What defeated incumbent president was hurt the least by his loss? (no Cleveland)

[Tekken_Guy]

Aside from Grover Cleveland for obvious reasons, what defeated incumbent president suffered the least damage politically from his loss?

[SWE]

Taft was able to achieve the position of Chief Justice following his loss, which was his actual top political goal

[Make America Grumpy Again]

I'd say Trump. Most of his base is sticking by him and I see the almost definite possiblity of him increasing his base further between now and 2024.

[Mr. Smith]

Taft, but a case could be made for Adams Jr or Trump too.

[President Johnson]

Donald Trump, unfortunately. Although he deserved the most suffering from his loss, which should have been a 400 electoral votes blowout.

Taft and Adams are still sort of valid answers.

Hoover and Carter are at the bottom.

[beesley]

Taft most of all - it's hard to see him having a better post-Presidency in general. Trump second. Carter at the bottom.

[Liberalrocks]

Gerald Ford
While the "accidental president" line persisted his reputation seemed to remain in tact and was a valued stateman decades later. I believe many respected and held him in high regard on both sides of the aisle.

[RaphaelDLG]

Taft is the obvious choice by far.

JQA was very relevant as a statesman for a while, MVB had a little bit of political relevancy before fading away, even Carter and HW Bush were able to resuscitate their reputations and enjoy goodwill later in life. 

It seems like Hoover was the most ignominious in his post-presidency and most damaged by it, especially considering his sterling national reputation in the 1910s and 1920s.

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Taft is the obvious choice by far.

JQA was very relevant as a statesman for a while, MVB had a little bit of political relevancy before fading away, even Carter and HW Bush were able to resuscitate their reputations and enjoy goodwill later in life.  

It seems like Hoover was the most ignominious in his post-presidency and most damaged by it, especially considering his sterling national reputation in the 1910s and 1920s.

Hoover did manage to save the Germans from being economically nerfed after WW2. Hoover knew a thing or two about people starving due to bad economies.