Historians Survey Results

Woodrow Wilson
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Scores | 683 | 683 | 723 |
Overall Rank | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 77.8 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Crisis Leadership | 73.4 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Economic Management | 69.5 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Moral Authority | 75.7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
International Relations | 71.3 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Administrative Skills | 70.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Relations with Congress | 55.2 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 83.0 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 36.2 | 35 | 27 | 20 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 71.1 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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