time overall at the top of the list, a Gallup record.First ladycame in second among the most-admired women, followed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres.