How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

[Psychic Octopus]

1788: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: John Adams
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: William Henry Harrison
1840: William Henry Harrison
1844: James K. Polk
1848: Zachary Taylor
1852: Winfield Scott
1856: John C. Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: Winfield Hancock
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William Howard Taft
1912: Theodore Roosevelt
1916: Charles E. Hughes
1920: Warren Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Thomas E. Dewey
1948: Thomas E. Dewey
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W. Bush
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John McCain

[President Mitt]

1788: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: Thomas Jefferson (DR- VA)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (DR- VA)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (DR- VA)
1808: Charles Pinckney (F- SC)
1812: DeWitt Clinton (F- NY)
1816: James Monroe (DR- VA)
1820: James Monroe (DR- VA)
1824: Henry Clay (DR- KY)
1828: John Q. Adams (NR- MA)
1832: Henry Clay (NR- KY)
1836: Daniel Webster (W- MA)
1840: William Harrison (W- OH)
1844: Henry Clay (W- KY)
1848: Abstain
1852: Abstain
1856: John C. Fremont (R- ??)
1860: Stephen Douglas (D- IL)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU- IL)
1868: Horatio Seymour (D- NY)
1872: Horace Greeley (LR- NY)
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (R- OH)
1880: James Garfield (R- OH)
1884: Grover Cleveland (D- NY)
1888: Grover Cleveland (D- NY)
1892: Grover Cleveland (D- NY)
1896: William McKinley (R- OH)
1900: William McKinley (R- OH)
1904: Alton Parker (D- NY)
1908: William Taft (R- OH)
1912: William Taft (R- OH)
1916: Charles E. Hughes (R- NY)
1920: James Cox (D- OH)
1924: Calvin Coolidge (R- MA)
1928: Herbert Hoover (R- MA)
1932: Abstain
1936: Write In: Robert Taft  (R- OH)
1940: Write In: Robert Taft (R- OH)
1944: Thomas E. Dewey (R- NY)
1948: Thomas E. Dewey (R- NY)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R- NY)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R- NY)
1960: Richard Nixon (R- CA)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (D- TX)
1968: Richard Nixon (R- CA)
1972: Richard Nixon (R- CA)
1976: Gerald Ford (R- MI)
1980: Ed Clark (L- CA)
1984: Walter Mondale (D- MN)
1988: George H.W. Bush (R- TX)
1992: Bill Clinton (D- AR)
1996: Bill Clinton (D- AR)
2000: Abstain
2004: John Kerry (D- MA)
2008: Write In: Penn and Teller (L- NV)

[Sewer]

I did some more research, kicked off pro-war dicks and added Primaries/Conventions.


1789: George Washington and George Clinton
1792: George Washington and George Clinton
1796: Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton
1800: Thomas Jefferson and John Jay
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: George Clinton
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: Rufus King
1820: John Quincy Adams
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: John Quincy Adams
1832: Henry Clay
1836: William Henry Harrison C: Daniel Webster
1840: William Henry Harrison C: Winfield Scott
1844: James Birney C: Martin Van Buren
1848: Martin Van Buren C: John Hale
1852: John Hale C: Winfield Scott
1856: John Fremont C: John Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln C: Salmon Chase
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses Grant C: Winfield Hancock
1872: Horace Greeley C: Horace Greeley
1876: Peter Cooper C: Samuel Tilden
1880: James B. Weaver C: Winfield Hancock
1884: Benjamin F. Butler C: Thomas Hendricks
1888: Alson Streeter C: John Sherman
1892: James Weaver C: Horace Boies
1896: Charles Matchett C: Richard Bland
1900: Eugene Debs
1904: Eugene Debs
1908: Eugene Debs C: Robert LaFollette
1912: Eugene Debs P: Robert LaFollette
1916: Allan Benson P: Robert LaFollette
1920: Eugene Debs P: Hiram Johnson
1924: Robert LaFollette P: Hiram Johnson
1928: Norman Thomas P: George Norris
1932: Norman Thomas P: George Norris
1936: Norman Thomas P: William Borah
1940: Norman Thomas
1944: Norman Thomas
1948: Norman Thomas P: Robert Taft
1952: Vincent Hallinan P: Robert Taft
1956: Eric Hass P: Estes Kefauver
1960: Eric Hass P: Wayne Morse
1964: Eric Hass
1968: Eugene McCarthy P: Eugene McCarthy
1972: George McGovern P: George McGovern
1976: Eugene McCarthy P: Mo Udall
1980: John Anderson P: Jerry Brown
1984: David Bergland P: Unpledged
1988: Ron Paul P: Paul Simon
1992: Ross Perot P: Jerry Brown
1996: Ralph Nader P: Ralph Nader
2000: Ralph Nader P: Bill Bradley
2004: David Cobb P: Howard Dean
2008: Ralph Nader P: Mike Gravel

[CJK]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I did some more research, kicked off pro-war dicks and added Primaries/Conventions.


1789: George Washington and George Clinton
1792: George Washington and George Clinton
1796: Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton
1800: Thomas Jefferson and John Jay
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: George Clinton
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: Rufus King
1820: John Quincy Adams
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: John Quincy Adams
1832: Henry Clay
1836: William Henry Harrison C: Daniel Webster
1840: William Henry Harrison C: Winfield Scott
1844: James Birney C: Martin Van Buren
1848: Martin Van Buren C: John Hale
1852: John Hale C: Winfield Scott
1856: John Fremont C: John Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln C: Salmon Chase
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses Grant C: Winfield Hancock
1872: Horace Greeley C: Horace Greeley
1876: Peter Cooper C: Samuel Tilden
1880: James B. Weaver C: Winfield Hancock
1884: Benjamin F. Butler C: Thomas Hendricks
1888: Alson Streeter C: John Sherman
1892: James Weaver C: Horace Boies
1896: Charles Matchett C: Richard Bland
1900: Eugene Debs
1904: Eugene Debs
1908: Eugene Debs C: Robert LaFollette
1912: Eugene Debs P: Robert LaFollette
1916: Allan Benson P: Robert LaFollette
1920: Eugene Debs P: Hiram Johnson
1924: Robert LaFollette P: Hiram Johnson
1928: Norman Thomas P: George Norris
1932: Norman Thomas P: George Norris
1936: Norman Thomas P: William Borah
1940: Norman Thomas
1944: Norman Thomas
1948: Norman Thomas P: Robert Taft
1952: Vincent Hallinan P: Robert Taft
1956: Eric Hass P: Estes Kefauver
1960: Eric Hass P: Wayne Morse
1964: Eric Hass
1968: Eugene McCarthy P: Eugene McCarthy
1972: George McGovern P: George McGovern
1976: Eugene McCarthy P: Mo Udall
1980: John Anderson P: Jerry Brown
1984: David Bergland P: Unpledged
1988: Ron Paul P: Paul Simon
1992: Ross Perot P: Jerry Brown
1996: Ralph Nader P: Ralph Nader
2000: Ralph Nader P: Bill Bradley
2004: David Cobb P: Howard Dean
2008: Ralph Nader P: Mike Gravel

A much improved list.

[Psychic Octopus]

I'll go for Primaries later, for Ideal choices. My ideal choice for 2004 was Governor Howard Dean of Vermont.

[President Mitt]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

[Alexander Hamilton]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

How? Bush 41 was one of the worst ever.

[Psychic Octopus]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

How? Bush 41 was one of the worst ever.

Sorry Giovanni, but if you would vote for Mondale over Reagan, then you probably shouldn't be in the GOP.

[Alexander Hamilton]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

How? Bush 41 was one of the worst ever.

Sorry Giovanni, but if you would vote for Mondale over Reagan, then you probably shouldn't be in the GOP.

Yeah, Mondale was just pathetic.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

How? Bush 41 was one of the worst ever.

Sorry Giovanni, but if you would vote for Mondale over Reagan, then you probably shouldn't be in the GOP.

True, Reagan was bad, but Mondale was trash. The Dems should have nominated Hart.

[Scam of God]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

How? Bush 41 was one of the worst ever.

Sorry Giovanni, but if you would vote for Mondale over Reagan, then you probably shouldn't be in the GOP.

Yeah, Mondale was just pathetic.

Not significantly moreso than Reagan.

[Alexander Hamilton]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

How? Bush 41 was one of the worst ever.

Sorry Giovanni, but if you would vote for Mondale over Reagan, then you probably shouldn't be in the GOP.

Yeah, Mondale was just pathetic.

Not significantly moreso than Reagan.

For all Reagan's flaws, Mondale was not someone to accept as an alternative. Of course, if he were, he would have won a state other than MN (a .18% win, mind you, and Reagan refused to campaign there).

[Scam of God]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

How? Bush 41 was one of the worst ever.

Sorry Giovanni, but if you would vote for Mondale over Reagan, then you probably shouldn't be in the GOP.

Yeah, Mondale was just pathetic.

Not significantly moreso than Reagan.

For all Reagan's flaws, Mondale was not someone to accept as an alternative. Of course, if he were, he would have won a state other than MN (a .18% win, mind you, and Reagan refused to campaign there).

That's why I'd have voted for Bergland. But in a two-man race, I'd have either voted Mondale or absented.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

How? Bush 41 was one of the worst ever.

Sorry Giovanni, but if you would vote for Mondale over Reagan, then you probably shouldn't be in the GOP.

Yeah, Mondale was just pathetic.

Not significantly moreso than Reagan.

For all Reagan's flaws, Mondale was not someone to accept as an alternative. Of course, if he were, he would have won a state other than MN (a .18% win, mind you, and Reagan refused to campaign there).

That's why I'd have voted for Bergland. But in a two-man race, I'd have either voted Mondale or absented.

Why ever vote for Mondale?

[Sewer]

Why ever vote for Reagan?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Why ever vote for Reagan?

Why ever vote for Reagan or Mondale or Bush or Dukakis or Dole or Clinton or Bush II or Gore or Kerry or McCain or Obama?

[Scam of God]

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Why on earth would you vote for Mondale in 1984 but then vote for Reagan's VP in 1988?

I'm guessing that's aimed at me. Reagan < Mondale < Bush

Mondale was the lesser of two evils, and Bush was much more appealing to me than Reagan.

How? Bush 41 was one of the worst ever.

Sorry Giovanni, but if you would vote for Mondale over Reagan, then you probably shouldn't be in the GOP.

Yeah, Mondale was just pathetic.

Not significantly moreso than Reagan.

For all Reagan's flaws, Mondale was not someone to accept as an alternative. Of course, if he were, he would have won a state other than MN (a .18% win, mind you, and Reagan refused to campaign there).

That's why I'd have voted for Bergland. But in a two-man race, I'd have either voted Mondale or absented.

Why ever vote for Mondale?

Because a Big Social Spending asshole is better than a Big Military Spending one.

[Bo]

1789: George Washington (Federalist)
1792:George Washington (F)
1796:Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1800:Thomas Jefferson (D-R)
1804:Thomas Jefferson (D-R)
1808:James Madison (D-R)
1812:James Madison (D-R)
1816:James Monroe (D-R)
1820:James Monroe (D-R)
1824:John Quincy Adams (D-R)
1828:John Quincy Adams (D-R)
1832:Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836:Martin van Buren (Democrat)
1840:Martin van Buren (Democrat)
1844:James K. Polk (D)
1848:Lewis Cass (D)
1852:Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856:John Fremont (R)
1860:Abraham Lincoln (R)
1864:Abraham Lincoln (R)
1868:Ulysses Grant (R)
1872:Ulysses Grant (R)
1876:Samuel Tilden (D)
1880:Winfield Hancock (D)
1884:Grover Cleveland (D)
1888:Grover Cleveland (D)
1892:Benjamin Harrison (R)
1896:William McKinley (R)
1900:William McKinley (R)
1904:Teddy Roosevelt (R)
1908: William Taft (R)
1912:Teddy Roosevelt (Bull-Moose)
1916:Charles Hughes (R)
1920:James Cox (D)
1924:John Davis (D)
1928:Al Smith (D)
1932:Franklin Roosevelt (D)
1936:Franklin Roosevelt (D)
1940:Wendell Wilkie (R)
1944:Thomas Dewey (R)
1948:Thomas Dewey (R)
1952:Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1956:Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1960:Richard Nixon (R)
1964:Lyndon Johnson (D)
1968:Richard Nixon (R)
1972:Richard Nixon (R)
1976:Gerald Ford (R)
1980:Ronald Reagan (R)
1984:Ronald Reagan (R)
1988:George H. W. Bush (R)
1992:Bill Clinton (D)
1996:Bill Clinton (D)
2000:Al Gore (D)
2004:George W. Bush (R)
2008:Barack Obama (D)
2012:Barack Obama (D)

All of this is with retrospect.

[Psychic Octopus]

1789: George Washington (Federalist)
1792:George Washington (F)
1796:Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1800:Thomas Jefferson (D-R)
1804:Thomas Jefferson (D-R)
1808:James Madison (D-R)
1812:James Madison (D-R)
1816:James Monroe (D-R)
1820:James Monroe (D-R)
1824:John Quincy Adams (D-R)
1828:John Quincy Adams (D-R)
1832:Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836:Martin van Buren (Democrat)
1840:Martin van Buren (Democrat)
1844:James K. Polk (D)
1848:Lewis Cass (D)
1852:Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856:John Fremont (R)
1860:Abraham Lincoln (R)
1864:Abraham Lincoln (R)
1868:Ulysses Grant (R)
1872:Ulysses Grant (R)
1876:Samuel Tilden (D)
1880:Winfield Hancock (D)
1884:Grover Cleveland (D)
1888:Grover Cleveland (D)
1892:Benjamin Harrison (R)
1896:William McKinley (R)
1900:William McKinley (R)
1904:Teddy Roosevelt (R)
1908: William Taft (R)
1912:Teddy Roosevelt (Bull-Moose)
1916:Charles Hughes (R)
1920:James Cox (D)
1924:John Davis (D)
1928:Al Smith (D)
1932:Franklin Roosevelt (D)
1936:Franklin Roosevelt (D)
1940:Wendell Wilkie (R)
1944:Thomas Dewey (R)
1948:Thomas Dewey (R)
1952:Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1956:Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1960:Richard Nixon (R)
1964:Lyndon Johnson (D)
1968:Richard Nixon (R)
1972:Richard Nixon (R)
1976:Gerald Ford (R)
1980:Ronald Reagan (R)
1984:Ronald Reagan (R)
1988:George H. W. Bush (R)
1992:Bill Clinton (D)
1996:Bill Clinton (D)
2000:Al Gore (D)
2004:George W. Bush (R)
2008:Barack Obama (D)
2012:Barack Obama (D)

All of this is with retrospect.

Your list is similar to mine, but the 2012 vote is a bit early.

[Bo]

1789: George Washington (Federalist)
1792:George Washington (F)
1796:Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1800:Thomas Jefferson (D-R)
1804:Thomas Jefferson (D-R)
1808:James Madison (D-R)
1812:James Madison (D-R)
1816:James Monroe (D-R)
1820:James Monroe (D-R)
1824:John Quincy Adams (D-R)
1828:John Quincy Adams (D-R)
1832:Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836:Martin van Buren (Democrat)
1840:Martin van Buren (Democrat)
1844:James K. Polk (D)
1848:Lewis Cass (D)
1852:Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856:John Fremont (R)
1860:Abraham Lincoln (R)
1864:Abraham Lincoln (R)
1868:Ulysses Grant (R)
1872:Ulysses Grant (R)
1876:Samuel Tilden (D)
1880:Winfield Hancock (D)
1884:Grover Cleveland (D)
1888:Grover Cleveland (D)
1892:Benjamin Harrison (R)
1896:William McKinley (R)
1900:William McKinley (R)
1904:Teddy Roosevelt (R)
1908: William Taft (R)
1912:Teddy Roosevelt (Bull-Moose)
1916:Charles Hughes (R)
1920:James Cox (D)
1924:John Davis (D)
1928:Al Smith (D)
1932:Franklin Roosevelt (D)
1936:Franklin Roosevelt (D)
1940:Wendell Wilkie (R)
1944:Thomas Dewey (R)
1948:Thomas Dewey (R)
1952:Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1956:Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1960:Richard Nixon (R)
1964:Lyndon Johnson (D)
1968:Richard Nixon (R)
1972:Richard Nixon (R)
1976:Gerald Ford (R)
1980:Ronald Reagan (R)
1984:Ronald Reagan (R)
1988:George H. W. Bush (R)
1992:Bill Clinton (D)
1996:Bill Clinton (D)
2000:Al Gore (D)
2004:George W. Bush (R)
2008:Barack Obama (D)
2012:Barack Obama (D)

All of this is with retrospect.

Your list is similar to mine, but the 2012 vote is a bit early.

Any specific questions for why I would have voted for a particular candidate?

[Alexander Hamilton]

Bush 04 with retrospect?

[Bo]

Bush 04 with retrospect?

I'd want Bush to get the blame for the financial crisis and resulting Great Recession so that a Democrat will be elected in 2008 and possibly 2012 and 2016. If Kerry won in 2004, we'd possibly be looking at a Republican President and Congress right now and possibly for a very long time nonstop.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Bush 04 with retrospect?

I'd want Bush to get the blame for the financial crisis and resulting Great Recession so that a Democrat will be elected in 2008 and possibly 2012 and 2016. If Kerry won in 2004, we'd possibly be looking at a Republican President and Congress right now and possibly for a very long time nonstop.

Right, so you'd put the country through four more years of Bush hell because you wanted that to result in four-eight years of Obama hell. Great.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Bush 04 with retrospect?

I'd want Bush to get the blame for the financial crisis and resulting Great Recession so that a Democrat will be elected in 2008 and possibly 2012 and 2016. If Kerry won in 2004, we'd possibly be looking at a Republican President and Congress right now and possibly for a very long time nonstop.

So you acknowledge that the economic problems were not caused by Bush or Republicans, but simply were going to happen at that time regardless due to te nature of the mixed market?