Historians Survey Results
James Madison
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Scores | 610 | 535 | 567 |
Overall Rank | 17 | 20 | 18 |
Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 62.3 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Crisis Leadership | 60.4 | 19 | 22 | 19 |
Economic Management | 57.9 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Moral Authority | 72.9 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
International Relations | 56.9 | 22 | 31 | 24 |
Administrative Skills | 62.7 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
Relations with Congress | 60.1 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 63.4 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 47.2 | 18 | 20 | 13 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 66.4 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
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