Historians Survey Results
Abraham Lincoln
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Total Scores | 906 | 901 | 899 |
| Overall Rank | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
| Public Persuasion | 92.4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Crisis Leadership | 97.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Economic Management | 80.9 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Moral Authority | 96.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| International Relations | 86.4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Administrative Skills | 85.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Relations with Congress | 79.5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Vision / Setting an Agenda | 97.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pursued Equal Justice For All | 93.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Performance Within Context of Times | 97.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Survey Links
Individual Leadership Characteristics
Resource Links
- Video on C-SPAN's Historians Survey on Presidential Leadership
- Watch the Washington Journal segment on the survey
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2017 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2009 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2000 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- Compare category rankings from all three C-SPAN surveys