Historians Survey Results
Zachary Taylor
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Total Scores | 458 | 443 | 447 |
| Overall Rank | 31 | 29 | 28 |
| Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
| Public Persuasion | 48.5 | 27 | 20 | 26 |
| Crisis Leadership | 47.6 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Economic Management | 46.1 | 28 | 24 | 29 |
| Moral Authority | 51.0 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| International Relations | 49.7 | 30 | 33 | 27 |
| Administrative Skills | 45.2 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
| Relations with Congress | 43.3 | 35 | 29 | 32 |
| Vision / Setting an Agenda | 44.1 | 30 | 24 | 25 |
| Pursued Equal Justice For All | 36.3 | 34 | 32 | 27 |
| Performance Within Context of Times | 46.5 | 30 | 26 | 28 |
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