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PragerU’s Presidential Rankings
For decades, most presidential rankings have come from a narrow, left-leaning perspective. Our Presidential Rankings Survey sets out to broaden the conversation by inviting voices and viewpoints that are often ignored. We want to give Americans a fuller, more balanced picture of our nation’s leaders—one that looks beyond long-held assumptions and encourages deeper thinking about what truly makes a great president.
Review our official presidential rankings below, take the survey yourself to rank the presidents, and purchase our book The Honest Book of Presidents on Amazon today.
About the Survey
We reached out to scholars and experts from fields such as history, law, government, media, and politics; 155 took part in the survey. Instead of using rigid formulas or preset category weights, participants rated each president on a 0-10 scale, judging them within the unique circumstances of their time. Respondents were asked to keep in mind key principles: adherence to the Constitution, national prosperity, sound foreign policy, and the difficulty of the challenges faced. The final rankings come from the average of all those individual scores.
Our Results
Two presidents, William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield, were not included in our rankings, given the brevity of their terms and the inability to judge their effectiveness in carrying out their agenda.
We did not include Donald Trump because his tenure as president is ongoing and, therefore, cannot yet be judged in its totality.
Rank America’s Presidents
Now it’s your turn. Rate each president from 0-10 and let us know which presidents you think are the best.
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