A new poll says Bill Clinton is the most admired president of the last 25 years by a wide margin.

In a Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Annenberg Survey Clinton was named most admired by 42 per cent of respondents.

Coming in second with 18 per cent was Barack Obama, followed by George W. Bush at 17 per cent and George H.W. Bush at 16 per cent.

The Wall Street Journal reports that 1,238 adults responded to the poll from June 2-8.
The Wall Street Journal noted that the poll results were a reflection of how much Clinton had done to polish his image since leaving the White House in 2000.

The poll is the latest evidence that the Clinton’s are America’s most popular political figures at the moment.

A poll released in May showed that 55 per cent of responders said they would vote for Hillary Clinton as presidential candidate in 2016, the Washington Post reports.