- Over the past 50 years, President Clinton was the highest performing president on all three measures of economic growth, employment growth and reducing the budget deficit.
- Economic growth has slowed in the past 20 years with GW Bush, Obama and Trump showing the smallest increases in GDP. Economic growth has become slower due to increases in federal debt and due to smaller investments in research and development over time.
- Clinton, Obama and Regan all increased employment over their terms in office. Nixon, Trump, GW Bush, GHW Bush and Ford all oversaw decreases in the employment rate.
- Clinton and Carter both decreased the federal budget deficit while in office. Although Obama decreased the deficit substantially over his term in office, there was a small increase compared to 2008. Reagan, GHW Bush and Nixon all increased deficit spending by 67 to 78%. The largest increases in deficit spending were GW Bush (263%), Trump (404%) and Ford (1014%).
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