Is Bill Clinton smart?

All the U.S. presidents have higher IQs than that. But some are geniuses. Anything over 130 is considered high or a genius-level IQ. From Washington to George W. Bush, 28 U.S. presidents met that mark. Only 3 percent of Americans score above 130. Bill Clinton had the fifth-highest IQ. read more

If you’re more into accomplishments, Bill Clinton was not born to advantage or wealth - unlike the great majority of American political figures, his upbringing really was unassuming and not privileged in any way. read more

The ranking is very different within each political group. Republicans are most likely to consider Reagan very intelligent (67% do), while Democrats’ top pick was a tie between Obama and Clinton (65% each). Clinton was also seen as very intelligent by the largest group (46%) of independents, just ahead of Reagan (43%). read more