Historians Survey Results

Woodrow Wilson
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 617 | 683 | 683 | 723 |
Overall Rank | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 72.4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Crisis Leadership | 67.1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Economic Management | 62.1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Moral Authority | 59.6 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
International Relations | 67.8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Administrative Skills | 64.4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Relations with Congress | 55.0 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 75.5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 30.2 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 20 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 63.2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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