How's your money actually doing?

Six questions working Americans ask, answered with 40 years of federal data.

Every number comes from the same government sources, measured the same way, for every president from Reagan through today. No spin. Tap any question to see the breakdown.

So who actually did the best job?

We rank all eight presidents 1–8 on every measure above, income, jobs, unemployment, inflation, debt, and poverty, and average the ranks. That full report card now sits with the rest of the presidential scorecards.

See the full report card on the Presidents page →

ABOUT THIS DATA

Every number here comes from the same federal government sources, the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Treasury Department. The same formula is used for every president. No cherry-picking.

What this can't tell you: Presidents don't control the economy alone. Congress writes the laws. The Federal Reserve sets interest rates. Wars, pandemics, and global crises can hit anyone's term. A president who inherits a recession looks different than one who inherits a boom, and that's not their fault or their credit.

Trump II* has only been in office 17 months. Some numbers won't be available until fall 2026. Where estimates are used, they're marked with * or †.

Full sources & methodology →

WHERE THE GROWTH WENT

The size of these circles is the gap.

290×

What a top CEO makes

1×

What their typical worker makes

Top CEOs are paid about 290 times their typical worker. In 1965 it was about 21 times. Source: Economic Policy Institute (2023).