Historians Survey Results

Zachary Taylor
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 449 | 458 | 443 | 447 |
Overall Rank | 35 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 44.1 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 26 |
Crisis Leadership | 47.4 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Economic Management | 46.3 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 29 |
Moral Authority | 48.0 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
International Relations | 46.8 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 27 |
Administrative Skills | 47.2 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
Relations with Congress | 43.8 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 32 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 44.1 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 25 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 36.2 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 27 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 45.0 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 28 |
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