The survey included experts from the American Political Science Association and academics; Joe Biden came in 14th place
A poll published this Monday (02/19/2024) found that historians consider Joe Biden to be the 14th best president in US history, while former President Donald Trump is in last place.
The study included 154 presidential experts who are current members of the American Political Science Association, as well as scholars who had recently published peerreviewed research in academic journals or publishers. Read the full text (PDF 362 kB, in English).
Each president was rated on a scale of 0 to 100. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, topped the list with an average of 95. In the evaluation, Biden received an average of 62.66, while Trump achieved around 11 points. the smallest among the listed leaders.
Other notable presidents such as Barack Obama (7th) and John F. Kennedy (10th) ranked higher on the list. George Washington, the 1st President of the United States, took 3rd place, while Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson took 4th and 5th place, respectively.
methodology
The 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey was conducted online via the Qualtrics platform between November 15 and December 31, 2023.
525 respondents were invited to participate, of which 154 responded helpfully, corresponding to a response rate of 29.3%.
The aim of the research was to create a ranking of presidential “greatness” that included all presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden.
To do this, respondents rated each president on a scale of 0 to 100 for overall greatness, with 0 representing failure, 50 representing average, and 100 representing greatness. Each president's ratings were then averaged.