How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

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1789: George Washington (I)
1792: George Washington (I)
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) - with hindsight I would have written in Jefferson both times because of Madison’s flimsiness on issues such as the national bank; he was a great wartime leader but in peacetime was a so-so president IMO
1816: James Monroe (D-R)
1820: James Monroe (D-R)
1824: Andrew Jackson (D-R)
1828: Andrew Jackson (D)
1832: Andrew Jackson (D)
1836: Martin Van Buren (D)
1840: Martin Van Buren (D)
1844: James K. Polk (D)
1848: Martin Van Buren (Free Soil) - had I known that Taylor would be replaced with Fillmore I would have voted for him
1852: Winfield Scott (W)
1856: Millard Fillmore (American)
1860: Stephen Douglas (D) or John Bell (Constitution) - with hindsight though, Lincoln was a much better wartime leader
1864: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1876: Ulysses S. Grant (write-in)
1880: James A. Garfield (R)
1884: Grover Cleveland (D)
1888: Grover Cleveland (D)
1892: Grover Cleveland (D)
1896: Grover Cleveland (write-in)
1900: Grover Cleveland (write-in)
1904: Alton B. Parker (D)
1908: William H. Taft (R)
1912: Champ Clark (D/write-in)
1916: Charles E. Hughes (R)
1920: Warren G. Harding (R)
1924: Calvin C. Coolidge (R)
1928: Calvin C. Coolidge (R/write-in) or Al Smith (D)
1932: Calvin C. Coolidge (R/write-in)
1936: Herbert Hoover (R/write-in)
1940: Robert Taft (R/write-in)
1944: Douglas MacArthur (R/write-in)
1948: Douglas MacArthur (R/write-in)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1956: Douglas MacArthur (R/write-in)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D)
1964: Barry M. Goldwater (R)
1968: Barry M. Goldwater (R/write-in)
1972: Barry M. Goldwater (R/write-in)
1976: James E. Carter (D)
1980: Ronald W. Reagan (R)
1984: Ronald W. Reagan (R)
1988: Ronald E. Paul (Libertarian)
1992: Andre Marrou (Libertarian)
1996: Robert Dole (R)
2000: George W. Bush (R)
2004: Ronald E. Paul (R/write-in)
2008: Ronald E. Paul (R/write-in)

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Particularly enthusiastic support those in bold

1789: George Washington (F)
1792: George Washington (F)
1796: John Adams (F)[/color]
1800: Thomas Jefferson (R)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (R)
1808: James Madison (R)
1812: James Madison (R)
1816: James Monroe (R)
1820: James Monroe (R)
1824: William Crawford (R)[/green]
1828: Andrew Jackson (D)
1832: Andrew Jackson (D)
1836: Martin Van Buren (D)
1840: William Henry Harrison (W)
1844: James K. Polk (D)
1848: Zachary Taylor (W)
1852: Winfield Scott (W) - may have supported President Fillmore for the Whig nomination though.  His actions arguably preserved the union for another 10 years and he may have been able to appeal better to southern and border state voters
1856: Millard Fillmore (American) - while I'm not in favor of the anti-immigrant policies espouses by the Know-Nothings, I'd hold my nose and vote for a former president with proven experience making compromise rather than a doughface or a radical whose election could spark an earlier civil war
1860: Abraham Lincoln (R) - I'd vote strategically in this election, favoring the least pro-slavery candidate who could still win in whatever state I was in.  I'd be inclined to support Seward at the Republican convention but if I were in a border state I'd probably favor John Bell
1864: Abraham Lincoln (R)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1876: Samuel L. Tilden (D)
1880: James A. Garfield (R) - I'd probably support General Grant at the convention, but I like bothe candidates
1884: Grover Cleveland (D) - Arthur at the GOP convention, but I'd be ready for a change in leadership after 24 years of Republican Presidents
1888: Grover Cleveland (D)
1892: Tough.  I'd probably vote for Cleveland but I'd consider supporting Harrison, and definitely as a Blaine supporter at the Republican convention.  He redeemed himself during his stint as Secretary of State
1896: William McKinley (R)
1900: William McKinley (R)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1908: William Howard Taft (R)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (P)
1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R)
1920: Another tough call - I loathe nearly every policy pursued by President Wilson prior to 1917, but his conduct of World War I and subsequent handling of the Treaty of Versailles, and pursuit of a League of Nations would probably have resulted with me siding with him, Cox, and the rest of the internationalist crowd.  But once the postwar depression hits I'd probably swing to Harding because of economic issues
1924: Calvin Coolidge (R)
1928: Al Smith (D)
1932: Herbert Hoover (R)
1936: Alf Landon (R)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) - same as with Wilson.  Despise his economic policies, but I'd probably vote for him out of the "rally round the flag" effect, plus having the guts to break that stupid 2-term tradition in a time of national crisis
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1948: Thomas Dewey (R)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D)
1964: Barry Goldwater (R)
1968: George Wallace (AIP) - the only candidate with a clear plan to win in Vietnam, though I revile his attitudes on race
1972: Richard M. Nixon (R)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D) - would have supported Reagan in the GOP primary
1980: Ronald W. Reagan (R)
1984: Ronald W. Reagan (R)
1988: George H. W. Bush (R)
1992: H. Ross Perot (I)
1996: Bill Clinton (D)
2000: George W. Bush (R)[/blue] - McCain in the primary
2004: George W. Bush (R)
2008: John S. McCain (R)
2012: Mitt Romney (R) - worked for Paul's primary campaign though