Truth In Metrics - Compare Presidential Administration Performance
Compare economic, social, and policy metrics across U.S. presidential administrations. Our platform provides objective, real-time data from official government sources to help you make informed comparisons between different presidential terms.
Available Metrics (20)
We track over 20 different metrics including:
- 10-Year Treasury Yield: 10-year Treasury constant maturity rate.
- 2s/10s Treasury Yield Curve: Spread between 10-year and 2-year Treasury yields.
- 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate: 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average (Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey).
- Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate: Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 population.
- Air Quality (PM2.5): Population-weighted annual average PM2.5 concentration (micrograms per cubic meter).
- Antitrust Actions: Number of antitrust actions or merger activity count.
- Asylum Backlog: Number of pending asylum cases.
- Asylum Decisions: Number of asylum decisions made (grants and denials).
- Average Commute Time: Mean travel time to work (in minutes).
- Bank Lending Standards: Net percentage of banks tightening standards for commercial and industrial loans (Senior Loan Officer Survey).
- Bitcoin Price: Bitcoin price in U.S. Dollars.
- Border Encounters (Southwest Land Border): Number of encounters at southwest land border.
- Broadband Coverage: Percentage of households with broadband coverage.
- Broadband Median Speed: Median broadband download speed (Mbps).
- Building Permits: New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits (seasonally adjusted annual rate, in thousands).
- ... and 5 more metrics
Administrations Tracked (7)
We compare data across the following presidential administrations:
- Donald Trump (REPUBLICAN) - 2025 to present
- Joe Biden (DEMOCRAT) - 2021 to 2025
- Donald Trump (REPUBLICAN) - 2017 to 2021
- Barack Obama (2nd Term) (DEMOCRAT) - 2013 to 2017
- Barack Obama (1st Term) (DEMOCRAT) - 2009 to 2013
- George W. Bush (2nd Term) (REPUBLICAN) - 2005 to 2009
- George W. Bush (1st Term) (REPUBLICAN) - 2001 to 2005
Data Sources
This site provides objective, real-time data from official government sources including:
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Employment and wage data
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Economic indicators and financial markets
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Energy production and pricing
- U.S. Treasury Department - Federal debt and fiscal data
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Public health statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau - Population and demographic data
All data is presented without political interpretation or bias, allowing you to make your own informed comparisons. Visit our About page to learn more about our methodology and data sources.