Historians Survey Results

Calvin Coolidge
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 535 | 506 | 469 | 451 |
Overall Rank | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 52.9 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Crisis Leadership | 49.1 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 |
Economic Management | 56.0 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 26 |
Moral Authority | 60.4 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 23 |
International Relations | 52.0 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Administrative Skills | 59.6 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 28 |
Relations with Congress | 57.4 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 48.5 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 33 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 44.3 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 34 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 55.2 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 27 |
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