250How's It Going?America's 250-year progress report · federal data, same yardstick
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The report cards

Eight presidents, the same twelve categories, graded the same way. You should not be able to tell party from the grades.

Ronald Reagan — Report Card: 79/100 (C+)
Ronald Reagan · 79/100 (C+)
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George H.W. Bush — Report Card: 83/100 (B)
George H.W. Bush · 83/100 (B)
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Bill Clinton — Report Card: 81/100 (B-)
Bill Clinton · 81/100 (B-)
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George W. Bush — Report Card: 73/100 (C)
George W. Bush · 73/100 (C)
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Barack Obama — Report Card: 83/100 (B)
Barack Obama · 83/100 (B)
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Donald Trump — Report Card: 56/100 (F)
Donald Trump · 56/100 (F)
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Joe Biden — Report Card: 84/100 (B)
Joe Biden · 84/100 (B)
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Donald Trump — Report Card: 44/100 (F)
Donald Trump · 44/100 (F)
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The numbers

The findings behind the progress report, wins and losses both, each with its federal or independent source.

flat — Is my paycheck keeping up?
flat · Is my paycheck keeping up?
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450,000 — Why can't we afford a house?
450,000 · Why can't we afford a house?
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8% — Can we see a doctor?
8% · Can we see a doctor?
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10–20% — What happens when machines can do the work?
10–20% · What happens when machines can do the work?
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1920 · 1965 — Was the vote ever simply given?
1920 · 1965 · Was the vote ever simply given?
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57th — Is the press still free?
57th · Is the press still free?
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11,862 — Are we safe from hate?
11,862 · Are we safe from hate?
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6,870 — Can we still read what we want?
6,870 · Can we still read what we want?
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Grades and figures are generated live from the same data the rest of the site uses, so a shared card can never drift from what the report card actually says. See Sources & Methodology.