How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

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1788: George Washington, Independent
1792: George Washington, Independent
1796: John Adams, Federalist
1800: Thomas Jefferson/Aaron Burr, Democratic-Republican
1804: Thomas Jefferson/George Clinton, Democratic-Republican
1808: James Madison/George Clinton, Democratic-Republican
1812: DeWitt Clinton/Jared Ingersoll, Federalist
1816: Rufus King/John E. Howard, Federalist
1820: James Monroe/Daniel D. Tompkins, Democratic-Republican
1824: John Quincy Adams/John C. Calhoun, Democratic-Republican
1828: John Quincy Adams/Richard Rush, National Republican
1832: Henry Clay/John Sergeant, National Republican
1836: William H. Harrison/Francis P. Granger, Whig
1840: William H. Harrison/John Tyler, Whig
1844: Henry Clay/Theodore Ferlinghuysen, Whig
1848: Zachary Taylor/Milliard Fillmore, Whig
1852: Winfield Scott/William Alexander Graham, Whig
1856: John C. Fremont/William L. Dayton, Republican
1860: Abraham Lincoln/Hannibal Hamlin, Republican
1864: Abraham Lincoln/Andrew Johnson, Republican
1868: Ulysses S. Grant/Schuyler Colfax, Republican
1872: Ulysses S. Grant/Schuyler Colfax, Republican
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes/William A. Wheeler, Republican
1880: James A. Garfield/Chester A. Arthur, Republican
1884: James G. Blaine/John Logan, Republican
1888: Benjamin Harrison/Levi P. Morton, Republican
1892: Benjamin Harrison/Levi P. Morton, Republican
1896: William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewall, Democrat
1900: Eugene V. Debs/Job Harriman, Social-Democratic**
1904: Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican
1908: Eugene V. Debs/Benjamin Hanford, Socialist *
1912: Theodore Roosevelt/Hiram Johnson, Progressive
1916: Allan Louis Benson/George Ross Kirkpatrick, Socialist*
1920: James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat
1924: Robert M. LaFollette/Burton Wheeler, Progressive*
1928: Norman Thomas/James Mauer, Socialist*
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner, Democrat
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner, Democrat
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry A. Wallace, Democrat
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry Truman, Democrat
1948: Henry A. Wallace/Glen H. Taylor, Progressive-American Labor*
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon, Republican
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon, Republican
1960: John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert H. Humphrey, Democrat
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey/Edmund Muskie, Democrat
1972: George McGovern/Sargent Shriver, Democrat
1976: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale, Democrat
1980: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale, Democrat
1984: Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro, Democrat
1988: Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen, Democrat
1992: Bill Clinton/Al Gore, Democrat
1996: Bill Clinton/Al Gore, Democrat
2000: Al Gore/Joe Lieberman, Democrat
2004: John Kerry/John Edwards, Democrat
2008: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democrat
2012: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democrat

*Denotes that I despise all major candidates, thus forcing me to vote for the Socialist or equally left-wing party.

**1900 would actually be wide open for me. While I agree more with Bryan (which is why I'd vote for him in 1896), dislike McKinley for his expansionism, and Debs would appeal to me as a Socialist-leaning progressive. I guess I'll pick Debs.

NOTE: if you can't see who I planned on voting for, just highlight everything, as some of the colors I used obscure the words.

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1960: D Primary: Hubert Humphrey (MN); R Primary: Nelson Rockefeller (NY); General: John F. Kennedy (MA)

1964: D Primary: N/A; R Primary: Nelson Rockefeller (NY); General: Lyndon Johnson (TX)

1968: D Primary: Robert Kennedy (NY); R Primary: George Romney (MI); General: Hubert Humphrey (MN)

1972: D Primary: Edmund Muskie (ME); R Primary: N/A; General: George McGovern (SD)

1976: D Primary: Morris Udall (AZ); R Primary: N/A; General: Jimmy Carter (GA)

1980: D Primary: Ted Kennedy (MA); R Primary: John Anderson (IL); General: Jimmy Carter (GA)

1984: D Primary: John Glenn (OH); R Primary: N/A; General: Walter Mondale (MN)

1988: D Primary: Dick Gephardt (MO); R Primary: Jack Kemp (NY); General: Mike Dukakis (MA)

1992: D Primary: Tom Harkin (IA); R Primary: N/A; General: Bill Clinton (AR)

1996: D Primary: N/A; R Primary: Arlen Specter (PA); General: Bill Clinton (AR)

2000: D Primary: Al Gore (TN); R Primary: John McCain (AZ); General: Al Gore (TN)

2004: D Primary: Howard Dean (VT); R Primary: N/A; General: John Kerry (MA)

2008: D Primary: Barack Obama (IL); R Primary: John McCain (AZ); General: Barack Obama (IL)

2012: D Primary: N/A; R Primary: Sarah Palin (AK) (To ensure an Obama reelection); General: Barack Obama, (IL)

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I'm just going to stick to 1928.  (Note, I would've voted Republican in the 1800's, because the Democrats were so conservative then).  



1928:  Smith
1932:  FDR
1936:  FDR
1940:  FDR
1944:  Dewey
1948:  Truman
1952:  Stevenson
1956:  Stevenson
1960:  Kennedy
1964:  LBJ
1972:  McGovern
1976:  Carter
1980:  Carter
1984:  Mondale
1988:  Dukakis
1992:  Clinton
1996:  Clinton
2000:  Gore
2004:  Kerry
2008:  Obama

You skipped 1968 and what's with the Dewey vote in 1944?

Whoops, I forgot 1968.  I would have voted for Humphery, of course.




I would have voted for Dewey, but only because of the internment camps.   I would have supported Henry Wallace if he had ran that year as the nominee. 

Wallace did run in '48 by uniting the Progressive and American Labor parties. I would've voted for him. I dislike Truman and know too little about Dewey. Plus, Wallace is awesome.

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1788: George Washington (independent)
1792: George Washington (independent)
1796: John Adams (Federalist)
1800: John Adams/Charles Pinckney (Federalist)
1804: Thomas Jefferson/George Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
1808: Charles Pinckney/Rufus King (Federalist)
1812: James Madison/Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican)
1816: Rufus King/John Howard (Federalist)
1820: James Monroe/Daniel D. Tompkins (Democratic-Republican)
1824: John Quincy Adams/John C. Calhoun (Democratic-Republican)
1828: John Quincy Adams/Richard Rush (National Republican)
1832: William Wirt/Amos Ellmaker (Anti-Masonic)*
1836: Martin Van Buren/Richard M. Johnson (Democratic)
1840: James G. Birney/Thomas Earle (Liberty)
1844: James G. Birney/Thomas Morris (Liberty)
1848: Martin Van Buren/Charles Adams (Free Soil)
1852: John Hale/George Washington Julian (Free Soil)
1856: John C. Frémont/William L. Dayton (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln/Hannibal Hamlin (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln/Andrew Johnson (National Union)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant/Schuyler Colfax (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant/Henry Wilson (Republican)
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes/William A. Wheeler (Republican)
1880: James Garfield/Chester Alan Arthur (Republican)
1884: James G. Blaine/John A. Logan (Republican)
1888: Benjamin Harrison/Levi P. Morton (Republican)
1892: Benjamin Harrison/Whitelaw Reid (Republican)
1896: William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewell (Democratic)
1900: William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks (Republican)
1908: William Jennings Bryan/John W. Kern (Democratic)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt/Hiram Johnson (Progressive)
1916: Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall (Democratic)
1920: James M. Cox/Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic)
1924: Robert M. La Follette/Burton K. Wheeler (Progressive)
1928: Al Smith/Joseph Robinson (Democratic)
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt/John Nance Garner (Democratic)
1936: Franklin Delano Roosevelt/John Nance Garner (Democratic)
1940: Franklin Delano Roosevelt/Henry Wallace (Democratic)
1944: Franklin Delano Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
1948: Harry S. Truman/Alben W. Barkley (Democratic)
1952: Adlai E. Stevenson II/John Sparkman (Democratic)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon (Republican)^
1960: John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey/Edmund Muskie (Democratic)
1972: George McGovern/Sargent Shriver (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1980: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1984: Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic)
1992: Bill Clinton/Al Gore (Democratic)
1996: Bill Clinton/Al Gore (Democratic)
2000: Al Gore/Joe Lieberman (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry/John Edwards (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democratic)
2016: Hillary Rodham Clinton/Tim Kaine (Democratic)§

*Mostly for lack of better options
^I would've absolutely agonized over 1956. The Stevenson/Kefauver ticket is adamantly progressive, but at that time President Eisenhower had developed major public infrastructure programs, increased taxes on the wealthy and was already decrying the military industrial complex. Probably would've tossed a coin.
§Ticket I actually voted for.

Who I would've supported in Democratic primaries:

1952: Estes Kefauver
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: John F. Kennedy
1968: Robert F. Kennedy
1972: Edmund Muskie
1976: Mo Udall
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: John Glenn
1988: Paul Simon
1992: Paul Tsongas
2000: Al Gore
2004: Howard Dean
2008: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Rodham Clinton

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1788: George Washington (independent)
1792: George Washington (independent)
1796: John Adams (Federalist)
1800: John Adams/Charles Pinckney (Federalist)
1804: Thomas Jefferson/George Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
1808: Charles Pinckney/Rufus King (Federalist)
1812: James Madison/Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican)
1816: Rufus King/John Howard (Federalist)
1820: James Monroe/Daniel D. Tompkins (Democratic-Republican)
1824: John Quincy Adams/John C. Calhoun (Democratic-Republican)
1828: John Quincy Adams/Richard Rush (National Republican)
1832: William Wirt/Amos Ellmaker (Anti-Masonic)*
1836: Martin Van Buren/Richard M. Johnson (Democratic)
1840: James G. Birney/Thomas Earle (Liberty)
1844: James G. Birney/Thomas Morris (Liberty)
1848: Martin Van Buren/Charles Adams (Free Soil)
1852: John Hale/George Washington Julian (Free Soil)
1856: John C. Frémont/William L. Dayton (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln/Hannibal Hamlin (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln/Andrew Johnson (National Union)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant/Schuyler Colfax (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant/Henry Wilson (Republican)
1876: Peter Cooper/Samuel Fenton Cary (Greenback)
1880: James B. Weaver/Barzillai J. Chambers (Greenback)
1884: James G. Blaine/John A. Logan (Republican)
1888: Alson Streeter/Charles E. Cunningham (Union Labor)
1892: James B. Weaver/James G. Field (People's)
1896: William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewell (Democratic)
1900: William Jennings Bryan/Adlai Stevenson I (Democratic)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks (Republican)
1908: Eugene V. Debs/Benjamin Hanford (Socialist)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt/Hiram Johnson (Progressive)
1916: Allan Benson/George Ross Kirkpatrick (Socialist)
1920: Eugene V. Debs/Seymour Stedman (Socialist)
1924: Robert M. La Follette/Burton K. Wheeler (Progressive)
1928: William Z. Foster/Benjamin Gitlow (Communist)
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt/John Nance Garner (Democratic)
1936: Franklin Delano Roosevelt/John Nance Garner (Democratic)
1940: Franklin Delano Roosevelt/Henry Wallace (Democratic)
1944: Franklin Delano Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
1948: Harry S. Truman/Alben W. Barkley (Democratic)
1952: Eric Hass/Stephen Emery (Socialist Labor)
1956: Adlai E. Stevenson II/Estes Kefauver (Democratic)
1960: John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey/Edmund Muskie (Democratic)
1972: George McGovern/Sargent Shriver (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1980: John B. Anderson/Patrick Lucey (Independent)
1984: Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic)
1992: Bill Clinton/Al Gore (Democratic)
1996: Bill Clinton/Al Gore (Democratic)
2000: Al Gore/Joe Lieberman (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry/John Edwards (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democratic)
2016: Hillary Rodham Clinton/Tim Kaine (Democratic)§

*Mostly for lack of better options
^I would've absolutely agonized over 1956. The Stevenson/Kefauver ticket is adamantly progressive, but at that time President Eisenhower had developed major public infrastructure programs, increased taxes on the wealthy and was already decrying the military industrial complex. Probably would've tossed a coin.
§Ticket I actually voted for.

Who I would've supported in Democratic primaries:

1952: Estes Kefauver
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: John F. Kennedy
1968: Robert F. Kennedy
1972: Edmund Muskie
1976: Mo Udall
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: John Glenn
1988: Paul Simon
1992: Paul Tsongas
2000: Al Gore
2004: Howard Dean
2008: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Rodham Clinton