Historians Survey Results

Herbert Hoover
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 396 | 416 | 389 | 400 |
Overall Rank | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 35.0 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Crisis Leadership | 26.6 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
Economic Management | 26.2 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 |
Moral Authority | 47.1 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 |
International Relations | 46.7 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 25 |
Administrative Skills | 60.0 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
Relations with Congress | 43.9 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 34 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 37.0 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 39.7 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 33.7 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 |
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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