How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

[Incipimus iterum]

1789:  Washington (no party)
1792:  Washington (no party)
1796:  Jefferson (D-R)
1800:  Jefferson (D-R)
1804:  Jefferson (D-R)
1808:  Madison (D-R)
1812:  Madison (D-R)
1816:  Monroe (D-R)
1820:  Monroe (D-R)
1824:  Clay (D-R)
1828:  Adams (NR)
1832:  Clay (NR)
1836:  Vanburen (D)
1840:  Harrison (W)
1844:  Polk (D)
1848:  Taylor (W)
1852:  Scott
1856:  Fremont (R)
1860:  Lincoln (R)
1864:  Lincoln (R)
1868:  Grant (R)
1872:  Grant (R)
1876:  Tilden (D)
1880:  Garfield (R)
1884:  Cleveland (D)
1888:  Cleveland (D)
1892:  Cleveland (D)
1896:  Mckinley (R)
1900:  Mckinley (R)
1904:  Roosevelt (R)
1908:  Taft (R)
1912:  Roosevelt (P)
1916:  Wilson (D)
1920:  Cox (D)
1924:  Cooladige (R)
1928:  Smith (D)
1932:  FDR (D)
1936:  FDR (D)
1940:  FDR (D)
1944:  FDR (D)
1948:  Truman (D)
1952:  Eisenhower (R)
1956:  Eisenhower (R)
1960:  Kennedy (D)
1964:  Lyndon Johnson (D)
1968:  Humphrey (D)
1972:  Nixon (R)
1976:  Carter (D)
1980:  Reagan (R)
1984:  Reagan (R)
1988:  Bush Sr (R)
1992:  Clinton (D)
1996:  Clinton (D)
2000:  Gore (D)
2004:  Kerry (D)
2008:  Obama (D)
2012:  Obama (D)

[Supersonic]

1860: Lincoln (R)
1864: Lincoln (R/NU)
1868: Grant (R)
1872: Grant (R)
1876: Tilden (D)
1880: Hancock (D)
1884: Cleveland (D)
1888: Cleveland (D)
1892: Cleveland (D)
1896: McKinley
1900: McKinley
1904: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1912: Taft
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932: Roosevelt
1936: Landon
1940: Wilkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: Obama
2012: Romney

[Emperor Charles V]

The only election I really voted in out of these was 2012. I voted for Romney.

1789:  Washington (no party)
1792:  Washington (no party)
1796:  Adams (F)
1800:  Jefferson (DR)
1804:  Jefferson (DR)
1808:  Madison (DR)
1812:  Clinton (F)
1816:  Monroe (DR)
1820:  Monroe (DR)
1824:  Clay (DR)
1828:  Jackson (D)
1832:  Clay (NR)
1836:  Harrison (W)
1840:  Harrison (W)
1844:  Clay (W)
1848:  Taylor (W)
1852:  Scott (W)
1856:  Frémont (R)
1860:  Lincoln (R)
1864:  Lincoln (R)
1868:  Grant (R)
1872:  Grant (R)
1876:  Tilden (D)
1880:  Garfield (R)
1884:  Cleveland (D)
1888:  Harrison (R)
1892:  Cleveland (D)
1896:  McKinley (R)
1900:  McKinley (R)
1904:  Roosevelt (R)
1908:  Taft (R)
1912:  Roosevelt (P)
1916:  Hughes (R)
1920:  Harding (R)
1924:  Coolidge (R)
1928:  Smith (D)
1932:  FDR (D)
1936:  FDR (D)
1940:  FDR (D)
1944:  FDR (D)
1948:  Dewey (R)
1952:  Eisenhower (R)
1956:  Eisenhower (R)
1960:  Kennedy (D)
1964:  Lyndon Johnson (D)
1968:  Nixon (R)
1972:  Nixon (R)
1976:  Ford (R)
1980:  Reagan (R)
1984:  Reagan (R)
1988:  Bush Sr (R)
1992:  Perot (I)
1996:  Clinton (D)
2000:  Bush Jr (R)
2004:  Bush Jr (R)
2008:  McCain (R)
2012:  Romney (R)

[MadmanMotley]

Gonna make it easy on me
1952: Eisenhower (R)
1956: Eisenhower (R)
1960: Nixon (R)
1964: Goldwater (R)
1968: Primaries: Reagan, GE: Nixon (R)
1972: Nixon (R)
1976: Primary: Reagan, GE: Ford (R)
1980: Reagan (R)
1984: Reagan (R)
1988: Paul (L)
1992: Perot (I)
1996: Perot (I)
2000: Bush Jr. (R)
2004: Bush Jr. (R)
2008: Primaries: Paul GE: Write-In Ron Paul or not vote.
2012: Primaries: Ron Paul, GE: Gary Johnson (L)

[bballrox4717]

1900: definitely McKinley (R)
1904: definitely Roosevelt (R)
1908: definitely Taft (R)
1912: definitely Roosevelt (P)
1916: lean Hughes (R)

(still firmly Republican, but Wilsonian internationalism is causing me to like the Democrats more)

1920: lean Harding (R)
1924: definitely La Follette (P)
1928: tossup because the Catholic in me would be excited by Smith's candidacy, but I would probably end up voting for Hoover (R)
1932-1944: definitely FDR (D) due to Great Depression and WWII
1948: tossup, probably Dewey (R) though Truman could've convinced me. I do like the work of Truman's presidency.
1952-1956: lean Eisenhower (R)
1960: definitely Kennedy (D). I wouldn't have liked Nixon since the Checkers speech and Kennedy would have excited me due to Catholicism.
1964: definitely LBJ (D)

(At this point I'm a registered Democrat)

1968: would've supported Bobby Kennedy in the primary and definitely Humphrey (D) in the general.
1972: definitely McGovern (D)
1976: lean Carter (D)
1980: lean Carter (D). Would have supported Ted Kennedy in the primary. I consider staying home in this cycle.
1984: definitely Mondale (D)
1988: lean Dukakis (D) but because Dukakis was incompetent, I consider staying home
1992: lean Clinton (D)
1996: definitely Clinton (D)
2000: definitely Gore (D)
2004: definitely Kerry (D)
2008: definitely Obama (D)
2012: I actually voted for Obama this time.

[Aliens]

1900: William McKinley (R)
1904: Teddy Roosevelt (R)
1908: William Howard Taft (R)
1912: Teddy Roosevelt (P)
1916: Charles Hughes (R)
1920: Warren G. Harding (R)
1924: Robert La Follette (P)
1912: William Howard Taft (R)
1916: Charles Evan Hughes (R)
1920: James Cox (D)
1924: Calvin Coolidge (R)
1928: Alfred Smith (D)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1936: Alf Landon (R)
1940: Wendell Willkie (R)
1944: Thomas Dewey (R)
1948: Thomas Dewey (R)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (D)
1972: George McGovern (D)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D)
1980: John Anderson (I)
1984: Ronald Reagan (R)
1988: Ron Paul (L)
1992: Ross Perot (I)
1996: Bill Clinton (D)
2000: Al Gore (D)
2004: John Kerry (D)
2008: Barack Obama (D)
2012: Gary Johnson (L)

[H. Ross Peron]

1789: George Washington (No party)
1792: George Washington (No party)
1796: John Adams (Federalist)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1808: Charles C. Pinckney (Federalist)*
1812: DeWitt Clinton (Federalist)
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: William Henry Harrison (Whig)
1840: William Henry Harrison (Whig)
1844: James Knox Polk (Democratic)
1848: Lewis Cass (Democratic)
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856: John Fremont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (National Union)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1876: Samuel J. Tilden (Democratic)*
1880: James Garfield (Republican)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1888: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)*
1892: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)*
1896: William McKinley (Republican)
1900: William McKinley (Republican)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: William Howard Taft (Republican)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1916: Charles Evan Hughes (Republican)
1920: James Cox (Democratic)
1924: Calvin Coolidge (Republican)*
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)*
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic)
1948: Harry Truman (Democratic)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1960: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Richard Nixon (Republican)*
1972: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1976: Gerald Ford (Republican)*
1980: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1984: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1988: George HW Bush (Republican)
1992: George HW Bush (Republican)
1996: William Jefferson Clinton (Democratic)
2000: Al Gore (Democratic)
2004: George W Bush (Republican)*
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic)

*Indicates close choices

[H. Ross Peron]

Primaries (Democratic)
1952: Harry Truman, then Averall Harriman
1956: Averall Harriman
1960: Hubert Humphrey
1964: LBJ
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: Scoop Jackson
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: John Glenn
1988: Al Gore
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: Wesley Clark
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama

Republican Primaries
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Nelson Rockefeller
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Ronald Reagan
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George HW Bush
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2004: George W Bush
2008: John McCain
2012: Jon Huntsman

[Illiniwek]

1900: William McKinley (R)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1908: William Howard Taft (R)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (P)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (D)
1920: Warren G. Harding (R)
1924: Robert La Follette Sr. (P)
1928: Alfred Smith (D)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1948: Henry Wallace (P)
1952: Adlai Stevenson (D)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1968: Richard Nixon (R)
1972: Richard Nixon (R)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D)
1980: Jimmy Carter (D)
1984: Ronald Reagan (R)
1988: Ron Paul (L)
1992: Ross Perot (I)
1996: Bill Clinton (D)
2000: Al Gore (D)
2004: John Kerry (D)
2008: Barack Obama (D)
2012: Gary Johnson (L) (First time voting, actually did vote for him!)

[Phony Moderate]

Democratic primaries:

1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson by default.
1968: Robert F. Kennedy. Eugene McCarthy or George McGovern at the convention.
1972: George McGovern. The others are either awful or just bland (with the exception of Chisholm perhaps, though I still would have preferred McGovern).
1976: Frank Church with Brown as a close second.
1980: Edward M. Kennedy
1984: Alan Cranston
1988: What a mediocre bunch. Seriously, this has to be the worst Democratic primary field ever. Most of the candidates were either tainted by scandal (Hart, Biden, Jackson) or unexciting (Dukakis, Gore, Babbitt, Gephardt). That leaves Simon then, but it would be without much enthusiasm.
1992: Jerry Brown was the best of this bunch.
1996: Bill Clinton by default
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Dennis Kucinich. Of the 'serious' contenders - Dean.
2008: Dennis Kucinich again. Obama out of the final two.
2012: Barack Obama by default

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Another crack at this (beginning in 1824, which would probably be the first election I could vote in):

1824: Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican)
1828: John Quincy Adams (National Republican)
1832: Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836: William H. Harrison (Whig)
1840: William H. Harrison (Whig)
1844: Henry Clay (Whig)
1848: Martin van Buren (Free Soil)
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856: John Fremont (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: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1888: Alson Streeter (Union Labor)
1892: James B. Weaver (Populist)
1896: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1916: Charles E. Hughes (Republican)
1920: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1924: Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
1932: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1948: Harry Truman (Democratic)
1952: Adlai Stevenson (Democratic)
1956: Adlai Stevenson (Democratic)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic)
1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1980: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1992: Ross Perot (Independent)
1996: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
2000: Al Gore (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic)

[Phony Moderate]

Imagining myself as a Republican.

1960: Richard Nixon by default
1964: William Scranton
1968: Nelson Rockefeller
1972: Pete McCloskey
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1984: Harold Stassen
1988: Bob Dole
1992: George H. W. Bush
1996: Richard Lugar
2000: John McCain
2004: Write-in: Lincoln Chafee
2008: Ron Paul
2012: Jon Huntsman

[Kaine for Senate '18]

General (1789-2012)
1789: George Washington (NP-VA)
1792: George Washington (NP-VA)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)
1808: James Madison (DR-VA)
1812: James Madison (DR-VA)
1816: James Monroe (DR-VA)
1820: James Monroe (DR-VA)
1824: Henry Clay (DR-KY))
1828: John Quincy Adams (NR-MA)
1832: Henry Clay (NR-KY)
1836: Hugh White (W-TN)
1840: William Henry Harrison (W-VA)
1844: Henry Clay (W-KY)
1848: Zachary Taylor (W-VA)
1852: Winfield Scott (W-NJ)
1856: John Fremont (R-CA)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R-OH)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R-OH)
1876: Peter Cooper (G-NY)
1880: James Weaver (G-IA)
1884: James Blaine (R-ME)
1888: Alson Streeter (UL-IL)
1892: James Weaver (P-IA)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (P-NY)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (D-VA)
1920: James Cox (D-OH)
1924: Robert LaFollette (P-WI)
1928: Al Smith (D-NY)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1948: Harry Truman (D-MO)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-KS)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-KS)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D-MA)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN)
1972: Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)
1976: Gerald Ford (R-MI)
1980: Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
1984: Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D-MA)
1992: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
1996: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
2000: Al Gore (D-TN)
2004: John Kerry (D-MA)
2008: Barack Obama (D-IL)
2012: Barack Obama (D-IL)

Primaries/Conventions (1912-2008)
1912: Woodrow Wilson (D-VA)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (D-VA)
1920: Carter Glass (D-VA)
1924: Joseph Robinson (D-AR)
1928: Cordell Hull (D-TN)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1948: Harry Truman (D-MO)
1952: Alben Barkley (D-KY)
1956: Lyndon Johnson (D-TX)
1960: Lyndon Johnson (D-TX)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (D-TX)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (D-MN)
1972: Scoop Jackson (D-WA)
1976: Scoop Jackson (D-WA)
1980: Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
1984: Reubin Askew (D-FL)
1988: Al Gore (D-TN)
1992: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
1996: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
2000: Al Gore (D-TN)
2004: Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
2008: Hillary Clinton (D-NY)

[Goldwater]

Republican primaries:

1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Ronald Reagan
1972: John Ashbrook
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: Jack Kemp
1992: George H. W. Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2004: George W. Bush
2008: Rudy Giuliani
2012: Jon Huntsman

Democratic primaries:

1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Pat Brown
1968: Robert F. Kennedy
1972: Henry M. Jackson
1976: Henry M. Jackson
1980: Jerry Brown
1984: Gary Hart
1988: Paul Simon
1992: Paul Tsongas
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: Wesley Clark
2008: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2012: Barack Obama

[PJ]

General, starting in 1789:
Washington
Washington
Adams
Adams (very close)
Jefferson
Madison
Madison
Monroe
Monroe
Q Adams
Q Adams
Clay
Webster
Harrison (not knowing he would die)
Clay
Taylor (not counting Fillmore)
Scott
Fremont
Lincoln
Lincoln
Grant
Grant
Hayes (reluctantly)
Garfield
Blaine
Harrison
Harrison
Bryan (close race)
McKinley (again very close, mainly because Roosevelt is on the ticket)
Roosevelt
Bryan
Roosevelt (close between him and Wilson)
Wilson
Cox
LaFollette
Smith
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Stevenson (with hindsight)
Kennedy
Johnson
Humphrey
McGovern
Carter
Carter
Mondale
Dukakis
Clinton
Clinton
Gore
Kerry
Obama
Obama

[Illuminati Blood Drinker]

Update!

1789: George Washington (I-F)
1792: George Washington (I-F)
1796: John Adams (F)
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: Andrew Jackson (D-R)
1828: Andrew Jackson (D)
1832: Andrew Jackson (D)
1836: Martin van Buren (D)
1840: William Henry Harrison (W)
1844: James K. Polk (D)
1848: Martin van Buren (FS)
1852: Winfield Scott (W)
1856: John C. Fremont (R)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (R)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (NU)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1872: Horace Greeley (D)
1876: Samuel Tilden (D)
1880: James Garfield (R)
1884: Grover Cleveland (D)
1888: Benjamin Harrison (R)
1892: James B. Weaver (P)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (D)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (D)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (D)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (P)
1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R)
1920: Abstain
1924: Robert LaFollette (P)
1928: Al Smith (D)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1948: Harry S. Truman (D)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (D)
1972: George McGovern (D)
1976: Eugene McCarthy (I)
1980: John Anderson (I)
1984: Walter Mondale (D)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D)
1992: Ross Perot (I)
1996: Ross Perot (R)
2000: Ralph Nader (I)
2004: Ralph Nader (I)
2008: Ralph Nader (I)
2012: Jill Stein (G)

[MATTROSE94]

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.

[tpfkaw]

Primaries, without hindsight:

GOP:

1952: Robert Taft
1956/60: Everett Dirksen (write-in)
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Ronald Reagan (write-in)
1972: Pete McCloskey
1976/80: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ron Paul (write-in)
1988: Jack Kemp
1992: Pat Buchanan
1996: Probably Forbes, but definitely Buchanan with hindsight
2000: Forbes, then Keyes (protest vote)
2004: Ron Paul (write-in)
2008/2012: Ron Paul

Dems:

1968/72: Eugene McCarthy
1976: Fred Harris
1980: Jerry Brown
1984: Gary Hart
1988: Jesse Jackson (protest vote)
1992: Jerry Brown
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Howard Dean
2008: Dennis Kucinich

[barfbag]

1904- Parker
1908- Bryan
1912- Wilson
1916- Wilson
1920- Cox
1924- Davis
1928- Harding
1932- Roosevelt
1936- Roosevelt
1940- Landon
1944- Dewey
1948- Truman
1952- Eisenhower
1956- Eisenhower
1960- Nixon
1964- Goldwater
1968- Wallace
1972- Nixon
1976- Carter
1980- Reagan
1984- Reagan
1988- Bush
1992- Bush
1996- Clinton
2000- Bush
2004- Bush
2008- McCain
2012- Romney

[ElectionLover]

1904:Parker

1908:Taft

1912: I wouldn't have voted.....

1916: Hughes

1920: Harding

1924: Coolidge

1928: Smith

1932: Roosevelt

1936: Roosevelt

1940: Roosevelt

1944: Dewey

1948: Dewey

I'm too lazy to do primaries...

1952: Eisenhower

1956: Eisenhower

1960: Kennedy

1964: I don't like either, but if someone had a gun, and threatened to shoot me if I didn't vote, I'd choose Goldwater. LBJ was a crook, and a horrible man. The Civil Rights Act and medicare were the only thing I like from him.

1968: Nixon

1972: Nixon

1976: Carter, but in retrospect, I would vote vote for Ford.

1980: Reagan

1984: Reagan

1988: Bush

1992: Perot

1996: Dole, he was a nice moderate.

2000: Bush

2004: Bush

2008: Obama, but in retrospect, I would vote for McCain.

2012: Romney

[HansOslo]

1944: Roosevelt
1948: Truman
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Kennedy
1964: Goldwater
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Clinton
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: McCain
2012: Romney

[CatoMinor]

Washington to 1864

Washington
Jefferson
Jefferson
Jefferson
Madison
Madison
Monroe
Monroe
Crawford
Adams
Clay
Van Buren
Van Buren
Birney
Van Buren
Hale
Fremont
Douglas
Move to Canada
Still in Canada
Greeley
Tilden
Hancock
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland
Bryan
Debs
Parker
Taft
Taft
Hughes
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Hoover
Landon
Willkie
Dewey
Dewey
Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Goldater
move to Canada
McGovern
Carter
Carter
Bergland
Paul
Perot
Perot
Bush
Badnarik
Canada
Johnson

[SPC]

I'll try another strategic lesser of two evils. Considering that a President's influence in foreign policy is less restricted by Congress than domestic policy, I will take into account which candidate begets divided government and is less militaristic:
1789: Clinton and Telfair
1792: Clinton and Jefferson
1796: Jefferson and Burr
1800: Jefferson and Burr
1804: Jefferson
1808: Madison
1812: Clinton
1816: King
1820: Unpledged electors
1824: Crawford
1828: Jackson
1832: Jackson
1836: Van Buren
1840: Van Buren
1844: Polk
1848: Taylor
1852: Pierce
1856: Buchanan
1860: Douglas
1864: McClellan
1868: Seymour
1872: Greeley
1876: Tilden
1880: Hancock
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: Bryan
1900: Bryan
1904: Parker
1908: Bryan
1912: Taft
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: Davis
1928: Smith
1932: Hoover
1936: Landon
1940: Willkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Dewey
1952: Stevenson
1956: Stevenson
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Humphrey
1972: McGovern
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

[H. Ross Peron]

If your goal is less militarism why the votes for Polk and Eisenhower?

[Supersonic]

Update:

Once every 70 years or so I'll back a Democrat.

1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: U.S. Grant
1872: U.S. Grant
1876: Samuel Tilden
1880: James Garfield
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1892: Benjamin Harrison
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William Howard Taft
1912: William Howard Taft
1916: Charles Evans Hughes
1920: Warren Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Franklin Roosevelt
1936: Alf Landon
1940: Wendell Willikie
1944: Thomas E. Dewey
1948: Thomas E. Dewey
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
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: Bob Dole
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Mitt Romney