How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

[Cavalier1607]

1788-89: George Washington (Independent) and John Adams (Federalist)
1792: George Washington (Independent) and John Adams (Federalist)
1796: John Adams (Federalist) and Thomas Pinckney (Federalist)
1800: John Adams (Federalist) and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Federalist)
1804: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Federalist)
1808: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Federalist)
1812: DeWitt Clinton (Republican)
1816: James Monroe (Republican)
1820: James Monroe (Republican)
1824: Andrew Jackson (Republican)
1828: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1832: Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836: Hugh Lawson White (Whig)
1840: William Henry Harrison (Whig)
1844: James K. Polk (Democratic)
1848: Zachary Taylor (Whig)
1852: Franklin Pierce (Democratic)
1856: James Buchanan (Democratic)
1860: John C. Breckinridge (Democratic)
1864: George B. McClellan (Democratic)
1868: Horatio Seymour (Democratic)
1872: Horace Greeley (Liberal Republican)
1876: Samuel J. Tilden (Democratic)
1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (Democratic)
1884: S. Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1888: S. Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1892: S. Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1896: William McKinley (Republican)
1900: William McKinley (Republican)
1904: Alton B. Parker (Democratic)
1908: William Howard Taft (Republican)
1912: William Howard Taft (Republican)
1916: Charles Evans Hughes (Republican)
1920: Warren G. Harding (Republican)
1924: Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
1928: Herbert C. Hoover (Republican)
1932: Herbert C. Hoover (Republican)
1936: Alfred M. Landon (Republican)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Thomas E. Dewey (Republican)
1948: Thomas E. Dewey (Republican)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1960: Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
1964: Barry M. Goldwater (Republican)
1968: Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
1972: Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
1976: Gerald R. Ford Jr. (Republican)
1980: Ronald W. Reagan (Republican)
1984: Ronald W. Reagan (Republican)
1988: George H.W. Bush (Republican)
1992: George H.W. Bush (Republican)
1996: Robert J. Dole (Republican)
2000: George W. Bush (Republican)
2004: George W. Bush (Republican)
2008: John S. McCain III (Republican)
2012: W. Mitt Romney (Republican)
2016: Donald J. Trump (Republican)
2020: Donald J. Trump (Republican)

[Sumner 1868]

1796: John Adams
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: John Quincy Adams
1832: William Wirt
1836: Daniel Webster
1840: James Birney
1844: James Birney
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John Hale
1856: John C. Frémont   
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Peter Cooper
1880: James B. Weaver
1884: Benjamin Butler
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1892: James B. Weaver
1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: Eugene Debs
1912: Eugene Debs
1916: Allan Benson
1920: Eugene Debs
1924: Robert LaFollette
1928: Al Smith
1932: Norman Thomas
1936: Franklin Roosevelt
1940: Franklin Roosevelt
1944: Franklin Roosevelt
1948: Henry Wallace
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Barry Commoner
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Ross Perot
2000: Ralph Nader
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Jill Stein
2020: Joe Biden

[RilakkuMAGA]

I am too lazy to do pre-5th party elections.

1932: Herbert Hoover
1936: Alf Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Thomas Dewey
1948: Henry Wallace
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: George McGovern
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W. Bush
1992: George H.W. Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: George W. Bush
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Donald Trump
2020: Donald Trump

[wnwnwn]

1896: McKinley (R)
1900: Bryan (D)
1904: Roosevelt (R)
1908: Taft (R)
1912: Wilson (D)
1916: Wilson (D)
1920: Cox (D)
1924: Coolidge (R)
1928: Smith (D)
1932: FDR (D)
1936: FDR (D)
1940: Wilkie (R)
1944: FDR (D)
1948: Truman (D)
1952: Stevenson (D)
1956: Eisenhower (R)
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: LBJ (D)
1968: Humphrey (D)
1972: Nixon (R)
1976: Ford (R)
1980: Carter (D)
1984: Mondale (D)
1988: Dukakis (D)
1992: Perot (I)
1996: Clinton (D)
2000: Gore (D)
2004: Kerry (D)
2008: Obama (D)
2012: Obama (D)
2016: Trump (R)
2020: Biden (D)

[Pivaru]

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: Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican)
1828: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1832: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1836: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1840: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1844: James K. Polk (Democratic)
1848: Martin Van Buren (Free Soil)
1852: Franklin Pierce (Democratic)
1856: John C. Frémont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1876: Samuel J. Tilden (Democratic)
1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (Democratic)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1888: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1892: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: William Howard Taft (Republican)
1912: William Howard Taft (Republican)
1916: Charles Evans Hughes (Republican)
1920: Warren Harding (Republican)
1924: Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Wendell Willkie (Republican)
1944: Thomas Dewey (Republican)
1948: Harry Truman (Democratic)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1960: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1972: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1980: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1984: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1988: George H. W. Bush (Republican)
1992: Ross Perot (Independent)
1996: Ross Perot (Reform)
2000: Al Gore (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2016: Donald Trump (Republican)
2020: Joe Biden (Democratic)

[LM Brazilian Citizen]

In 2021, I made my votes for POTUS, but I decided to delete and repost:

1788-9: George Washington (I)
1792: George Washington (I)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (DR)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (DR)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (DR)
1808: James Madison (DR)
1812: James Madison (DR)
1816: James Monroe (DR)
1820: James Monroe (DR)
1824: John Quincy Adams (DR)
1828: Andrew Jackson (D)
1832: William Wirt (AM)
1836: William Henry Harrison (W)
1840: William Henry Harrison (W)
1844: Henry Clay (W)
1848: Zachary Taylor (W)
1852: John Hale (FS)
1856: John Frémont (R)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (R)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (R - NU)
1868: Ulysses Grant (R)
1872: Ulysses Grant (R)
1876: Samuel Tilden (D)
1880: James Garfield (R)
1884: Grover Cleveland (D)
1888: Grover Cleveland (D)
1892: Grover Cleveland (D)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (D)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (D)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (D)
1912: Woodrow Wilson (D)
1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R)
1920: James Cox (D)
1924: Robert LaFollette (P)
1928: Al Smith (D)
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
1936: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
1940: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
1944: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
1948: Harry Truman (D)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1956: Adlai Stevenson II (D)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D)
1964: Barry Goldwater (R)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (D)
1972: George McGovern (D)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D)
1980: Jimmy Carter (D)
1984: Walter Mondale (D)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D)
1992: Bill Clinton (D)
1996: Bill Clinton (D)
2000: Ralph Nader (G)
2004: George W. Bush (R)
2008: Barack Obama (D)
2012: Barack Obama (D)
2016: Hillary Clinton (D)
2020: Joe Biden (D)

[darklordoftech]

2004: George W. Bush (R)

Why?

[LM Brazilian Citizen]

2004: George W. Bush (R)

Why?

When I was a child I liked Dubya, he appeared a lot in the Brazilian media. Also, I was more conservative than I'm now. So, in the case of 2004, I voted here without hindsight.

Today, however, if I were an American with the political convictions I have now, I would vote for John Kerry.

[TDAS04]

1856: John Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: James A. Garfield
1884: Grover Cleveland
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William H. Taft
1912: William H. Taft
1916: Charles Evans Hughes
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: Robert La Follette
1928: Al Smith
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Harry S. Truman
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Clinton
2020: Joe Biden

[Goldwater]

1788-89: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: Thomas Jefferson
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: James Madison
1916: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: William Henry Harrison
1844: James K. Polk
1848: Zachary Taylor
1852: Winfield Scott
1856: John Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: James A. Garfield
1884: Grover Cleveland
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William H. Taft
1912: Theodore Roosevelt
1916: Charles Evans Hughes
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Harry S. Truman
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W Bush
1992: George H.W Bush
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John McCain
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: Gary Johnson
2020: Joe Biden

[Comrade Funk]

Updating list

1788: 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: John Quincey Adams (Democratic-Republican)
1828: John Quincey 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: 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: Peter Cooper (Greenback)
1880: James B. Weaver (Greenback)
1884: Benjamin Butler (Greenback)
1888: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
1892: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1916: Allan Benson (Socialist)
1920: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1924: Robert La Follette (Socialist)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
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: Adlai Stevenson (Democratic)
1956: Adlai Stevenson (Democratic)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1980: John Anderson (Independent)
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1992: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
1996: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
2000: Ralph Nader (Green)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2016: Hillary Clinton (Democratic)
2020: Joe Biden (Democratic)

Democratic Primaries
1960: Hubert Humphrey
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: Robert F. Kennedy
1972: Edmund Muskie
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Tom Harkin
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Howard Dean
2008: Barack Obama
2016: Bernie Sanders
2020: Bernie Sanders

[Goldwater]

How I would vote in primaries:

Democratic primaries:
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Scoop Jackson
1976: Scoop Jackson
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Gary Hart
1988: Al Gore
1992: Jerry Brown
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: Wesley Clark
2008: Hillary Clinton
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Clinton
2020: Amy Klobuchar (actual IRL vote)

Republican Primaries:
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: George Romney
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Ronald Reagan
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H. W. Bush
1992: George H. W. Bush
1996: Steve Forbes
2000: John McCain
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John McCain
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: John Kasich (actual IRL vote)
2020: Bill Weld

[Schiff for Senate]

1964: Barry Goldwater

Was shocked till I remembered your username.

[Schiff for Senate]

Without hindsight, I'm guessing?

1900 - Probably D (to protest McKinley's foreign policy)
1904 - R
1908 - R
1912 - Unsure; possibly lean Progressive
1916 - D (with hindsight, R)
1920 - D
1924 - R or P
1928 - R
1932 - D
1936 - D
1940 - D
1944 - D
1948 - D
1952 - Eisenhower in both
1956 - R
1960 - Nixon in both
1964 - D in general election
1968 - Nixon in both
1972 - Muskie in primary; Nixon in general
1976 - Ford in both
1980 - Anderson
1984 - D
1988 - Unsure
1992 - Bush in primary; probably Perot in general election
1996 - Unsure
2000 - Gore in both
2004 - Kerry in both
2008 - Obama in Democratic primary; Guiliani in GOP primary; Obama in general election
2012 - Huntsman in primary; probably Obama in general election
2016 - Kasich in primary; Clinton in general election
2020 - Buttigieg and then Biden in primary; Biden in general election

Reevaluating some 2.5 years later (again, without hindsight - which is important to keep in mind re: 1972 and 1984)...
2020: Biden
2016: Clinton
2012: Obama
2008: Obama
2004: Kerry
2000: Gore
1996: Clinton
1992: Clinton
1988: Probably Dukakis
1984: Probably Reagan
1980: Anderson
1976: Carter, ig
1972: Nixon
1968: Humphrey
1964: LBJ
1960: Probably Kennedy tbh
1956: Eisenhower
1952: Eisenhower
1948: Truman
1944: Roosevelt
1940: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1932: Roosevelt
1928: Probably Smith
1924: LaFollette
1920: Cox
1916: Wilson
1912: Roosevelt
1908: Taft ig
1904: Roosevelt
1900: Bryan

[Goldwater]

1964: Barry Goldwater

Was shocked till I remembered your username.

At my core I'm still pretty libertarian, and Nelson Rockefeller is the wrong type of "social liberal" for me.

[TDAS04]

My vote in Democratic primaries, 1952-present (not bothering to list non-competitive primaries):

1952: Estes Kefauver
1956: Estes Kefauver
1960: Hubert Humphrey
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Frank Church
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Paul Simon
1992: Jerry Brown
2000: Al Gore
2004: Howard Dean
2008: Hillary Clinton
2016: Hillary Clinton
2020: Amy Klobuchar

[OSR stands with Israel]

How I would vote in GOP primaries since 1952(not doing 1956, 1972, 1984, 2004, 2020 for obvious reasons):

1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Nelson Rockefeller
1968: Richard Nixon
1976: Ronald Reagan
1980: Ronald Reagan
1988: George HW Bush
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole(Pete Wilson , if he made it to Iowa)
2000: John McCain
2008: Mitt Romney
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: John Kasich
2024: Strategic Voting between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley



How I would vote in Dem Primaries since then(Similarly not doing 1964, 1996, 2012, 2024)

1952: Alben Barkley
1956: Stuart Symington
1960: Stuart Symington
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Henry Jackson
1976: Henry Jackson
1980: Jerry Brown
1984: Fritz Hollings
1988: Al Gore
1992: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: Joe Lieberman
2008: Hillary Clinton
2016: Hillary Clinton(Jim Webb if he made it to Iowa)
2020: Michael Bloomberg

[Rat]

How I would vote in GOP primaries since 1952:

1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Nelson Rockefeller
1968: George Romney
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Ronald Reagan
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: Jack Kemp
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Steve Forbes
2000: John McCain
2008: Mitt Romney
2012: Jon Huntsman
2016: Jeb Bush
2020: Bill Weld
2024: Chris Christie, followed by Nikki Haley



How I would vote in Dem Primaries since then

1952: Estes Kefauver
1956: Estes Kefauver
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: Robert F. Kennedy
1972: Henry Jackson
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Gary Hart
1988: Gary Hart
1992: Jerry Brown
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: Wes Clark
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Clinton
2020: Michael Bloomberg