Country music star stunningly tops Trump, Obama and Newsom in new poll

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Dolly Parton beat 22 public figures in favorability among the U.S. public. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)Amy Harris/Invision/AP

Americans are picking country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton over a number of officials, according to a new poll.

A poll from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and YouGov found that the Grammy-winning music icon has a higher favorability among the U.S. public over President Donald Trump, former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, among other officials.

According to the poll, 70% of U.S. adults hold a positive view of Parton, while just 5% expressed a negative view. Nineteen percent of respondents said they have no opinion, and 6% have never heard of her.

Trailing Parton in second is Obama, who stood with a 50% favorability and 36% unfavorability, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had a 35% favorable impression and 22% unfavorable impression.

Listed below are the remaining public figures from the group of 23:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): 39% favorable, 33% unfavorable, 23% no opinion
Former President George W. Bush: 37% favorable, 32% unfavorable, 30% no opinion
President Donald Trump: 36% favorable, 54% unfavorable, 9% no opinion
Taylor Swift: 35% favorable, 32% unfavorable, 30% no opinion
Vice President JD Vance: 35% favorable, 45% unfavorable, 16% no opinion
Former Vice President Kamala Harris: 35% favorable, 46% unfavorable, 18% no opinion
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: 33% favorable, 28% unfavorable, 25% no opinion
Former President Joe Biden: 32% favorable, 51% unfavorable, 16% no opinion
Secretary of State Marco Rubio: 30% favorable, 33% unfavorable, 24% no opinion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk: 30% favorable, 46% unfavorable, 21% no opinion
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.): 29% favorable, 35% unfavorable, 22% no opinion
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D): 24% favorable, 38% unfavorable, 25% no opinion
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.): 19% favorable, 32% unfavorable, 26% no opinion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: 18% favorable, 37% unfavorable, 25% no opinion
Commentator Tucker Carlson: 17% favorable, 38% unfavorable, 31% no opinion
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.): 11% favorable, 19% unfavorable, 31% no opinion
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.): 10% favorable, 11% unfavorable, 30% no opinion
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: 10% favorable, 53% unfavorable, 33% no opinion
Russian President Vladimir Putin: 5% favorable, 70% unfavorable, 20% no opinion
TV personality Taylor Frankie Paul: 2% favorable, 12% unfavorable, 24% no opinion

The poll, released last Thursday, was conducted from March 26 to 30 among 1,000 U.S. adults. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.05 percentage points.