Historians Survey Results

Chester A. Arthur
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 472 | 446 | 420 | 423 |
Overall Rank | 30 | 35 | 32 | 32 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 43.1 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 34 |
Crisis Leadership | 45.1 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Economic Management | 47.9 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 27 |
Moral Authority | 47.0 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
International Relations | 46.6 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Administrative Skills | 54.9 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 29 |
Relations with Congress | 50.7 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 27 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 44.6 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 43.3 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 48.5 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 26 |
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