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2017 Presidential Historians Survey

Historians Survey Results

Portrait of Polk

James K. Polk

201720092000
Total Scores637606632
Overall Rank141212
Categories2017 Final ScoresOverall Rankings
201720092000
Public Persuasion68.8131216
Crisis Leadership73.89109
Economic Management63.2141410
Moral Authority53.2272420
International Relations67.5161715
Administrative Skills69.09810
Relations with Congress64.6111111
Vision / Setting an Agenda76.6111010
Pursued Equal Justice For All32.1363633
Performance Within Context of Times68.6121210

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