Compare Stats Across U.S. Presidential Administrations
Explore key statistics over time across different administrations and see who did it better.
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GDP Growth
Biden (2021–2024) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+7.7%$20.8T
Biden (2021–2024)
+13.7%$23.6T
Jobs
Biden (2021–2024) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
-2.0%142.5M jobs
Biden (2021–2024)
+11.1%158.3M jobs
Unemployment
Biden (2021–2024) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+2.0 pts6.7%
Biden (2021–2024)
-2.6 pts4.1%
Wages
Trump (2017–2020) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+7.0%$9.60/hr
Biden (2021–2024)
+0.5%$9.65/hr
Household Income
Trump (2017–2020) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+8.2%$83,590
Biden (2021–2024)
+1.9%$85,210
Disposable Income
Trump (2017–2020) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+12.4%$49,374
Biden (2021–2024)
+6.6%$52,657
Inflation
Trump (2017–2020) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+7.9%260.5
Biden (2021–2024)
+21.2%315.6
Grocery Prices
Trump (2017–2020) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+6.3%251.3
Biden (2021–2024)
+22.7%308.4
Gas Prices
Trump (2017–2020) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
-6.0%$2.81
Biden (2021–2024)
+31.0%$3.68
Housing Affordability
Trump (2017–2020) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
-5.4 pts19.4% of income
Biden (2021–2024)
+11.9 pts31.3% of income
Homeownership
Trump (2017–2020) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+2.1 pts65.8%
Biden (2021–2024)
-0.1 pts65.7%
S&P 500
Trump (2017–2020) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+55.5%4,830
Biden (2021–2024)
+29.2%6,243
Debt / GDP
Biden (2021–2024) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+22.4 pts98.0%
Biden (2021–2024)
-1.3 pts96.8%
Federal Deficit
Biden (2021–2024) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
+11.4 pts14.5% of GDP
Biden (2021–2024)
-8.3 pts6.2% of GDP
Income Gap
Trump (2017–2020) WinsFirst 3 years only
Trump (2017–2020)
-3.9%16.8×
Biden (2021–2024)
+6.9%17.4×
Life Expectancy
Biden (2021–2024) WinsTrump (2017–2020)
-1.6 yrs77.0 yrs
Biden (2021–2024)
+1.9 yrs78.9 yrs
Final Scorecard
Trump
Trump (2017–2020)
Housing Affordability
Disposable Income
Household Income
Grocery Prices
Homeownership
Gas Prices
Income Gap
Inflation
S&P 500
Wages
Biden
Biden (2021–2024)
Federal Deficit
Life Expectancy
Unemployment
GDP Growth
Debt / GDP
Jobs
Each metric compares both sides over the same number of complete years in office. Partial years are not scored.