Historians Survey Results

Martin Van Buren
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 455 | 450 | 435 | 429 |
Overall Rank | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 45.5 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 32 |
Crisis Leadership | 41.1 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 34 |
Economic Management | 37.2 | 39 | 40 | 33 | 34 |
Moral Authority | 45.4 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
International Relations | 52.2 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Administrative Skills | 54.6 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
Relations with Congress | 49.4 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 45.6 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 27 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 38.3 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 45.3 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
Survey Links
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