By Serah Louis

People have been asking the same question since the beginning of U.S. history:

“How the heck did this guy get elected?”

A 2021 CSPAN survey ranked all the U.S. presidents in multiple categories and gave an overall score. The categories ranged from Crisis Leadership to Public Persuasion and Economic Management. This list excludes current President Joe Biden — he won’t be added to the C-SPAN survey until after he leaves office.

CSPAN anonymously surveyed 142 historians, professors and professional observers of presidencies.

Here are all the presidents ranked from highest to lowest score.

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