This statistic ranks all U.S. Presidents from Washington to Trump using "Presidential Greatness" scores from the annual survey of current and recent members of the Presidents & Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. In 2018, President Donald Trump, debuted on the list in last place with a Presidential Greatness score of 12.
Ranking of United States Presidents by "Presidential Greatness Score" in 2018
Current and recent members of the Presidents & Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Each expert was invited to rate each president on a 0-100 scale, with 0 = failure, 50 = average, and 100 = great. Scores were then averaged for each president, with presidents then ranked in order of highest average to lowest.
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