Historians Survey Results
Thomas Jefferson
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Scores | 727 | 698 | 711 |
Overall Rank | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 82.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Crisis Leadership | 72.4 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Economic Management | 63.3 | 13 | 9 | 13 |
Moral Authority | 78.5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
International Relations | 71.5 | 11 | 18 | 16 |
Administrative Skills | 71.8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Relations with Congress | 74.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 87.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 47.8 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 78.6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Survey Links
Individual Leadership Characteristics
Resource Links
- Video on C-SPAN's Historians Survey on Presidential Leadership
- Watch the Washington Journal segment on the survey
- 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 three C-SPAN surveys