23 IQ Rankings of U.S. Presidents And Presidential Hopefuls 

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Abraham Lincoln

Ever wonder just how intelligent are the people that are 'running this country'? I do. The US President has to make executive decisions multiple times a day and not to mention the amount of lives that are literally at their hands. This must be a tough job. Let’s see how they stack up in terms of IQ. 

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He was a strong individual that made a lot of movements and things possible for minorities in the south. He may not have had much of an education but had an IQ of 140 and he was one of the few presidents to have a patent after inventing a device to free steamboats that had run aground. He served from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
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George W. Bush

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The 43rd president, George W. Bush had an IQ of 124. He served from 2001 to 2009 and was the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Although media constantly got on to him for his verbal slip-ups, he still held his own. Turns out he is as smart as college students in the US. 
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Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, and the youngest at that. At the age of 43 he found himself leading the United States. Roosevelt graduated from Harvard in 1880 and went on to Columbia to study law. He was known as an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer.
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John Adams

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Serving right after one of the Founding Fathers, George Washington, John Adams was the second President of the United States and the former Vice President under George Washington between 1791-1801. He studied at Harvard University and had an IQ of 142.5. He was one of the men who helped to negotiate a peace treaty during the Revolutionary War and avoid a war with France during his time as president. Putting his education and smarts as a lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat to good use. 

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Barack Obama

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Continuing to make history, President Barack Obama is the first African-American President of the United States. With an IQ of 145 he graduated in the top 15% of Harvard. Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States. President Barack Obama has made huge moves towards putting America first and is an overall rational 'peoples' president. 
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John F. Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States. He joins a few others on this list as graduating from an Ivy League school. He was a Harvard graduate and also served in the Navy and World War II. One of his best memories was helping the US' economy and his fight for civil and equal rights. Unfortunately he only served three years before he was assassinated in 1963. 
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James Earl

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The 39th President of the United States was James Earl "Jimmy Carter, Jr. He served from 1977-1981 and had an IQ of 153. He had a few huge milestones in his lifetime. He won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for advancing human rights around the world. He also graduated from the Naval Academy and enacted energy policies and civil service reform.
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Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson was another Founding Father. He was elected the second Vice President of the United States, serving under John Adams and in 1800 was elected the third President. During his time as presidency, between 1801-1809, he strongly stated his views and being opposed to centralized government. Taking the first step to action - he eliminated a highly unpopular tax on whiskey. He ranked on the list with an IQ of 160.
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Bill Clinton

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Bill Clinton was the 42nd president who served from 1993-2001. With an IQ at 156, he earned a law degree from Yale in 1973. With a love for politics he was governor of Arkansas by 1978. His wife, Hillary Clinton, is currently running for president. 
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Ted Cruz

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Ted Cruz was among the smartest students in Alan Dershowitz class when he went to Harvard Law School. So it doesn't surprise us that he has an IQ of 135. He's not only a politician but he's also an attorney. He actually serves as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2012. 

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John Quincy Adams

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John Quincy Adams was the 6th President of the United States (1825-1829), who happened to have an IQ of 168.8. Prior to serving in office he was a highly regarded lawyer who graduated from Harvard University. He was also a brilliant statesman and fluent in at least four different languages. Talk about multi-tasking!

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Jeb Bush

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Jeb Bush is one of the Presidents that had a very lucrative career prior to serving in office. With an IQ of 128, he graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Latin-American studies from University of Texas at Austin. After graduating, he had a career in the Texas Commerce Bank and decided to follow his family's legacy in politics. Bush served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was a five-star general in the Army during World World II prior to running for President. With an IQ of 131.9 he became the 34th president and was in office from 1953-1961. During his time in office he also helped desegregate public school and signed the civil rights legislation to protect the right for African-Americans to vote. Talk about leaving your mark and making a change in history!
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Donald John Trump

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Donald John Trump is the only billionaire on this list. He ins't a president but is a Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election, Donald Trump closes off this race for this list. He graduated from Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s of Science in economics and anthropology. Although he never publicly released his IQ scores it is estimated that he has an IQ between 120-130.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Hillary Rodham Clinton has been around politics for ages. Her husband, Bill Clinton, also served as the 42nd President of the United States. She is a presidential hopeful for the 2016 race, which will change history if elected. She went to Yale Law School and was even a member of the impeachment inquiry staff during the Watergate Scandal.
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Herbert Hoover

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Next on the list is Herbert Hoover with an IQ of 129.77. Hoover was raised in a small town in West Branch Iowa and served as the 31st President of the United States during 1929-1933. He was a professional mining engineer and studied at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He was known for being the President at the start of the Great Depression.

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George Herbert Walker Bush

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George Herbert Walker Bush is next on the list with as IQ score of 130.1. He served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency he graduated from an Ivy League school, Yale University!
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 Richard Nixon

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This next one comes as no surprise. The 37th President of the United States, Richard Nixon, has an IQ of 131. Another Ivy League graduate, he also received a law degree from Duke University in 1937. With a presidency that ran from 1969 to 1974, he is known as the only U.S. president to resign.

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Mitt Romney

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Mitt Romney was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election. With an IQ of 142 Romney enrolled at Stanford University. However he decided to skip that chapter and travel to France to do missionary work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He eventually graduated from Harvard Law and Harvard Business School and graduated in 1975 cum laude finishing at the top of his class.
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Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States, he was in office between 1981-1989. He has an IQ of 130! Believe it or not he was an actor before becoming a politician. He is also considered to be one of the most effective presidents of his time and was even ranked among the best modern U.S. presidents. Although he was born in Illinois he sadly passed in 2004 in Los Angeles, California.
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George Washington

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George Washington was the very first president. Although he may not have been the smartest President, but made due. Shockingly he had no formal education and only had the education of an elementary school child, with an IQ score of 132.5. He is also one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and served from 1789 to 1797 in office. 
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Gerald Ford

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Gerald Ford was the 38th President and has an IQ of 127. Although he excelled in academics and athletics he is second on the list. His presidency ran from 1974-1977. Before being president he was offered many positions in the sports industry. 
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. He was the 32nd President and had an IQ of 139.6. He's thought to be one of the most intellectual presidents of the US with a Harvard University degree. 
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