Historians Survey Results

Benjamin Harrison
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 462 | 462 | 442 | 426 |
Overall Rank | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 41.9 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 35 |
Crisis Leadership | 43.4 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 |
Economic Management | 45.0 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 |
Moral Authority | 48.6 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
International Relations | 49.4 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Administrative Skills | 49.7 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Relations with Congress | 48.8 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 43.1 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 30 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 45.5 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 29 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 46.7 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
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