Historians Survey Results

Grover Cleveland
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 523 | 540 | 523 | 576 |
Overall Rank | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 55.5 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Crisis Leadership | 51.8 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
Economic Management | 50.0 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Moral Authority | 53.5 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
International Relations | 53.8 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
Administrative Skills | 58.3 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 12 |
Relations with Congress | 51.6 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 18 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 52.2 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 42.3 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 22 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 53.8 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
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