Historians Survey Results

Thomas Jefferson
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 704 | 727 | 698 | 711 |
Overall Rank | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 79.6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Crisis Leadership | 70.2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Economic Management | 62.4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 13 |
Moral Authority | 69.1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
International Relations | 69.2 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 16 |
Administrative Skills | 72.1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Relations with Congress | 73.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 83.8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 47.9 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 77.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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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