Home States

[minionofmidas]

I was curious, so I took a count of the home states of every president.  I few interesting patterns popped up.  Notice that California is the only western state to have elected a President.  (For some reason I can't get the numbers to line up straight!)

New York           8
Ohio                   6
Virginia               5
Massachusetts   4
Tennessee         3
California           3
Texas                 3
Illinois                2
Louisiana           1
New Hampshire 1
Pennsylvania     1
Indiana              1
New Jersey        1
Missouri             1
Michigan            1
Georgia             1
Arkansas           1

What did you count Nixon and Ike as? Nixon changed his registration while in office (from NY back to California), and I've seen both New York and Maryland claimed as Ike's "home states".

Here's a count of birthplaces:
New Hampshire 1
Vermont 2
Massachusetts 4
Connecticut 1
New York 4
New Jersey 2 (counting Cleveland twice, as per American tradition)
Pennsylvania 1
Ohio 7
Illinois 2
Iowa 1
Missouri 1
Virginia 8
North Carolina 2
South Carolina 1
Georgia 1
Kentucky 1
Arkansas 1
Texas 2
California 1

Lincoln's remained the westernmost presidential birthplace for almost 70 years!

[minionofmidas]

I'm not sure how true this is, but generally the President raised east of the Mississippi wins. Here's some research: how many races have occurred where the main two candidates were both raised in New England.

1988 and 2004 have. there may be others.

No, Bush jr was born in New England, but wasn't raised there.

[minionofmidas]

Woodrow Wilson is from Virginia. I don't know if you included him in the Virginia count or not.

I did. I suppose KEmp didn't, as for his definition he's from New Jersey.
The eight Virginia-born presidents are
George Washington (Westmoreland Co)
Thomas Jefferson (Albemarle Co)
James Madison (Port Conway, wherever that is)
James Monroe (Westmoreland Co)
William H Harrison (Charles City Co)
John Tyler (ditto - a president and vice president born in the same county!)
Zachary Taylor (don't know exactly, but in the Piedmont I think)
Woodrow Wilson (Staunton)

[minionofmidas]

One of Michael Moore's grandparents was also born before the Civl War. Just shows that slavery hasn't been abolished that very long.

[minionofmidas]

One of Michael Moore's grandparents was also born before the Civl War. Just shows that slavery hasn't been abolished that very long.

A civil war widow is still alive as well.  Alberta Martin, she is now in a hospital in Alabama, she just recently had a heartattack.

Wow!
Hmm...her husband would have to be born ca.1850 at the latest...if she was 40 years younger than him she's 114 now!

[minionofmidas]

Sorry to learn that.

[minionofmidas]

I remember seeing a filmed Civil War reunion from the '30's.

I remember reading a great horror story set during a civil war reunion at Gettysburg 1913.