How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

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1789: George Washington (Independent)
1792: George Washington (Independent)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1808: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1812: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1816: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1820: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1824: Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican)
1828: John Quincy Adams (National Republican)
1832: Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836: William Henry Harrison (Whig)
1840: William Henry Harrison (Whig)
1844: Henry Clay (Whig)
1848: Martin Van Buren (Free Soil)
1852: John P. Hale (Free Soil)
1856: John C. Fremont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (National Union)
1868: Ulysses Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses Grant (Republican)
1876: James Weaver (Greenback)
1880: James Garfield (Republican)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1888: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
1892: James Weaver (Populist)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1916: Charles Evans Hughes (Republican)
1920: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1924: Robert LaFollette (Progressive)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic) (I might have been tempted by Norman Thomas though)
1932: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1948: Harry Truman (Democratic)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican) (I might have been tempted to vote for Adlai Stevenson due to his running-mate Estes Kefauver. The Westman Timeline by Mechaman helped to give me a pretty positive opinion about Estes Kefauver)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1980: Ronald Reagan (Republican) (I might have been tempted by John Anderson though)
1984: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1988: Ron Paul (Libertarian)
1992: Ross Perot (Independent) (I might have been persuaded to vote for Bill Clinton though)
1996: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
2000: At the time George W. Bush (Republican), but in retrospect, I would have supported Al Gore (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic) (My first actual vote)

Democratic Primaries 1952-2012:
1952: Estes Kefauver
1956: Estes Kefauver
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: At first, Robert Kennedy, then Eugene McCarthy after Robert Kennedy’s assassination
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: At first Lloyd Bentsen, then Frank Church after Lloyd Bentsen dropped out
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Gary Hart
1988: Al Gore
1992: Tom Harkin
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Howard Dean
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama

Republican Primaries 1952-2012:
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Nelson Rockefeller
1968: Nelson Rockefeller
1972: Pete McCloskey
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W. Bush
1992: George H.W. Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2004: Lincoln Chaffee (Write-in)
2008: The Republican primary candidates for 2008 were even worse than in 2012, but if I had to choose, I would probably support Rudy Giuliani.
2012: Jon Huntsman

Generic Midterm Election Ballots 1930-2010:
1930: Democratic
1934: Democratic
1938: Republican
1942: Democratic
1946: Republican
1950: Republican
1954: Republican
1958: Democratic
1962: Democratic
1966: Republican
1970: Democratic
1974: Democratic
1978: Republican
1982: Republican
1986: Democratic
1990: Republican
1994: Republican
1998: Democratic
2002: Democratic
2006: Democratic
2010: At the time, I considered myself utraconservative, so Republican, but in retrosepct, I would have voted Democratic.

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Update of my older post on this thread (which in retrospect didn't make much sense due to the fact that I didn't do much prior research into past Presidential platforms):

1789: George Washington (Independent)
1792: George Washington (Independent)
1796: John Adams (Federalist)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1808: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1812: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1816: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1820: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1824: Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican)
1828: John Quincy Adams (National Republican)
1832: Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836: William Henry Harrison (Whig)
1840: James Birney (Liberty)
1844: James Birney (Liberty)
1848: Gerrit Smith (Liberty)
1852: John P. Hale (Free Soil)
1856: John C. Fremont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (National Union)
1868: Ulysses Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses Grant (Republican)
1876: Samuel Tilden (Democrat)
1880: James Garfield (Republican)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democrat)
1888: Grover Cleveland (Democrat)
1892: James Weaver (Populist)
1896: William McKinley (Republican) (Reluctantly)
1900: William McKinley (Republican)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: William Howard Taft (Republican)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) (Reluctantly)
1920: James Cox (Democrat)
1924: Robert LaFollette (Progressive)
1928: Al Smith (Democrat)
1932: Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat)
1936: Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat)
1940: Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat)
1944: Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat)
1948: Harry Truman (Democrat)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican) (I might have been tempted to vote for Adlai Stevenson due to his running-mate Estes Kefauver)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democrat)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (Democrat)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (Democrat)
1972: George McGovern (Democrat)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democrat)
1980: John Anderson (Independent)
1984: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1988: George H.W. Bush (Repubican)
1992: Ross Perot (Independent)
1996: Bill Clinton (Democrat)
2000: Al Gore (Democrat)
2004: John Kerry (Democrat)
2008: Barack Obama (Democrat)
2012: Barack Obama (Democrat) (My first actual vote)

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1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1980: Jimmy Carter, reluctantly
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1992: Andre Marrou (Libertarian)
1996: Robert Dole (Republican)
2000: Bush or Nader (Green), probably Bush (to stop Gore)
2004: Ralph Nader
2008: Cynthia McKinney (Green)
2012: Jill Stein (Green)

You wouldn't have supported Reagan in 1980 or 1984?

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1788-1789: George Washington (Independent)
1792: George Washington (Independent)
1796: John Adams (Federalist)
1800: John Adams (Federalist)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1808: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1812: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1816: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1820: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1824: John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican)
1828: John Quincy Adams (National Republican)
1832: Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836: Daniel Webster (Whig)
1840: William Henry Harrison (Whig)
1844: Henry Clay (Whig)
1848: Martin Van Buren (Free Soil)
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856: John C. Frémont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (National Union)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
1880: James A. Garfield (Republican)
1884: James G. Blaine (Republican)
1888: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
1892: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1916: Allan L. Benson (Socialist) (Might have been tempted by Woodrow Wilson though)
1920: Eurgene Debs (Socialist) (Might have been tempted by James Cox though)
1924: Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
1928: Norman Thomas (Socialist) (Might have been tempted by Al Smith though)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1948: Harry Truman (Democratic)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican) (Probably a bit of a tough vote for me due to the fact that Adlai Stevenon's running mate, Estes Kefauver, was a massive FF and my favorite Southern Democratic Senator of the post-war era)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1980: John Anderson (Independent)
1984: Ronald Reagan (Republican) (Walter Mondale was an extremely weak candidate)
1988: George H.W. Bush (Republican) (Michael Dukakis was an extremely weak candidate)
1992: Ross Perot (Independent)
1996: Ross Perot (Independent)
2000: Al Gore (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2016: Hillary Clinton (Democratic)

Democratic Conventions/Primaries
1832: Abstain
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: Martin Van Buren
1844: James Polk
1848: William Orlando Butler
1852: Stephen A. Douglas
1856: Stephen A. Douglas
1860: Stephen A. Douglas
1864: Abstain
1868: Salmon P. Chase
1872: Horace Greeley
1876: Samuel J. Tilden
1880: Samuel J. Tilden
1884: Grover Cleveland
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: David B. Hill
1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: William Randolph Hearst
1908: William Jennings Bryan
1912: Thomas R. Marshall
1916: Woodrow Wilson
1920: Al Smith
1924: Al Smith
1928: Al Smith
1932: Franklin Roosevelt
1936: Franklin Roosevelt
1940: Franklin Roosevelt
1944: Franklin Roosevelt
1948: Harry Truman
1952: Estes Kefauver
1956: Estes Kefauver
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: Robert Kennedy/Eugene McCarthy
1972: George McGovern
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: John Glenn or Gary Hart
1988: Al Gore
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: Howard Dean
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Bernie Sanders

Republican Conventions/Primaries
1856: John C. Frémont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: Ulysses S. Grant
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1892: Benjamin Harrison
1896: Thomas Brackett Reed
1900: William McKinley
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: Robert M. La Follette
1912: Theodore Roosevelt
1916: Robert M. La Follette
1920: Hiram Johnson
1924: Robert M. La Follette
1928: George W. Norris
1932: George W. Norris
1936: William Borah
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Thomas Dewey
1948: Thomas Dewey
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Nelson Rockefeller
1968: Nelson Rockefeller
1972: Pete McCloskey
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: Jack Kemp
1992: George H.W. Bush
1996: Richard Lugar
2000: John McCain
2004: Lincoln Chaffee (write-in)
2008: Ron Paul
2012: Ron Paul
2016: John Kasich