36. Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
The economic management rating of Hoover is dragging down his ranking. The stock market crashed months after his election, and the U.S. spiraled into the Great Depression. Hoover is still widely regarded as an inadequate U.S. president. However, he managed somewhat to rehabilitate his legacy, and most polls of historians and political scientists rank him in the bottom third overall.
36. Herbert Hoover
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35. Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)
For his failure to ensure equal justice for all, Arthur gets low ratings. The first immigration law was enacted by his administration, which excluded Chinese people and “paupers, criminals, and lunatics.” Nevertheless, modern historians usually rank Arthur as a mediocre president, as well as the least memorable.
35. Chester A. Arthur
