Historians Survey Results

Jimmy Carter
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 506 | 506 | 474 | 518 |
Overall Rank | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 43.0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
Crisis Leadership | 39.5 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 28 |
Economic Management | 37.8 | 37 | 33 | 35 | 33 |
Moral Authority | 71.7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
International Relations | 50.0 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 20 |
Administrative Skills | 49.2 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
Relations with Congress | 44.9 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 50.5 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 72.0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 47.8 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 |
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Individual Leadership Characteristics

Resource Links
- Watch the Washington Journal segment announcing the 2021 survey results
- Watch the four survey advisers discuss the 2021 survey on the Washington Journal
- Listen to The Weekly podcast discussing the 2021 survey
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2021 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- 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 four C-SPAN surveys