23 IQ Rankings of U.S. Presidents And Presidential Hopefuls
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.
George W. Bush
Theodore Roosevelt
John Adams
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.
Barack Obama
John F. Kennedy
James Earl
Thomas Jefferson
Bill Clinton
Ted Cruz
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.
John Quincy Adams
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!
Jeb Bush
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Donald John Trump
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.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Herbert Hoover
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.
George Herbert Walker Bush
Richard Nixon
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.