Rankings
Each ranking lists every office-holder by how one indicator moved from their first day in office, next to the country or state over the same months. A ranking of what happened during a tenure, not of who did it. Data as of Aug 2026.
Presidents
- Real GDP during each president's tenureBEA via FRED (GDPC1)
- Unemployment rate during each president's tenureBLS via FRED (UNRATE)
- Nonfarm payroll jobs during each president's tenureBLS via FRED (PAYEMS)
- Consumer prices (CPI-U) during each president's tenureBLS via FRED (CPIAUCSL)
- Real average hourly earnings during each president's tenureBLS CES via FRED (CES0500000003), deflated by CPI-U (CPIAUCSL)
- Regular gasoline during each president's tenureEIA via FRED (GASREGM)
- Federal deficit during each president's tenureOMB / Treasury via FRED (FYFSGDA188S), fiscal years ending 30 Sep
Governors
- Real state GDP during each governor's tenureBEA regional via FRED (SQGDP), quarterly, seasonally adjusted annual rate
- Unemployment rate during each governor's tenureBLS LAUS via FRED
- Nonfarm payroll jobs during each governor's tenureBLS CES via FRED
- Real average weekly earnings during each governor's tenureBLS CES via FRED, deflated by US CPI-U (CPIAUCSL)
- House price index during each governor's tenureFHFA all-transactions HPI via FRED
- Population during each governor's tenureCensus Population Estimates via FRED
Mayors
- Unemployment rate during each mayor's tenureBLS LAUS, city series
- Typical home value during each mayor's tenureZillow Research (ZHVI, city)
- Typical rent during each mayor's tenureZillow Research (ZORI, city)
- Violent crime rate during each mayor's tenureFBI Crime Data Explorer, city police agency
- Homelessness during each mayor's tenureHUD Continuum of Care PIT count
- Population during each mayor's tenureCensus Population Estimates (places)