How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

[Bigby]

@GOPLibertarian why not Ron Paul?

I think he's far too radical for anyone to take seriously. I see myself as Libertarian because I am socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Orthodox Libertarians would likely see me as not "Libertarian enough."

[ElectionsGuy]

@GOPLibertarian why not Ron Paul?

I think he's far too radical for anyone to take seriously. I see myself as Libertarian because I am socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Orthodox Libertarians would likely see me as not "Libertarian enough."

I for one really hate Libertarian "purity", the only way the libertarian movement is going to be successful is if they invite everyone in. That said, why is Ron Paul too radical to take seriously? What is particularly radical about him? I admire Ron, and I don't consider myself a radical, or even anarcho-capitalist.

[Bigby]

@GOPLibertarian why not Ron Paul?

I think he's far too radical for anyone to take seriously. I see myself as Libertarian because I am socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Orthodox Libertarians would likely see me as not "Libertarian enough."

I for one really hate Libertarian "purity", the only way the libertarian movement is going to be successful is if they invite everyone in. That said, why is Ron Paul too radical to take seriously? What is particularly radical about him? I admire Ron, and I don't consider myself a radical, or even anarcho-capitalist.

For one, I am offended by his 9/11 truther stance. Sure, I agree the government should not have passed the PATRIOT Act, but don't go all tinfoil hat on us.

[ElectionsGuy]

@GOPLibertarian why not Ron Paul?

I think he's far too radical for anyone to take seriously. I see myself as Libertarian because I am socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Orthodox Libertarians would likely see me as not "Libertarian enough."

I for one really hate Libertarian "purity", the only way the libertarian movement is going to be successful is if they invite everyone in. That said, why is Ron Paul too radical to take seriously? What is particularly radical about him? I admire Ron, and I don't consider myself a radical, or even anarcho-capitalist.

For one, I am offended by his 9/11 truther stance. Sure, I agree the government should not have passed the PATRIOT Act, but don't go all tinfoil hat on us.

I never knew he took such a stance. Was he just questioning the government's info on 9/11 or full out saying the government intended it to happen? Those are two very different things.

Is it his foreign policy that drives you to say this? I have a staunchly republican family that told me that Ron Paul's foreign policy was dangerous, but then I actually listened to him, and his points of truly being a fiscal conservative and not voting for unnecessary wars/interventions really do make sense. If you can, listen to this and find points you disagree with him on. Ron isn't a good speaker, but the content is really what matters.

[SNJ1985]

Updated version of the list I posted in Election and History Games:

1956: Enoch A. Holtwick (Prohibition-Illinois)/Edwin M. Cooper (Prohibition-California)
1960: Rutherford L. Decker (Prohibition-Missouri)/E. Harold Munn (Prohibition-Michigan
1964: Joseph B. Lightburn (Constitution-West Virginia)/Theodore Billings (Constitution-Colorado)
1968: George Wallace (American Independent-Alabama)/Curtis LeMay (American Independent-California)
1972: John G. Schmitz (American Independent-California)/Thomas J. Anderson (American Independent-Tennessee)
1976: Thomas J. Anderson (American-Tennessee)/Rufus Shackelford (American-Florida)
1980: Write-in - Larry McDonald (Democratic-Georgia)/Ron Paul (Republican-Texas)
1984: Bob Richards (Populist-Texas)/Maureen Salaman (Populist-California)
1988: Ron Paul (Libertarian-Texas)/Andre Marrou (Libertarian-Alaska)
1992: Howard Phillips (U.S. Taxpayers-Virginia)/Albion Knight, Jr. (U.S. Taxpayers-Florida)
1996: Howard Phillips (U.S. Taxpayers-Virginia)/Herbert Titus (U.S. Taxpayers-Oregon)
2000: Pat Buchanan (Reform-Virginia)/Ezola B. Foster (Reform-California)
2004: Michael Peroutka (Constitution-Maryland)/Chuck Baldwin (Constitution-Florida)
2008: Chuck Baldwin (Constitution-Florida)/Darrell Castle (Constitution-Tennessee)
2012: Write-in - Ron Paul (Republican-Texas)/Justin Amash (Republican-Michigan)

A few of the candidates I listed were not on the ballot in New Jersey; I would have simply written them in.

[TNF]

As an Illinois voter from 1840 on.

1840: James Birney (Liberty)
1844: James Birney (Liberty)
1848: Martin Van Buren (Free Soil)
1852: John Parker Hale (Free Soil)
1856: John Fremont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (Union Republican)
1868: Ulysses Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses Grant (Republican)
1876: Peter Cooper (Greenback)
1880: James Weaver (Greenback)
1884: Benjamin Butler (Greenback)
1888: Alson Streeter (Union Labor)
1892: Simon Wing (Socialist Labor)
1896: Charles Matchett (Socialist Labor)
1900: Eugene Debs (Social Democratic)
1904: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1908: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1912: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1916: Allan Benson (Socialist)
1920: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1924: William Foster (Workers' Party of America)
1928: William Foster (Workers' Party of America)
1932: William Foster (Communist)
1936: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1940: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1944: Edward Teichert (Socialist Labor)
1948: Edward Teichert (Socialist Labor)
1952: Eric Hass (Socialist Labor)
1956: Eric Hass (Socialist Labor)
1960: Eric Hass (Socialist Labor)
1964: Abstain.
1968: Henning Blomen (Socialist Labor)
1972: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor)
1976: Peter Camejo (Socialist Workers)
1980: Clifton DeBerry (Socialist Workers)
1984: Melvin Mason (Socialist Workers)
1988: Abstain.
1992: James Warren (Socialist Workers)
1996: Ralph Nader (Write-in)
2000: Ralph Nader (Green)
2004: Ralph Nader (Write-in)
2008: Ralph Nader (Independent)
2012: Jill Stein (Green)

[TNF]

From 1788-89 on, assuming that I were able to choose any candidate on the ballot in at least one state, and assuming that I was legally able to vote.

1788-89: Anti-Federalist
1792: Aaron Burr (Republican)
1796: Aaron Burr (Republican)
1800: Aaron Burr (Republican)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Republican)
1808: George Clinton (Republican)
1812: DeWitt Clinton (Republican)
1816: Rufus King (Federalist)
1820: DeWitt Clinton (Republican)
1824: Andrew Jackson (Republican)
1828: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1832: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1836: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1840: James G. Birney (Liberty)
1844: James G. Birney (Liberty)
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 S. Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1876: Peter Cooper (Greenback)
1880: James Weaver (Greenback)
1884: Benjamin Butler (Geenback)
1888: Alson Streeter (Union Labor)
1892: Simon Wing (Socialist Labor)
1896: Charles Matchett (Socialist Labor)
1900: Eugene Debs (Social Democratic)
1904: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1908: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1912: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1916: Allan Benson (Socialist)
1920: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1924: William Z. Foster (Workers')
1928: William Z. Foster (Workers')
1932: William Z. Foster (Communist)
1936: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1940: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1944: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1948: Farrell Dobbs (Socialist Workers)
1952: Farrell Dobbs (Socialist Workers)
1956: Farrell Dobbs (Socialist Workers)
1960: Farrell Dobbs (Socialist Workers)
1964: Clifton DeBerry (Socialist Workers)
1968: Fred Halstead (Socialist Workers)
1972: Linda Jenness (Socialist Workers)
1976: Peter Camejo (Socialist Workers)
1980: Clifton DeBerry (Socialist Workers)
1984: Melvin Mason (Socialist Workers)
1988: James Warren (Socialist Workers)
1992: James Warren (Socialist Workers)
1996: Ralph Nader (Green)
2000: Ralph Nader (Green)
2004: Ralph Nader (Independent)
2008: Ralph Nader (Independent)
2012: Jill Stein (Green)

[Illuminati Blood Drinker]

1789: George Washington (I)
1792: George Washington (F)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (D-R)
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: William Wirt (A-M)
1836: Martin Van Buren (D)
1840: James G. Birney (L)
1844: James G. Birney (L)
1848: Martin Van Buren (FS)
1852: John P. Hale (FS)
1856: John C. Fremont (R)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (R)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (R)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1872: Horace Greeley (LR)
1876: Peter Cooper (G)
1880: James B. Weaver (G)
1884: Benjamin Butler (A-M)
1888: Alson Streeter (UL)
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: Allan Benson (S)
1920: Eugene V. Debs (S)
1924: Robert La Follette (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: Adlai Stevenson (D)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (D)
1972: George McGovern (D)
1976: Eugene McCarthy (I)
1980: Write-in: Ted Kennedy (D)
1984: Walter Mondale (D)
1988: Write-in: Jesse Jackson (D)
1992: Ross Perot (I)
1996: Ross Perot (I)
2000: Al Gore (D)
2004: John Kerry (D)
2008: Barack Obama (D)
2012: Barack Obama (D)

[Goldwater]

I'll try something a little different. Since I usually only vote for the major parties, I'll do a list limiting myself to only third parties. Here we go:

2012: Gary Johnson (L)
2008: Bob Barr (L)
2004: Michael Badnarik (L)
2000: Harry Browne (L)
1996: Harry Browne (L)
1992: Andre Marrou (L)
1988: Ron Paul (L)
1984: David Bergland (L)
1980: Ed Clark (L)
1976: Roger MacBride (L)
1972: John Hospers (L)
1968: Pigasus (YIP)
1964: Earle Harold Munn (Prohibition)
1960: J. Bracken Lee (Conservative)
1956: Enoch A. Holtwick (Prohibition)
1952: Douglas MacArthur (Constitution)
1948: Claude A. Watson (Prohibition)
1944: Claude A. Watson (Prohibition)
1940: Roger Babson (Prohibition)
1936: D. Leigh Colvin (Prohibition)
1932: William David Upshaw (Prohibition)
1928: William F. Varney (Prohibition)
1924: Herman P. Faris (Prohibition)
1920: Aaron S. Watkins (Prohibition)
1916: Frank Hanly (Prohibition)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1908: Eugene W. Chafin (Prohibition)
1904: Silas C. Swallow (Prohibition)
1900: John G. Woolley (Prohibition)
1896: John M. Palmer (National Democratic)
1892: John Bidwell (Prohibition)
1888: Belva Ann Lockwood (National Equal Rights)
1884: Belva Ann Lockwood (National Equal Rights)
1880: Neal S. Dow (Prohibition)
1876: Green Clay Smith (Prohibition)
1872: Charles O'Conor (Bourbon Democratic)
1868: n/a
1864: n/a
1860: John Bell (Constitutional Union)
1856: Millard Fillmore (American) (only option)
1852: John P. Hale (Free Soil)
1848: Martin Van Buren (Free Soil)
1844: James G. Birney (Liberty)
1840: James G. Birney (Liberty)
1836: William Wirt (Anti-Masonic)

[TNF]

Limiting myself to major party candidates only, and taking only foreign policy into account, without hindsight:

2012: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2000: George W. Bush (Republican)
1996: Bob Dole (Republican)
1992: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1980: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1968: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (Democratic)
1960: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1948: Harry Truman (Democratic)
1944: Thomas Dewey (Republican)
1940: Wendell Willkie (Republican)
1936: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1932: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1928: Herbert Hoover (Republican)
1924: J. Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
1920: Warren G. Harding (Republican)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1912: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1908: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Alton B. Parker (Democratic)
1900: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1896: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1892: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1888: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1880: Winfield S. Hancock (Democratic)
1876: Samuel J. Tilden (Democratic)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (National Union)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1856: John C. Fremont (Republican)
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig)
1848: Zachary Taylor (Whig)
1844: Henry Clay (Whig)
1840: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1836: William H. Harrison (Whig)
1832: Henry Clay (National Republican)
1828: John Q. Adams (National Republican)
1824: Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican)
1820: DeWitt Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
1816: Rufus King (Federalist)
1812: DeWitt Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
1808: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1792: George Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
1788-89: Anti-Federalist

[Mr. Smith]

Like Goldwater,I try to avoid 3rd parties (three exceptions in 1892,1912, and 1924), but I think it an interesting exercise and where I can only go with the Dems or GOP, I abstain.

2012: Rocky Anderson (Justice)
2008: Cynthia McKinney (Green)
2004: Abstain
2000: Ralph Nader (Green)
1996: Ralph Nader (Green)
1992:H. Ross Perot (Independent)
1988: Abstain
1984: Abstain
1980: John Anderson (Independent)
1976: Peter Camejo (Socialist Worker's)
1972: Abstain
1968: Abstain
1964: Abstain
1960: Abstain
1956: Abstain
1952: Abstain
1948: Henry Wallace (Progressive)
1944: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1940: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1936: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1932: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1928: Norman Thomas (Socialist)
1924: Still Robert La Follete (Progressive)
1920: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1916: Alan Benson (Socialist)
1912: Still Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1908: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1904: Eugene Debs (Socialist)
1900: Abstain
1896: Abstain
1892: Still James B. Weaver (Populist)
1888: Abstain
1884: Benjamin Butler (Greenback)
1880: James Weaver (Greenback)
1876: Peter Cooper (Greenback)
1872: Abstain
1868: Abstain
1864: Abstain
1860: Abstain
1856: Abstain
1852: John P. Hale (Free-Soil)
1848: Martin Van Buren (Free-Soil)
1844: James Birney (Liberty)
1840: James Birney (Liberty)

[SWE]

Limiting myself to major party candidates only,  given that I almost always go third party, without hindsight:

2012: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2000: Al Gore (Democratic)
1996: Bob Dole (Democratic)
1992: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1980: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (Democratic)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1948: Harry Truman (Democratic)
1944: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1932: Herbert Hoover (Republican)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
1924: John W. Davis (Democratic)
1920: Warren G. Harding (Republican)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1912: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1908: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Alton B. Parker (Democratic)
1900: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1896: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1892: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
1888: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1880: Winfield S. Hancock (Democratic)
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (National Union)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1856: John C. Fremont (Republican)
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig)
1848: Zachary Taylor (Whig)
1844: Henry Clay (Whig)
1840: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1836: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1832: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1828: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1824: Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican)
1820: DeWitt Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
1816: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1812: DeWitt Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
1808: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1792: George Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
1788-89: Anti-Federalist

[RINO Tom]

Enthusiastic votes in bold with a few comments sprinkled in there ... hopefully my colors are agreeable.

1789 - George Washington (NP) (or whatever the correct terminology is...)
1792 - George Washington (NP)
1796 - John Adams (F)
1800 - John Adams (F)
1804 - Charles C. Pinckney (F)
1808 - James Madison (DR)
1812 - James Madison (DR)
1816 - James Monroe (DR)
1820 - James Monroe (DR)
1824 - Henry Clay (DR)
1828 - John Quincy Adams (NR)
1832 - Henry Clay (NR)
1836 - William Henry Harrison (W)
1840 - William Henry Harrison (W)
1844 - Henry Clay (W)
1848 - Zachary Taylor (W)
1852 - Winfield Scott (W)
1856 - John C. Fremont (R) (Finally!)
1860 - Abraham Lincoln (R) (Very enthusiastic vote)
1864 - Abraham Lincoln (R) (Very, very enthusiastic vote)
1868 - Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1872 - Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1876 - Rutherford B. Hayes (R)
1880 - James A. Garfield (R)
1884 - Grover Cleveland (D)
1888 - Benjamin Harrison (R)
1892 - Benjamin Harrison (R)
1896 - William McKinley (R)
1900 - William McKinley (R)
1904 - Teddy Roosevelt (R)
1908 - William Howard Taft (R)
1912 - Teddy Roosevelt (P)
1916 - Charles E. Hughes (R)
1920 - Warren G. Harding (R)
1924 - Calvin Coolidge (R)
1928 - Herbert Hoover (R)
1932 - Herbert Hoover (R)
1936 - Alf Landon (R)
1940 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) (Patriotic vote, thinking we'd enter the war)
1944 - Thomas Dewey (R)
1948 - Thomas Dewey (R)
1952 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1956 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1960 - Richard Nixon (R)
1964 - Lyndon Johnson (D) (Protest vote against Goldwater's CRA vote)
1968 - Richard Nixon (R)
1972 - Richard Nixon (R)
1976 - Gerald Ford (R)
1980 - Ronald Reagan (R)
1984 - Ronald Reagan (R)
1988 - George Bush (R)
1992 - George Bush (R)
1996 - Bill Clinton (D)
2000 - George W. Bush (R)
2004 - George W. Bush (R)
2008 - John McCain (R) (Just missed this one ... I was 16, almost 17)
2012 - Mitt Romney (R) (Actually voted)

[New_Conservative]

General Election Votes since 1788

2012: Mitt Romney [R-MA]
2008: Barack Obama [D-IL]
2004: George W Bush [R-TX]
2000: George W Bush [R-TX]
1996: Bill Clinton [D-AR]
1992: George H.W Bush [R-TX]
1988: George H.W Bush [R-TX]
1984: Ronald Reagan [R-CA]
1980: Ronald Reagan [R-CA]
1976: Gerald Ford [R-MI]
1972: Richard Nixon [R-CA]
1968: Richard Nixon [R-NY]
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson [D-TX]
1960: John F Kennedy [D-MA]
1956: Dwight Eisenhower [R-PA]
1952: Dwight Eisenhower [R-NY]]/color]
1948: Harry Truman [D-MO]
1944: Thomas Dewey [R-NY]
1940: Franklin Roosevelt [D-NY]
1936: Alf Landon [R-KS]
1932: Franklin Roosevelt [D-NY]
1928: Herbert Hoover [R-CA]
1924: Calvin Coolidge [R-MA]
1920: Warren Harding [R-OH]
1916: Charles Hughes [R-NY]
1912: William Taft [R-OH]
1908: William Taft [R-OH]
1904: Theodore Roosevelt [R-NY]
1900: William McKinley [R-OH]
1896: John Palmer [ND-IL]
1892: Grover Cleveland [D-NY]
1888: Grover Cleveland [D-NY]
1884: James Blaine [R-ME]
1880: James Garfield [R-OH]
1876: Rutherford Hayes [R-OH]
1872: Ulysses S. Grant [R-IL]
1868: Ulysses S. Grant [R-IL]
1864: Abraham Lincoln [R-IL]
1860: Abraham Lincoln [R-IL]
1856: John Fremont [R-CA]
1852: Winfield Scott [W-NJ]
1848: Lewis Cass [D-MI]
1844: James Polk [D-TN]
1840: William H Harrison [W-OH]
1836: William H Harrison [W-OH]
1832: Andrew Jackson [D-TN]
1828: Andrew Jackson [D-TN]
1824: Henry Clay [DR-KY]
1820: James Monroe [DR-VA]
1816: James Monroe [DR-VA]
1812: James Madison [DR-VA]
1808: James Madison [DR-VA]
1804: Thomas Jefferson [DR- VA]
1800: Thomas Jefferson[DR- VA]
1796: Thomas Jefferson [DR- VA]   
1792: George Washington (I-VA)
1789: George Washington (I-VA)

Generic Midterm Election Ballots 1930-2014:
1930: Democratic
1934: Republican
1938: Republican
1942: Republican
1946: Republican
1950: Republican
1954: Republican
1958: Republican
1962: Republican
1966: Republican
1970: Republican
1974: Republican
1978: Republican
1982: Republican
1986: Republican
1990: Democratic
1994: Republican
1998: Republican
2002: Republican
2006: Republican
2010: Republican
2014: Republican

Republican Primary votes since 1936:
1936: Alf Landon [R-KS]
1940: Robert Taft [R-OH]
1944: Thomas Dewey [R-NY]
1948: Robert Taft [R-OH]
1952: Dwight Eisenhower [R-NY]
1956: Dwight Eisenhower [R-NY]
1960: Richard Nixon [R-CA]
1964: Nelson Rockefeller [R-NY]
1968: Richard Nixon [R-CA]
1972: Richard Nixon [R-CA]
1976: Gerald Ford [R-MI]
1980: Ronald Reagan [R-CA]
1984: Ronald Reagan [R-CA]
1988: George H.W. Bush [R-TX]
1992: George H.W. Bush [R-TX]
1996: Steve Forbes [R-NY]
2000: John McCain [R-AZ]
2004: George W. Bush [R-TX]
2008: Mitt Romney [R-MA]
2012: Mitt Romney [R-MA]

[Anonymouse]

1828: Jackson
1832: Jackson
1836: Van Buren
1840: Van Buren
1844: Polk
1848: Van Buren
1852: Scott
1856: Frémont
1860: Lincoln
1864: Lincoln
1868: Grant
1872: Grant
1876: Cooper
1880: Weaver
1884: Butler
1888: Streeter
1892: Weaver
1896: Bryan
1900: Bryan
1904: Parker
1908: Bryan
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Wilson
1920: Debs
1924: LaFollette
1928: Smith
1932: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1940: Willkie
1944: Roosevelt
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Humphrey
1972: McGovern
1976: Ford
1980: Anderson
1984: Reagan
1988: Dukakis
1992: Perot
1996: Clinton
2000: Nader
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

[Phony Moderate]

Restricted to candidates who received at least 10% of the vote.

1896: Bryan
1900: Bryan
1904: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: LaFollette
1928: Smith
1932: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1940: Roosevelt
1944: Roosevelt
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Stevenson
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Humphrey
1972: McGovern
1976: Ford
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Perot
1996: Dole
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

[OSR stands with Israel]

Starting from 1912

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

1928 : Smith
1964 : Goldwater
1972 : None
1976 : Ford
1992 : Clinton
2004 : None

[SPC]

Primary votes (restricting myself to candidates with >10% in either Iowa, New Hampshire, or the Convention)
2012: Paul
2008: Romney (Paul barely misses the criteria)
2004: Dean
2000: Forbes
1996: Forbes
1992: Buchanan
1988: Kemp
1984: McGovern
1980: Carter or Reagan?
1976: Carter or Reagan?
1972: McCloskey (Ashbrook barely misses the criteria)
1968: Reagan
1964: Goldwater
1960: Abstain
1956: Eisenhower?
1952: Taft
1948: Taft
1944: Bricker (technically misses the criteria)
1940: Taft
1936: Borah (technically misses the criteria)
1932: Garner
1928: Reed
1924: Davis
1920: Harding
1916: Fairbanks?
1912: Clark
1908: Abstain
1904: Parker

[Goldwater]

My primary votes:

2012: Romney
2008: McCain
2004: Clark
2000: McCain
1996: Forbes
1992: Tsongas
1988: Kemp
1984: Hart
1980: Reagan
1976: Reagan
1972: Nixon, reluctantly.
1968: Reagan
1964: Goldwater

[Mr. Smith]

I never really did too much on primaries, I made some hints here and there, but most of it was when I really didn't care too much for the nominated (such as Stevenson over Kefauver)

Since 1952 were the first consistent set of primaries for Democrats that is where I start [despite some earlier preferences], bold being the eventual nominee if they made it, parenthesis for general if different

1952: Kefauver (TN)   (Eisenhower (R-PA)) --> protest vote against Stevenson (IL)
1956: Kefauver (TN) ( Eisenhower (R-PA)) --> Same as 1952
1960: Humphrey (MN) (J. Kennedy (MA))
1964: Johnson (TX)
1968: R. Kennedy (NY) (Humphrey (MN)) [would've said Humphrey but I don't think he did primary runs at all, thus he doesn't fit criteria]
1972: Muskie (ME) (McGovern (SD)) [would've stuck by Humphrey or gone for Terry Sanford of North Carolina with hindsight concerning Nixon's "dirty tricks"]
1976: Carter (GA)
1980: Carter (GA)
1984: Hart (CO) (Mondale (MN))
1988: Gore (TN) (Dukakis (MA))
1992: Brown (CA) ( W. Clinton (AR))
1996: W. Clinton (AR)
2000: Gore (TN)
2004: Dean (VT) (Kerry (MA))
2008: H. Clinton (NY) (Obama (IL))
2012: Obama (IL)

[Libertarian Socialist Dem]

General:
1860: Lincoln
1864: Lincoln
1868: Grant
1872: Grant
1876: Hayes
1880: Garfield
1884: Cleveland (At this point the GOP loses me. Reconstruction is long over and all they seem interested in is defending protective tariffs for big business.)
1888: Cleveland
1892: Wing
1896: Matchett
1900: Bryan (Protest vote against imperialism)
1904: Debs
1908: Taft (Go home Bryan your drunk)
1912: Debs
1916: Benson
1920: Debs
1924: LaFollette
1928: Smith (Protest vote against prohibition)
1932: Thomas
1936: FDR (FDR has earned my respect and exceeded expectations)
1940: FDR
1944: FDR
1948: Wallace
1952: Hoops
1956: Stevenson (picked a better running mate then in 56 and I like some of his proposals like ending the military draft.)
1960: JFK
1964: Johnson (To my later regret)
1968: McCarthy in the primary, abstain in the general
1972: McGovern
1976: Camejo
1980: McReynolds
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukukis
1992: Clinton
1996: Nader
2000: Nader
2004: Kerry (Anybody but Bush)
2008: Obama (And did IRL)
2012: Stein (And did IRL)

Primary:
2008: Kucinich
2004: Dean
2000: Bradley
1992: Harkin
1988: Jackson
1984: Jackson
1980: Kennedy
1976: Udall
1972: McGovern
1968: McCarthy
1960: JFK
1956: Kefauver
1952: Humphrey

[SPC]

Senate:
2010: Lightfoot
2004: Gray
1998: Brown
1992: Genis
1986: McKinley
1980: Gann
1974: Richardson
1968: Rafferty
1962: Abstain
1956: Abstain
1954: Yorty
1950: Douglas
1944: Houser?
1938: Bancroft
1932: Tubbs?
1926: Shortridge
1920: Shortridge
1914: Abstain

2012: Abstain
2006: Mountjoy
2000: Campbell
1994: Boddie
1992: Seymour?
1988: Wilson
1982: Wilson
1976: Hayakawa
1970: Scheer
1964: Abstain
1958: Abstain
1952: Knowland
1946: Knowland
1940: Johnson
1940: Johnson
1934: Johnson
1928: Johnson
1922: Johnson
1916: Patton

[Libertarian Socialist Dem]

Senate:

2012: Gillibrand
2010: Gillibrand
2006: Hawkins
2000: Dunau
1994: Moynihan
1988: Moynihan
1982: Moynihan
1976: Moynihan
1970: Ottering
1964: RFK
1958: Hogan
1952: Counts
1946: Mead
1940: Rosett
1934: Copeland
1928: Copeland
1922: Copeland

Will do the other senate seat later.

[Mr. Smith]

@SPC and LBSDem: Leave the Senate stuff for another thread. Maybe somewhere in Individual Politics, idk.

[Phony Moderate]

@SPC and LBSDem: Leave the Senate stuff for another thread. Maybe somewhere in Individual Politics, idk.

Here we go:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=204800.new#new