Biden 14th in scholars' presidential rankings, Trump last
The survey, conducted online in late 2023, combined the responses of 154 experts — current or recent members of the American Political Science Association’s presidential politics division as well as scholars who recently published peer-reviewed research in related journals or academic presses.
Independents and members of other parties ranked Biden 19th and Trump 45th.
Democrats’ rankings were largely in line with the overall results. The current president was 13th, while Trump was last.
Republican academics did not rank Trump last, they did not view him favorably, either, placing him 41st. Biden, meanwhile, was farther down their list — 30th — but he still fared better than Trump.
The scholars were asked to rate presidents on a scale of 0 to 100 — 0 for failure, 50 for average and 100 for great.
Biden - 62.66
Trump - 10.92
Abraham Lincoln topped the list
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