Historians Survey Results
Barack Obama
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Scores | 669 | NA | NA |
Overall Rank | 12 | NA | NA |
Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 77.9 | 10 | NA | NA |
Crisis Leadership | 65.4 | 15 | NA | NA |
Economic Management | 69.6 | 8 | NA | NA |
Moral Authority | 77.5 | 7 | NA | NA |
International Relations | 55.1 | 24 | NA | NA |
Administrative Skills | 61.3 | 19 | NA | NA |
Relations with Congress | 37.8 | 39 | NA | NA |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 73.3 | 12 | NA | NA |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 83.2 | 3 | NA | NA |
Performance Within Context of Times | 67.5 | 15 | NA | NA |
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