How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

[ElectionsGuy]

I'm just going to make this short and do every general election from 1952-2012:

1952: Eisenhower (R)
1956: Eisenhower (R)
1960: Nixon (R)
1964: Johnson (D)
1968: Nixon (R)
1972: Nixon (R)
1976: Ford (R)
1980: Reagan (R)
1984: Reagan (R)
1988: Bush (R)
1992: Perot (I)
1996: Clinton (D)
2000: Bush (R)
2004: Bush (R)
2008: Obama (D)
2012: Romney (R)

[ElectionsGuy]

Before I knew:

Roosevelt (D)
Landon (R)
Willkie (R)
Dewey (R)
Dewey (R)
Eisenhower (R)
Eisenhower (R)
Nixon (R)
Johnson (D)
Nixon (R)
Nixon (R)
Ford (R)
Reagan (R)
Reagan (R)
George H.W. Bush (R)
George H.W. Bush (R)
Bob Dole (R)
George W. Bush (R)
George W. Bush (R)
Barack Obama (D)
Mitt Romney (R)

After I knew:

Hoover (R)
Landon (R)
Willkie (R)
Dewey (R)
Dewey (R)
Eisenhower (R)
Eisenhower (R)
Kennedy (D)
Goldwater (R)
Nixon (R)
Nixon (R)
Ford (R)
Reagan (R)
Reagan (R)
George H.W. Bush (R)
George H.W. Bush (R)
Clinton (D)
George W. Bush (R)
-pass (no good options)
John McCain (R)
Mitt Romney (R)

Everything after FDR-Present.

[ElectionsGuy]

1789 - George Washington
1792 - George Washington
1796 - Thomas Jefferson
1800 - Thomas Jefferson
1804 - Thomas Jefferson
1808 - James Madison
1812 - James Madison
1816 - James Monroe
1820 - James Monroe
1824 - Andrew Jackson
1828 - Andrew Jackson
1832 - Andrew Jackson
1836 - Martin Van Buren
1840 - Martin Van Buren
1844 - James Birney
1848 - Martin Van Buren
1852 - John Hale
1856 - John Fremont
1860 - Abraham Lincoln
1864 - Abraham Lincoln
1868 - Ulysses Grant
1872 - Ulysses Grant
1876 - Samuel Tilden
1880 - James Garfield
1884 - Grover Cleveland
1888 - Grover Cleveland
1892 - Grover Cleveland
1896 -
1900 - William McKinley*
1904 - Alton Parker
1908 - William Taft
1912 - William Taft
1916 - Charles Hughes
1920 - Warren Harding
1924 - Calvin Coolidge
1928 - Al Smith
1932 - Franklin Roosevelt*
1936 - Alfred Landon
1940 - Wendell Willkie*
1944 - Thomas Dewey*
1948 - Thomas Dewey*
1952 - Dwight Eisenhower
1956 - Dwight Eisenhower
1960 - Richard Nixon*
1964 - Barry Goldwater
1968P - Ronald Reagan
1968 - Richard Nixon*
1972 - John Hospers
1976P - Ronald Reagan
1976 - Roger MacBride
1980P - Ronald Reagan
1980 - Ronald Reagan
1984 - David Bergland
1988 - Ron Paul
1992 - Andre Marrou
1996 - Harry Browne
2000P - George W. Bush
2000 - Harry Browne
2004P - Howard Dean
2004 - Michael Badnarik
2008P - Ron Paul
2008 - Bob Barr
2012P - Ron Paul
2012 - Gary Johnson
2016P - Ted Cruz ✔

*Reluctant/unenthusiastic/close call
✔ Actual Vote

I'll add other hypothetical primary votes later.

[ElectionsGuy]

I'm going to do this again, but only limiting myself to major party candidates that I must choose. No write-ins or third parties.

1789: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: Thomas Jefferson
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: James Madison
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: Martin Van Buren
1844: James Polk
1848: Zachary Taylor
1852: Winfield Scott
1856: John Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses Grant
1872: Ulysses Grant
1876: Samuel Tilden
1880: James Garfield*
1884: Grover Cleveland
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Alton Parker
1908: William Taft
1912: William Taft
1916: Charles Hughes
1920: Warren Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert Hoover*
1932: Franklin Roosevelt**
1936: Alfred Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Thomas Dewey
1948: Thomas Dewey
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon*
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: George McGovern
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: John Kerry**
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Mitt Romney

* Could have gone either way
** Probably would've abstained during these elections, but if I had to choose...

Changed my mind on 1824 and 1828.

[ElectionsGuy]

Changed my mind on 1824 and 1828.

What made you change your view toward Jackson?

Pretty much for his opposition to national bank, paying off national debt, and nullification. But of course his policy with Native Americans was beyond horrific. I don't have that much against Quincy Adams so its not anti-Adams as much as it is likeability over some of Jackson's policies.

[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.

[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.

[ElectionsGuy]

1789 - George Washington
1792 - George Washington
1796 - Thomas Jefferson
1800 - Thomas Jefferson
1804 - Thomas Jefferson
1808 - James Madison
1812 - James Madison
1816 - James Monroe
1820 - James Monroe
1824 - Andrew Jackson
1828 - Andrew Jackson
1832 - Andrew Jackson
1836 - Martin Van Buren
1840 - Martin Van Buren
1844 - James Birney
1848 - Martin Van Buren
1852 - John Hale
1856 - John Fremont
1860 - Abraham Lincoln
1864 - Abraham Lincoln
1868 - Ulysses Grant
1872 - Ulysses Grant
1876 - Samuel Tilden
1880 - James Garfield
1884 - Grover Cleveland
1888 - Grover Cleveland
1892 - Grover Cleveland
1896 - John Palmer
1900 - William McKinley*
1904 - Alton Parker
1908 - William Taft
1912 - William Taft
1916 - Charles Hughes
1920 - Warren Harding
1924 - Calvin Coolidge
1928 - Al Smith
1932 - Franklin Roosevelt*
1936 - Alfred Landon
1940 - Wendell Willkie*
1944 - Thomas Dewey*
1948 - Thomas Dewey*
1952 - Dwight Eisenhower
1956 - Dwight Eisenhower
1960 - Richard Nixon*
1964P - Barry Goldwater
1964 - Barry Goldwater
1968P - Ronald Reagan
1968 - Richard Nixon*
1972P - George McGovern
1972 - John Hospers
1976P - Ronald Reagan
1976 - Roger MacBride
1980P - Ronald Reagan
1980 - Ronald Reagan
1984P - Gary Hart
1984 - David Bergland
1988P - Jack Kemp
1988 - Ron Paul
1992P - Jerry Brown
1992 - Andre Marrou
1996P - Steve Forbes
1996 - Harry Browne
2000P - George W. Bush
2000 - Harry Browne
2004P - Howard Dean
2004 - Michael Badnarik
2008P - Ron Paul
2008 - Bob Barr
2012P - Ron Paul
2012 - Gary Johnson
2016P - Ted Cruz ✔
2016 - Gary Johnson ✔

*Reluctant/unenthusiastic/close call
✔ Actual Vote

[ElectionsGuy]

1789 - George Washington
1792 - George Washington
1796 - Thomas Jefferson
1800 - Thomas Jefferson
1804 - Thomas Jefferson
1808 - James Madison
1812 - James Madison
1816 - James Monroe
1820 - James Monroe
1824 - Andrew Jackson
1828 - Andrew Jackson
1832 - Andrew Jackson
1836 - Martin Van Buren
1840 - Martin Van Buren
1844 - James Birney
1848 - Martin Van Buren
1852 - John Hale
1856 - John Fremont
1860 - Abraham Lincoln
1864 - Abraham Lincoln
1868 - Ulysses Grant
1872 - Ulysses Grant
1876 - Samuel Tilden
1880 - James Garfield
1884 - Grover Cleveland
1888 - Grover Cleveland
1892 - Grover Cleveland
1896 - John Palmer
1900 - William McKinley*
1904 - Alton Parker
1908 - William Taft
1912 - William Taft
1916 - Charles Hughes
1920 - Warren Harding
1924 - Calvin Coolidge
1928 - Al Smith
1932 - Franklin Roosevelt*
1936 - Alfred Landon
1940 - Wendell Willkie*
1944 - Thomas Dewey*
1948 - Thomas Dewey*
1952 - Dwight Eisenhower
1956 - Dwight Eisenhower
1960 - Richard Nixon*
1964P - Barry Goldwater
1964 - Barry Goldwater
1968P - Ronald Reagan
1968 - Richard Nixon*
1972P - George McGovern
1972 - John Hospers
1976P - Ronald Reagan
1976 - Roger MacBride
1980P - Ronald Reagan
1980 - Ronald Reagan
1984P - Gary Hart
1984 - David Bergland
1988P - Jack Kemp
1988 - Ron Paul
1992P - Jerry Brown
1992 - Andre Marrou
1996P - Steve Forbes
1996 - Harry Browne
2000P - George W. Bush
2000 - Harry Browne
2004P - Howard Dean
2004 - Michael Badnarik
2008P - Ron Paul
2008 - Bob Barr
2012P - Ron Paul
2012 - Gary Johnson
2016P - Ted Cruz ✔
2016 - Gary Johnson ✔

*Reluctant/unenthusiastic/close call
✔ Actual Vote