Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States Siena College Research Institute survey Siena College Research Institute survey

| Seq_ | Name_ | Background | Party_Leadership | Communication_Ability | Relations_with_Congress | Court_Appointments | Handling_of_Economy | Luck | Ability_to_Compromise | Willing_to_take_Risks | Executive_Appointments | Overall_Ability | Imagination | Domestic_Accomplishments | Integrity | Executive_Ability | Foreign_Policy_Accomplishments | Leadership_Ability | Intelligence | Avoid_Crucial_Mistakes | Experts_View | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 15 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 12 | 43 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Richard Nixon | 18 | 20 | 26 | 36 | 38 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 29 | 16 | 43 | 37 | 30 |
| 38 | Gerald Ford | 27 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
| 39 | Jimmy Carter | 31 | 39 | 27 | 39 | 20 | 40 | 38 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 36 | 30 | 32 |
| 40 | Ronald Reagan | 34 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 17 | 18 |