Historians Survey Results
Martin Van Buren
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Total Scores | 450 | 434 | 429 |
| Overall Rank | 34 | 31 | 30 |
| Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
| Public Persuasion | 46.0 | 30 | 24 | 32 |
| Crisis Leadership | 41.1 | 35 | 31 | 34 |
| Economic Management | 37.1 | 40 | 33 | 34 |
| Moral Authority | 46.8 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
| International Relations | 51.0 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| Administrative Skills | 55.1 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
| Relations with Congress | 47.9 | 28 | 24 | 25 |
| Vision / Setting an Agenda | 41.8 | 33 | 28 | 27 |
| Pursued Equal Justice For All | 38.9 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Performance Within Context of Times | 44.5 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
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