Historians Survey Results
John Quincy Adams
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Total Scores | 590 | 542 | 564 |
| Overall Rank | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
| Public Persuasion | 42.7 | 33 | 31 | 33 |
| Crisis Leadership | 54.1 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
| Economic Management | 58.6 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Moral Authority | 70.1 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| International Relations | 68.5 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Administrative Skills | 61.4 | 18 | 15 | 22 |
| Relations with Congress | 44.3 | 32 | 31 | 35 |
| Vision / Setting an Agenda | 65.5 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
| Pursued Equal Justice For All | 66.9 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Performance Within Context of Times | 57.6 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
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