Administrations

Presidents

Current term first. Use the timeline to jump; every administration is listed below with type mix, rollbacks, quiet signals, and directed roles. Ceremonial proclamations are excluded from counts. Reagan and G.H.W. Bush are executive-order-only in the Federal Register pre-1994 corpus.

2025–now
Trump (2025–)
R
EO273
Proc53
Other160
Total486
Rollbacks 119 (24.5%)Quiet 208 Ordered roles 394Avg impact 6.3307.6/yr
Defense · Economy · Workforce
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2021–2025
Biden (2021–25)
D
EO162
Proc63
Other382
Total607
Rollbacks 72 (12%)Quiet 254 Ordered roles 314Avg impact 5.6151.9/yr
Defense · Trade · Economy
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2017–2021
Trump (2017–21)
R
EO220
Proc72
Other334
Total626
Rollbacks 63 (10.1%)Quiet 269 Ordered roles 288Avg impact 5.6156.6/yr
Defense · Economy · Trade
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2009–2017
Obama (2009–17)
D
EO278
Proc73
Other604
Total955
Rollbacks 51 (5.3%)Quiet 338 Ordered roles 480Avg impact 5119.4/yr
Defense · Trade · Economy
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2001–2009
G.W. Bush (2001–09)
R
EO291
Proc90
Other573
Total954
Rollbacks 25 (2.6%)Quiet 304 Ordered roles 266Avg impact 4.7119.3/yr
Defense · Trade · Workforce
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1993–2001
Clinton (1993–2001)
D
EO364
Proc99
Other380
Total843
Rollbacks 6 (0.8%)Quiet 266 Ordered roles 329Avg impact 4.8105.4/yr
Defense · Trade · Workforce
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1989–1993
G.H.W. Bush (1989–93)
R
EO167
Proc—
Other—
Total167
FR source: executive orders only (pre-1994)
Rollbacks 0 Quiet 0 Ordered roles 0Avg impact —41.7/yr
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1981–1989
Reagan (1981–89)
R
EO381
Proc—
Other—
Total381
FR source: executive orders only (pre-1994)
Rollbacks 2 (1.8%)Quiet 43 Ordered roles 153Avg impact 5.447.6/yr
Workforce · Defense · Economy
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