How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

[VPH]

I am going to reveal who I would have picked in the primaries had I been a Republican.
1948-Earl Warren
1952-Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956-Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960-Henry Cabot Lodge
1964-Nelson Rockefeller
1968-Nelson Rockefeller
1972-Pete McCloskey
1976-Gerald Ford
1980-John Anderson
1984-Harold Stassen
1988-Harold Stassen
1992-George HW Bush
1996-Lamar Alexander
2000-John McCain
2004-Lincoln Chaffee (Write in)
2008-Rudy Giuliani
2012-Buddy Roemer

[sparkey]

Here's my best shot, for both general elections and primaries/nomination conventions. Bold indicates winners of the general election or primary in question:

1789: George Washington (I) / George Clinton (AF)
---political party change to Democratic-Republican---
1792: George Washington (I) / George Clinton (DR)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (DR) / Aaron Burr (DR)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (DR) / Aaron Burr (DR)
1804: G: Thomas Jefferson (DR), P: Thomas Jefferson (DR)
1808: G: James Madison (DR), P: James Monroe (DR)
1812: G: James Madison (DR), P: James Madison (DR)
1816: G: James Monroe (DR), P: James Monroe (DR)
1820: G: James Monroe (DR), P: James Monroe (DR)
1824: G: William H. Crawford (DR), P: William H. Crawford (DR)
---political party change to Democratic---
1828: Andrew Jackson (D)
1832: Andrew Jackson (D)
1836: G: Martin Van Buren (D), P: Martin Van Buren (D)
1840: G: Martin Van Buren (D), P: Martin Van Buren (D)
1844: G: James G. Birney (Liberty), P: Martin Van Buren (D)
---political party change to Free Soil---
1848: G: Martin Van Buren (FS), P: Martin Van Buren (FS)
1852: G: John P. Hale (FS), P: John P. Hale (FS)
---political party change to Republican---
1856: G: John C. Frémont (R),  P: John McLean (R)
1860: G: Abraham Lincoln (R), P: Salmon P. Chase (R)
1864: G: Abraham Lincoln (NU), P: Abraham Lincoln (NU)
---political party change to Democratic---
1868: G: Ulysses S. Grant (R), P: Winfield S. Hancock (D)
1872: G: Horace Greeley (LR), P: Horace Greeley (D)
1876: G: Samuel J. Tilden (D), P: Samuel J. Tilden (D)
1880: G: Winfield S. Hancock (D), P: Winfield S. Hancock (D)
1884: G: Grover Cleveland (D), P: Grover Cleveland (D)
1888: G: Grover Cleveland (D), P: Grover Cleveland (D)
1892: G: Grover Cleveland (D), P: Grover Cleveland (D)
---political party change to National Democratic/National---
1896: G: John M. Palmer (ND), P: John M. Palmer (ND)
1900: G: Edward W. Emerson (N), P: Donelson Caffery (N)
---political party change to independent---
1904: Alton B. Parker (D)
1908: William H. Taft (R)
1912: William H. Taft (R)
1916: Charles E. Hughes (R)
1920: Warren G. Harding (R)
1924: Calvin Coolidge (R)
1928: Al Smith (D)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
---political party change to Republican---
1936: G: Alf Landon (R), P: Alf Landon (R)
1940: G: Wendell Willkie (R), P: Robert A. Taft (R)
1944: G: Thomas E. Dewey (R), P: John W. Bricker (R)
1948: G: Thomas E. Dewey (R), P: Robert A. Taft (R)
1952: G: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), P: Robert A. Taft (R)
1956: G: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), P: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1960: G: John F. Kennedy (D), P: Barry Goldwater (R)
1964: G: Barry Goldwater (R), P: Barry Goldwater (R)
---political party change to independent---
1968: Pat Paulsen (I)
1972: John Hospers (L)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D)
1980: Ed Clark (L)
1984: Ronald Reagan (R)
---political party change to Libertarian---
1988: G: Ron Paul (L), P: Ron Paul (L)
1992: G: George H.W. Bush (R), P: Andre Marrou (L)
1996: G: Harry Browne (L), P: Harry Browne (L)
2000: G: Harry Browne (L), P: Don Gorman (L)
2004: G: Michael Badnarik (L), P: Gary Nolan (L)
2008: G: Bob Barr (L), P: Mike Gravel (L)
2012: G: Gary Johnson (L), P: Gary Johnson (L)

[Clark Kent]

1788: Washington
1792: Washington
1796: Adams
1800: Adams
1804: Jefferson
1808: Madison
1812: Clinton
1816: King
1820: Monroe
1824: Adams
1828: Adams
1832: Clay
1836: Webster
1840: Harrison
1844: Polk
1848: Van Buren
1852: Scott
1856: Fremont
1860: Lincoln
1864: Lincoln
1868: Grant
1872: Grant
1876: Tilden
1880: Garfield
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: McKinley
1900: McKinley
1904: Parker
1908: Taft
1912: Taft
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932: Hoover
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: McCain
2012: Romney

Yep, Republican in every election since 1856 except 1876, 1904, and maybe 1884, 1888, and 1892.

[PJ]

Italicized votes are reluctant/unsure. Hindsight notwithstanding, and assuming I don’t live in a swing state and can vote how I want:

2012: Jill Stein- Green
2008: Barack Obama- Democrat (Dennis Kucinich in primary)
2004: Ralph Nader- Independent (Howard Dean in primary)
2000: Ralph Nader- Green (would not have voted in primary)
1996: Ralph Nader- Green
1992: Bill Clinton- Democrat/possibly Ross Perot- Independent as a protest (Jerry Brown in primary)
1988: Michael Dukakis- Democrat (Jesse Jackson in primary)
1984: Walter Mondale- Democrat
1980: Jimmy Carter- Democrat, would’ve considered third party if there were some decent options
1976: Jimmy Carter- Democrat
1972: George McGovern- Democrat
1968: Hubert Humphrey- Democrat (ugh) (Eugene McCarthy in primary)
1964: Lyndon Johnson- Democrat (ugh ugh)
1960: John Kennedy- Democrat (Wayne Morse in primary)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower- Republican (Estes Kefauver in primary)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower- Republican (Estes Kefauver in primary)
1948: Henry Wallace- Progressive would've considered Truman
1944: Franklin Roosevelt- Democrat
1940: Franklin Roosevelt- Democrat
1936: Franklin Roosevelt- Democrat
1932: Franklin Roosevelt- Democrat
1928: Al Smith- Democrat, for lack of an alternative
1924: Robert LaFollette- Progressive
1920: Eugene Debs- Socialist
1916: Allan Benson- Socialist
1912: Eugene Debs- Socialist
1908: Eugene Debs- Socialist
1904: Eugene Debs- Socialist
1900: Eugene Debs- Social Democratic
1896: Charles Matchett- Socialist Labor
1892: James Weaver- Populist
1888: Alson Streeter- Union Labor
1884: Benjamin Butler- Greenback
1880: James Weaver- Greenback
1876: Peter Cooper- Greenback
1872: Ulysses Grant- Republican
1868: Ulysses Grant- Republican
1864: Abraham Lincoln- Republican
1860: Abraham Lincoln- Republican
1856: John Fremont- Republican
1852: John Hale- Free Soil
1848: Martin Van Buren- Free Soil
1844: James Birney- Liberty
1840: James Birney- Liberty
1836: Martin Van Buren- Democrat
1832: William Wirt- Anti-Masonic (protest vote)
1828: John Quincy Adams- National Republican
1824: William Crawford- Democratic Republican
1820: James Monroe- Democratic Republican
1816: James Monroe- Democratic Republican
1812: James Madison- Democratic Republican
1808: James Madison- Democratic Republican
1804: Thomas Jefferson- Democratic Republican
1800: Thomas Jefferson- Democratic Republican
1796: Thomas Jefferson- Democratic Republican
1792: George Washington- Nonpartisan
1789: George Washington- Nonpartisan

[Crumpets]

1896: William J Bryan
1900: William McKinley although possibly Debs
1904: Theodore Roosevelt very enthusiastically
1908: William H Taft
1912: Theodore Roosevelt even more enthusiastically than in 1904
1916: Woodrow Wilson - he kept us out of war, after all!
1920: Warren G Harding
1924: Robert M La Follette
1928: Al Smith - not sure about this one, mostly based on hindsight
1932: Franklin D Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D Roosevelt
1948: Henry A Wallace very, very enthusiastically
1952: Dwight D Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D Eisenhower
1960: John F Kennedy - another hindsight one, although I'm a big Kennedy fan
1964: Lyndon B Johnson
1968: Primary: Robert F Kennedy, General: Possibly Richard Nixon, possibly abstain.
1972: Primary: Henry M Jackson, General: George McGovern
1976: Primary: Henry M Jackson, General: Jimmy Carter very unenthusiastically or abstain
1980: Primary: Ted Kennedy, General: Jimmy Carter more enthusiastically
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis, although I have huge admiration for HW Bush
1992: Primary: close call between Bill Clinton and Paul Tsongas, General: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton Super enthusiastically
2000: Primary: Bill Bradley General: Honestly no idea. With hindsight, Al Gore, but it would have been very, very unenthusiastic. Possibly abstain.
2004: Primary: I remember I was a huge Wesley Clark fan in 2004, although Howard Dean is probably closer to me politically. General: John Kerry
2008: Primary: Hillary Clinton, General: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Primary: Hillary Clinton, General: Almost certainly whomever the Democrats nominate.

[H. Ross Peron]

1896: William J Bryan
1900: William McKinley although possibly Debs
1904: Theodore Roosevelt very enthusiastically
1908: William H Taft
1912: Theodore Roosevelt even more enthusiastically than in 1904
1916: Woodrow Wilson - he kept us out of war, after all!
1920: Warren G Harding
1924: Robert M La Follette
1928: Al Smith - not sure about this one, mostly based on hindsight
1932: Franklin D Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D Roosevelt
1948: Henry A Wallace very, very enthusiastically
1952: Dwight D Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D Eisenhower
1960: John F Kennedy - another hindsight one, although I'm a big Kennedy fan
1964: Lyndon B Johnson
1968: Primary: Robert F Kennedy, General: Possibly Richard Nixon, possibly abstain.
1972: Primary: Henry M Jackson, General: George McGovern
1976: Primary: Henry M Jackson, General: Jimmy Carter very unenthusiastically or abstain
1980: Primary: Ted Kennedy, General: Jimmy Carter more enthusiastically
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis, although I have huge admiration for HW Bush
1992: Primary: close call between Bill Clinton and Paul Tsongas, General: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton Super enthusiastically
2000: Primary: Bill Bradley General: Honestly no idea. With hindsight, Al Gore, but it would have been very, very unenthusiastic. Possibly abstain.
2004: Primary: I remember I was a huge Wesley Clark fan in 2004, although Howard Dean is probably closer to me politically. General: John Kerry
2008: Primary: Hillary Clinton, General: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Primary: Hillary Clinton, General: Almost certainly whomever the Democrats nominate.

Going from Wallace to Eisenhower? Supporting Scoop Jackson but not Humphrey in 1968? Enthusiastic admirer of Clinton but refusing to support Gore?

[Crumpets]

1896: William J Bryan
1900: William McKinley although possibly Debs
1904: Theodore Roosevelt very enthusiastically
1908: William H Taft
1912: Theodore Roosevelt even more enthusiastically than in 1904
1916: Woodrow Wilson - he kept us out of war, after all!
1920: Warren G Harding
1924: Robert M La Follette
1928: Al Smith - not sure about this one, mostly based on hindsight
1932: Franklin D Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D Roosevelt
1948: Henry A Wallace very, very enthusiastically
1952: Dwight D Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D Eisenhower
1960: John F Kennedy - another hindsight one, although I'm a big Kennedy fan
1964: Lyndon B Johnson
1968: Primary: Robert F Kennedy, General: Possibly Richard Nixon, possibly abstain.
1972: Primary: Henry M Jackson, General: George McGovern
1976: Primary: Henry M Jackson, General: Jimmy Carter very unenthusiastically or abstain
1980: Primary: Ted Kennedy, General: Jimmy Carter more enthusiastically
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis, although I have huge admiration for HW Bush
1992: Primary: close call between Bill Clinton and Paul Tsongas, General: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton Super enthusiastically
2000: Primary: Bill Bradley General: Honestly no idea. With hindsight, Al Gore, but it would have been very, very unenthusiastic. Possibly abstain.
2004: Primary: I remember I was a huge Wesley Clark fan in 2004, although Howard Dean is probably closer to me politically. General: John Kerry
2008: Primary: Hillary Clinton, General: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Primary: Hillary Clinton, General: Almost certainly whomever the Democrats nominate.

Going from Wallace to Eisenhower? Supporting Scoop Jackson but not Humphrey in 1968? Enthusiastic admirer of Clinton but refusing to support Gore?

I probably would have been a swing voter in '52 and '56 mostly because Eisenhower kept the New Deal reforms while Stevenson remained wishy-washy on civil rights throughout the '50s to make sure he didn't alienate the South.  I would have been generally fine with either as president. Given hindsight, I picked Eisenhower.

I don't like Humphrey flip-flopping on the Vietnam War, despite it being the single biggest issue of the day. Nixon being consistently in favor of "ending" the war (even if he wasn't very clear on what that meant) would have been a more appealing message than Humphrey's. I imagine a Humphrey presidency being roughly what hard-core Republicans think the Carter presidency was like.

I'm kind of obligated to be a Scoop Jackson fan, since I know someone in his family and I study at a department named after him, where his memory is held on par with Lincoln, Churchill, and Mother Theresa.

As for Gore, I personally just really don't like Gore. I think he's arrogant, superficial, and everything Republicans accuse Democrats of being. Every time Gore talks in public, Democrats lose a voter (exaggeration).

[NerdyBohemian]

1789-Washington (Independent)
1792-Washington (Independent)
1796-Adams (Federalist)
1800-Adams (Federalist)
1804-Pinckney (Federalist)
1808-Pinckney (Federalist)
1812-Clinton (Democratic-Republican/Federalist fusion)
1816-King (Federalist)
1820-Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1824-Clay (Democratic-Republican)
1828-Adams (National Republican)
1832-Clay(National Republican)
1836-Webster (Whig)
1840-Harrison (Whig)
1844-Clay (Whig)
1848-Taylor (Whig)
1852- Scott (Whig)
1856- Fremont (Republican)
1860- Lincoln (Republican)
1864- Lincoln (Republican)
1868- Grant (Republican)
1872- Grant (Republican)
1876- Tilden (Democrat)
1880- Weaver (Greenback Labor)
1884- Butler (Greenback Labor)
1888- Streeter (Union Labor)
1892- Weaver (Populist)
1896- Bryan (Democrat)
1900- Bryan (Democrat)
1904- Debs (Socialist)
1908- Bryan (Democrat)
1912- Wilson (Democrat)
1916- Wilson (Democrat)
1920- Cox (Democrat)
1924- LaFollete (Progressive)
1928- Smith (Democrat)
1932-Roosevelt (Democrat)
1936-Roosevelt (Democrat)
1940-Roosevelt (Democrat)
1944-Roosevelt (Democrat)
1948-Henry Wallace (Progressive)
1952-Stevenson (Democrat)
1956-Eisenhower (Republican)
1960-Nixon (Republican)
1964-Johnson (Democrat)
1968-Humphrey (Democrat)
1972-McGovern (Democrat)
1976-Carter (Democrat)
1980-Anderson (Independent)
1984-Mondale (Democrat)
1988-Dukakis (Democrat)
1992-Perot (Reform)
1996-Perot (Reform)
2000-Gore (Democrat)
2004-Nader (Independent)
2008-Obama (Democrat)
2012-Obama (Democrat)

Been meaning to do this for a while. I would have supported the pro-business parties up until the late 19th century due to the opposite party wishing to keep us in some antiquated vision of everyone being farmers. Other issues I would have agreed with was their desire for formal public schools, a national bank, encouraging American business, anti-slavery and being pro-Union during the Civil War. Once we had a sound mechanized base, I would have supported the party of "the people" to keep the wealthy industrialists in check and to empower working people.

[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: Theodore Roosevelt
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: Dwight Eisenhower*
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

*Indicates very close call

[OSR stands with Israel]

Let me finish it

1789: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: John Adams

1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: James Madison
1820: James Madison
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Van Buren
1840: Harrison
1844: Polk
1848: Taylor
1852: None
1856: John Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S Grant
1872: Ulysses S Grant
1876: Tilden
1880: Garfield
1884: Grover Cleveland
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Teddy Roosevelt
1908: William Taft
1912 : Teddy Roosevelt
1916: Wilson
1920:Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932:FDR
1936:FDR
1940: FDR
1944: FDR
1948: Truman
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960 JFK
1964: LBJ
1968: Nixon
1972 Nixon
1976 Carter
1980 : Reagan
1984  : Reagan
1988 : Bush SR
1992 : Perot
1996 : Clinton
2000: Bush
2004 : Bush
2008 : Obama
2012 : None

With hindsight
1796: Thomas Jefferson
1840: Van Buren
1848: Van Buren
1928 : Smith
1964 : Goldwater
1972 : None
1976 : Ford
1992 : Clinton
2004 : None

[Incipimus iterum]

1789: George Washington (Independent)
1792: George Washington (Independent)
1796: John Adams (Federalist)
1800: John Adams (Federalist)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1808: Charles Pinckney (Federalist)
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: James K. Polk (Democrat)
1848: Zachary Taylor (Whig)
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856: John C. Fremont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (National Union/Republican)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1876: Samuel Tilden (Democrat)
1880: James Garfeld (Republican)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democrat)
1888: Grover Cleveland (Democrat)
1892: James B Weaver (Populist)
1896: John M. Palmer (National Democrat)
1900: William Mckinley (Republican)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: William Howard Taft (Republican)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (Democrat)
1920: James M. Cox (Democrat)
1924: Robert La Follette (Progressive)
1928: Al Smith (Democrat)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat)
1948: Harry S. Truman (Democrat)
1952: Dwight Esinhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight Esinhower (Republican)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democrat)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (Democrat)
1972: Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
1976: Gerald Ford (Republican)
1980: John Anderson (Independent)
1984: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1988: George H.W. Bush (Republican)
1992: Bill Clinton (Democrat)
1996: Bill Clinton (Democrat)
2000: Al Gore (Democrat)
2004: John Kerry (Democrat)
2008: Barack Obama (Democrat)
2012: Barack Obama (Democrat)

[Intell]

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 (Democraitc-Republican)
1812: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1816: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1820: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1824: Henery Clay (Democratic Republican)
1828: John Q. Adams (National Republican)
1832: Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1840: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1844: Henry Clay (Whig)
1848: Martin Van Buren (Free Soil)
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856: John C. Fremont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1876: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1880: James G. Blaine (Republican)
1884: James Blaine (Republican)
1888: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
1892: James 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: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1920: James M. Cox (Democratic)
1924: Robert M. La' Follette (Progressive)
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: Thomas Dewey (Republican)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
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: Micheal Dukakis (Democratic)
1996: Ross Perot (Reform)
1996: Ross Perot (Reform)
2000: Al Gore (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barrack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barrack Obama (Democratic)

[Intell]

Primary Votes

Primaries/Conventions:

2008: Barrack Obama (Democratic)
2004: Dick Gephardt (Democratic)
2000: Bill Bradley (Democratic)
1992: Tom Harkin (Democratic)
1988: Dick Gephardt (Democratic)
1984: Reubin Askew (Democratic)
1980: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1976: Sargent Shriver (Democratic)
1972: Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon B. Jonson (Democratic)
1960: Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1948: Earl Warren (Republican)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
1924: Robert M. La'Follette (Republican/Progressive)
1920: James M Cox (Democratic)
1916: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1912: Robert M. La'Follette (Republican)
1908: William J. Bryan (Demcoratic)
1904: William R. Hearst (Democratic)
1896: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1892: Horace Boies (Democratic)
1888: William Q. Gresham (Republican)
1884: George F. Edmunds (Republican)
1880: George F. Edmunds (Republican)
1876: Benjiman Bristow (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (Republican/National Union)
1860- Salmon P. Chase (Republican)
1856- John C. Fremont (Republican)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

1789   George Washington (IND) and John Adams (IND)
1792   George Washington (IND) and John Adams (FED)
1796   John Adams (FED) and Samuel Adams (DR)
1800   Thomas Jefferson (DR) and John Adams (FED)
1804   Thomas Jefferson (DR)
1808   James Madison (DR)
1812   DeWitt Clinton (FUSION)
1816   James Monroe (DR)
1820   James Monroe (DR)
1824   John Q. Adams (DR)
1828   John Q. Adams (NR)
1832   Henry Clay (NR)
1836   Martin Van Buren (DEM)
1840   Martin Van Buren (DEM)
1844   Henry Clay (WHIG)
1848   Martin Van Buren (FS)
1852   Winfield Scott (WHIG)
1856   John C. Fremont (REP)
1860   Abraham Lincoln (REP)
1864   Abraham Lincoln (UNION)
1868   Ulysses S. Grant (REP)
1872   Ulysses S. Grant (REP)
1876   Rutherford B. Hayes (REP)
1880   James Garfield (REP)
1884   Grover Cleveland (DEM)
1888   Benjamin Harrison (REP)
1892   James B. Weaver (POP)
1896   William J. Bryan (DEM)
1900   William J. Bryan (DEM)
1904   Theodore Roosevelt (REP)
1908   William J. Bryan (DEM)
1912   Theodore Roosevelt (PRO)
1916   Woodrow Wilson (DEM)
1920   James Cox (DEM)
1924   Robert M. LaFollette (PRO)
1928   Alfred E. Smith (DEM)
1932   Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
1936   Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
1940   Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
1944   Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
1948   Harry S. Truman (DEM)
1952   Adlai E. Stevenson (DEM)
1956   Dwight D. Eisenhower (REP)
1960   John F. Kennedy (DEM)
1964   Lyndon B. Johnson (DEM)
1968   Hubert H. Humphrey (DEM)
1972   George McGovern (DEM)
1976   James E. Carter (DEM)
1980   James E. Carter (DEM)
1984   Walter Mondale (DEM)
1988   Michael Dukakis (DEM)
1992   William J. Clinton (DEM)
1996   William J. Clinton (DEM)
2000   Albert Gore (DEM)
2004   John Kerry (DEM)
2008   Barack Obama (DEM)
2012   Barack Obama (DEM)

[Clark Kent]

I swear I'd already posted my updated list. Oh well.


1788: George Washington (Independent)
1792: George Washington (Independent)
1796: John Adams (Federalist)
1800: John Adams (Federalist)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1808: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1812: DeWitt Clinton (Democratic-Republican, endorsed by Federalists)
1816: Rufus T. King (Federalist)
1820: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1824: John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican/National Republican)
1828: John Quincy Adams (National Republican)
1832: Henry Clay (National Republican)
1836: Martin van Buren (Democratic)
1840: Martin van Buren (Democratic)
1844: James K. Polk (Democratic)
1848: Martin van Buren (Free Soil) - Zachary Taylor if only Big Two Parties
1852: John Hale (Free Soil) - Winfield Scott if only Big Two Parties
1856: John C. Fremont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
1880: James Garfield (Republican)
1884: James G. Blaine (Republican)
1888: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
1892: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
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 Evan Hughes (Republican)
1920: Warren Harding (Republican)
1924: Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
1928: Herbert Hoover (Republican)
1932: Herbert Hoover (Republican)
1936: Alf Landon (Republican)
1940: Wendell Wilkie (Republican)
1944: Thomas Dewey (Republican)
1948: Thomas Dewey (Republican)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1960: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1964: Barry Goldwater (Republican)
1968: Richard Nixon (Republican) - Ronald Reagan in primaries
1972: Richard Nixon (Republican) - John Ashbrook in primaries
1976: Gerald Ford (Republican) - Ronald Reagan in primaries
1980: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1984: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1988: George H.W. Bush (Republican) - Jack Kemp in primaries
1992: George H.W. Bush (Republican)
1996: Bob Dole (Republican)
2000: George W. Bush (Republican) - John McCain in primaries
2004: George W. Bush (Republican)
2008: John McCain (Republican) - Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney in primaries
2012: Mitt Romney (Republican) - possibly Newt Gingrich in primaries

[Phony Moderate]

1896: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)
1908: Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)
1912: Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)
1916: Charles Evan Hughes (Republican)
1920: Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)
1924: Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
1932: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1936: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1948: Henry A. Wallace (Progressive)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Adlai Stevenson (Democratic)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Write-in: George McGovern
1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1976: Gerald Ford (Republican)
1980: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1992: George H.W. Bush (Republican)
1996: Bob Dole (Republican)
2000: Ralph Nader (Green)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic) or Rocky Anderson (Justice), depending on what state I lived in

[mencken]

1789: Adams and Clinton
1792: Clinton and Jefferson
1796: Jefferson and Burr
1800: Burr and Clinton^ (assuming I do not live in New York)
1804: Pinckney
1808: Pinckney
1812: Clinton
1816: Monroe
1820: Monroe
1824: Crawford
1828: Jackson
1832: Floyd
1836: Van Buren
1840: Van Buren
1844: Polk
1848: Van Buren
1852: Pierce
1856: Fillmore
1860: Bell
1864: McClellan
1868: Seymour
1872: Grant
1876: Tilden*
1880: Garfield*
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: Palmer
1900: McKinley
1904: Parker
1908: Taft
1912: Taft
1916: Hughes^
1920: Harding
1924: Davis*
1928: Smith
1932: Hoover^
1936: Landon
1940: Willkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Thurmond
1952: Eisenhower (primaries: Taft)
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Wallace^ (primaries: Reagan)
1972: Schmitz (primaries: Ashbrook)
1976: Ford (primaries: Reagan)
1980: Reagan (primaries: Crane)
1984: Reagan
1988: Paul (primaries: DuPont)
1992: Perot (primaries: Buchanan)
1996: Browne (primaries: Forbes)
2000: Browne (primaries: Forbes)
2004: Badnarik (primaries: Dean)
2008: Baldwin (primaries: Paul)
2012: Romney (primaries: Paul)

*I would really be fine with either candidate
^Almost certainly would be different without hindsight

[Clark Kent]

1789: Adams and Clinton
1792: Clinton and Jefferson
1796: Jefferson and Burr
1800: Burr and Clinton^ (assuming I do not live in New York)
1804: Pinckney
1808: Pinckney
1812: Clinton
1816: Monroe
1820: Monroe
1824: Crawford
1828: Jackson
1832: Floyd
1836: Van Buren
1840: Van Buren
1844: Polk
1848: Van Buren
1852: Pierce
1856: Fillmore
1860: Bell
1864: McClellan
1868: Seymour
1872: Grant
1876: Tilden*
1880: Garfield*
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: Palmer
1900: McKinley
1904: Parker
1908: Taft
1912: Taft
1916: Hughes^
1920: Harding
1924: Davis*
1928: Smith
1932: Hoover^
1936: Landon
1940: Willkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Thurmond
1952: Eisenhower (primaries: Taft)
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Wallace^ (primaries: Reagan)
1972: Schmitz (primaries: Ashbrook)
1976: Ford (primaries: Reagan)
1980: Reagan (primaries: Crane)
1984: Reagan
1988: Paul (primaries: DuPont)
1992: Perot (primaries: Buchanan)
1996: Browne (primaries: Forbes)
2000: Browne (primaries: Forbes)
2004: Badnarik (primaries: Dean)
2008: Baldwin (primaries: Paul)
2012: Romney (primaries: Paul)

*I would really be fine with either candidate
^Almost certainly would be different without hindsight

You would've voted against Lincoln and for Thurmond and Wallace?

[Sumner 1868]

1789: Adams and Clinton
1792: Clinton and Jefferson
1796: Jefferson and Burr
1800: Burr and Clinton^ (assuming I do not live in New York)
1804: Pinckney
1808: Pinckney
1812: Clinton
1816: Monroe
1820: Monroe
1824: Crawford
1828: Jackson
1832: Floyd
1836: Van Buren
1840: Van Buren
1844: Polk
1848: Van Buren
1852: Pierce
1856: Fillmore
1860: Bell
1864: McClellan
1868: Seymour
1872: Grant
1876: Tilden*
1880: Garfield*
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: Palmer
1900: McKinley
1904: Parker
1908: Taft
1912: Taft
1916: Hughes^
1920: Harding
1924: Davis*
1928: Smith
1932: Hoover^
1936: Landon
1940: Willkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Thurmond
1952: Eisenhower (primaries: Taft)
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Wallace^ (primaries: Reagan)
1972: Schmitz (primaries: Ashbrook)
1976: Ford (primaries: Reagan)
1980: Reagan (primaries: Crane)
1984: Reagan
1988: Paul (primaries: DuPont)
1992: Perot (primaries: Buchanan)
1996: Browne (primaries: Forbes)
2000: Browne (primaries: Forbes)
2004: Badnarik (primaries: Dean)
2008: Baldwin (primaries: Paul)
2012: Romney (primaries: Paul)

*I would really be fine with either candidate
^Almost certainly would be different without hindsight

Why is your avatar red?

[Maxwell]

1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: Teddy Roosevelt
1908: William Taft
1912: Teddy Roosevelt
1916: Woodrow Wilson
1920: James M. Cox
1924: Robert La Follette
1928: Al Smith
1932: FDR
1936: FDR
1940: FDR
1944: FDR
1948: Harry Truman
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: JFK
1964: LBJ
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter (narrowly)
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

[ScottieF]

1788: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: John Adams
1800: John Adams
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: Charles Pinckney
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828: John Quincy Adams
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: William Henry Harrison
1844: Henry Clay
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John P. Hale
1856: John C. Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: James A. Garfield
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: James B. Weaver
1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William Howard Taft
1912: Theodore Roosevelt
1916: Woodrow Wilson
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: Adlai Stevenson
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: John Anderson
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama

[PJ]

Party registration:
1787-1792: Anti-Federalist
1792-1825: Democratic-Republican
1825-1828: Independent
1828-1831: Working Men's Party
1831-1840: Democrat
1840-1848: Liberty
1848-1854: Free Soil
1854-1872: Republican
1872: Liberal Republican
1872-1876: Republican
1876-1888: Greenback
1888-1891: Union Labor
1891-1896: Populist
1896-1898: Socialist Labor
1898-1901: Social Democratic
1901-1934: Socialist
1934-present: Democrat (primaries would keep me from leaving the party later)

1789: Washington and Abstain (no good VP choices)
1792: Washington and Jefferson
1796: Jefferson and Burr
1800: Jefferson and Burr
1804: Jefferson
1808: Madison
1812: Madison
1816: Monroe
1820: Monroe
1824: Quincy Adams
1828: Quincy Adams
1832: Wirt
1836: Van Buren
1840: Birney
1844: Birney
1848: Van Buren
1852: Hale
1856: Fremont
1860: Lincoln
1864: Lincoln
1868: Grant
1872: Greeley
1876: Cooper
1880: Weaver
1884: Butler
1888: Streeter
1892: Weaver
1896: Matchett
1900: Debs
1904: Debs
1908: Debs
1912: Debs
1916: Benson
1920: Debs
1924: LaFollette
1928: Thomas
1932: Thomas
1936: Roosevelt
1940: Roosevelt
1944: Roosevelt
1948: Truman
1952: Stevenson
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Kennedy
1964: Hass
1968: Blomen
1972: McGovern
1976: Carter
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Clinton
1996: Nader
2000: Nader
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

Without hindsight

[TNF]

2012: Barack Obama¹, would not vote²
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)³, would not vote²
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)³, would not vote²
2000: would not vote
1996: would not vote
1992: would not vote
1988: would not vote
1984: would not vote
1980: would not vote
1976: would not vote
1972: would not vote
1968: would not vote
1964: Clifton DeBerry (Socialist Workers Party)
1960: Farrell Dobbs (SWP)
1956: Farrell Dobbs (SWP)
1952: Farrell Dobbs (SWP)
1948: Farrell Dobbs (SWP)
1944: would not vote
1940: Earl Browder (Communist)
1936: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1932: William Z. Foster (C)
1928: William Z. Foster (C)
1924: William Z. Foster (C)
1920: Eugene V. Debs (S)
1916: Allan Benson (S)
1912: Eugene V. Debs (S)
1908: Eugene V. Debs (S)
1904: Eugene V. Debs (S)
1900: Eugene V. Debs (Social Democratic)

¹actual vote
²hindsight
³supported at the time, not old enough to vote

[Phony Moderate]

Primaries:

Dems:

2016 (still in the future o/c but wtvr) - Sanders
2008 - Mike Gravel
2004 - Howard Dean
2000 - Bill Bradley
1992 - Jerry Brown
1988 - Ugh, Simon I suppose. Or Traficant as a protest against the sh**tiness of the field. Though I'd would've been Biden had he remained in.
1984 - Probably McGovern.
1980 - Kennedy or Brown
1976 - Kind of a weak but nonetheless interesting field with lots of strong personalities (unlike '88 which was full of bores). Moonbeam would be tempting as a clean break from the past in the aftermath of Watergate; Harris would be good too.
1972 - Gotta be McGovern here.
1968 - I would guess RFK
1960 - HHH or Morse

Pubs:

2016 - TRUMP
2012 - Gingrich or Paul. Cain had he remained in.
2008 - Giuliani or Paul
2000 - McCain
1996 - Keyes
1992 - Buchanan
1988 - Kemp, or perhaps Stassen out of sympathy
1980 - Anderson
1976 - Ford
1972 - McCloskey lol
1968 - Nixon
1964 - Goldwater
1960 - Bender because it's such a funny name

[Kingpoleon]

1944-1956: Thomas Dewey/John Bricker, Thomas Dewey/Earl Warren, Dwight Eisenhower/Richard Nixon
1960: John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson
1964: Abstain
1968-1976: Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford/Bob Dole
1980: John B. Anderson/Patrick Lucey
1984: Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush
1988: Ron Paul/Andre Marrou
1992-1996: Ross Perot/James Stockdale, Ross Perot/Pat Choate
2000: Al Gore/Joe Lieberman
2004, 2008: George W. Bush/Dick Cheney, John McCain/Sarah Palin
2012: Gary Johnson/James P. Gray