(CNN) President George H.W. Bush was one of a kind. This uniqueness extended to his electoral history, which continues to stand out even after his death.

He was, for instance, the most popular former president at the time of his death. That fact and four others are five of the many interesting electoral nuggets about the former president.

1. Bush had the highest average approval rating of any president of the last 50 years

Bush's average approval rating in office stood at 61%, according to Gallup . The next closest were Bill Clinton (55%) and Lyndon Johnson (55%). Bush's high approval rating may seem odd because he actually lost reelection in 1992. Unfortunately for Bush, he got unpopular at the wrong time and had an approval rating of just 34% in the final Gallup poll taken before he lost.

2. Bush won the lowest reelection percentage of any incumbent of the last 100 years

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