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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | James A. Garfield | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 41 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 27 |
| 21 | Chester A. Arthur | 41 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 26 | 25 |
| 22/24 | Grover Cleveland | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 20 |
| 23 | Benjamin Harrison | 39 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 23 | 32 | 34 |
| 25 | William McKinley | 21 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 21 |