Historians Survey Results

Millard Fillmore
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 378 | 394 | 351 | 395 |
Overall Rank | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 33.5 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 |
Crisis Leadership | 37.9 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 27 |
Economic Management | 40.3 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
Moral Authority | 34.5 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 33 |
International Relations | 42.6 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 32 |
Administrative Skills | 42.9 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
Relations with Congress | 43.9 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 29 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 34.5 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 32 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 30.2 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 35 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 37.3 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 34 |
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