How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

[feeblepizza]

With hindsight:

1904: Parker
1908: Taft
1912: Taft
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932: William Hope Harvey
1936: William Lemke
1940: Wilkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Truman
1952: Eisenhower (primary and general)
1956: Eisenhower (primary and general)
1960: Nixon (primary and general)
1964: Goldwater (primary and general)
1968: Nixon (Reagan in primary)
1972: Nixon (primary and general)
1976: Ford (Reagan in primary)
1980: Reagan (primary and general)
1984: Reagan (primary and general)
1988: Bush (primary and general)
1992: Bush (primary and general)
1996: Perot (Dole in GOP primary, but only b/c they were over by the time Indiana voted)
2000: Bush (McCain in primary)
2004: Bush (primary and general)
2008: McCain (in primary as well, but only b/c they were over by the time Indiana voted; and general)

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

As always, no hindsight.

I'm also basing this to a large extent on the amount of media available in the time period, and what my perspective may have been, as opposed to being all-knowing about the candidates.

1900: McKinley (R)
1904: Parker (D)
1908: Taft (R)
1912: Taft (R)
1916: Hughes (R)
1920: Harding (R)
1924: Coolidge (R)
1928: Smith (D)
1932: Roosevelt (D)
1936: Landon (R)
1940: Willkie (R)
1944: Dewey (R)
1948: Dewey (R)
1952: Eisenhower (R)
1956: Eisenhower (R)
1960: Nixon (R)
1964: Goldwater (R)
1968: Nixon (R)
1972: Hospers (L)
1976: Ford (R) P: Ford
1980: Reagan (R) P: Bush
1984: Reagan (R)
1988: Bush (R)
1992: Perot (I)
1996: Dole (R)
2000: Bush (R) P: Forbes
2004: Badnarik (L)
2008: Baldwin (C)

Massachusetts Senate: (Same critera, but not as far back.)

1952: Henry C. Lodge (R)
1954: Leverett Saltonstall (R)
1958: Vincent Celeste (R)
1960: Leverett Saltonstall (R)
1962 (Special): George Cabot Lodge (R)
1964: Howard Whitmore (R)
1966: Edward Brooke (R)
1970: Josiah Spaulding (R)
1972: Edward Brooke (R)
1976: Michael S. Robertson (R)
1978: Paul E. Tsongas (D)
1982: Ray Shamie (R)
1984: Ray Shamie (R)
1988: Joseph Malone (R)
1990: Jim Rappaport (R)
1994: Mitt Romney (R)
1996: William Weld (R)
2000: Carla Howell (L)
2002: Michael Cloud (L)
2006: Kenneth Chase (R)
2008: Jeff Beatty (R)
2010 (Special): Scott Brown (R)

[Niemeyerite]

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[tpfkaw]

Hmm... MA Senate


1916: Ugh, John Fitzgerald (D)
1918: David Walsh (D)
1922: William Gaston (D)
1924: David Walsh (D)
1926 (S): David Walsh (D)
1928: David Walsh (D)
1930: Marcus Coolidge (D)
1934: David Walsh (D)
1936: Henry Lodge, Jr. (R)
1940: David Walsh (D)
1942: Henry Lodge, Jr. (R)
1944 (S): Leverett Saltonstall (R)
1946: David Walsh (D)
1948: Leverett Saltonstall (R)
1952: Henry Lodge, Jr. (R)
1954: Leverett Saltonstall (R)
1958: Vincent Celeste (R)
1960: Leverett Saltonstall (R)
1962 (S): George Lodge (R)
1964: Howard Whitmore, Jr. (R)
1966: Edward Brooke (R)
1970: Josiah Spaulding (R)
1972: Edward Brooke (R)
1976: Michael Robertson (R)
1978: Paul Tsongas (D)
1982: Howard Katz (L)
1984: Ray Shamie (R)
1988: Freda Nason (L)
1990: Jim Rappaport (R)
1994: Lauraleigh Dozier (L)
1996: Bill Weld (R)
2000: Carla Howell (L)
2002: Michael Cloud (L)
2006: Kenneth Chase (R)
2008: Robert Underwood (L)
2010 (S): Scott Brown (R)

[Clarence Boddicker]

1900: Bryan (D)
1904: Roosevelt (R)
1908: Bryan (D)
1912: Roosevelt (I)
1916: Wilson (D)
1920: Debs (I)
1924: La Follette (I)
1928: Smith (D)
1932: Roosevelt (D)
1936: Roosevelt (D)
1940: Roosevelt (D)
1944: Roosevelt (D)
1948: Wallace (I)
1952: Stevenson  (D)
1956: Stevenson(D)
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: Johnson (D)
1968: Humphrey(D)
1972: McGovern (D)
1976: Carter (D)
1980: Carter(D)
1984: Mondale (D)
1988: Dukakis (D)
1992: Perot (I)
1996: Perot (I)
2000: Gore (D)
2004: Kerry (D)
2008: Obama (D)

[Niemeyerite]

1900: Bryan (D)
1904: Roosevelt (R)
1908: Bryan (D)
1912: Roosevelt (I)
1916: Wilson (D)
1920: Debs (I)
1924: La Follette (I)
1928: Smith (D)
1932: Roosevelt (D)
1936: Roosevelt (D)
1940: Roosevelt (D)
1944: Roosevelt (D)
1948: Wallace (I)
1952: Stevenson  (D)
1956: Stevenson(D)
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: Johnson (D)
1968: Humphrey(D)
1972: McGovern (D)
1976: Carter (D)
1980: Carter(D)
1984: Mondale (D)
1988: Dukakis (D)
1992: Perot (I)
1996: Perot (I)
2000: Gore (D)
2004: Kerry (D)
2008: Obama (D)

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[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I've probably done one before, but, to occupy my mind:

1916-Hughes
1920-Harding
1924-Coolidge
1928-Smith (with hindsight)
Baiscally pointless to vote between 1932 and 1944...
1948-Dewey, Primary-Taft, maybe MacArthur
1952-Eisenhower, Primary-Taft
1956-Eisenhower
1960-Nixon
1964-Goldwater
1968-Nixon, Primary-maybe Reagan, Primary-maybe Kennedy
1972-Nixon, Primary-maybe Ashbrook[/blue], Primary-Jackson
1976-Ford, Primary-Reagan, Primary-Jackson or Brown
1980-Reagan
1984-Reagan
1988-Bush, Primary-Kemp
1992-Perot (protest, without hindsight), Primary-Buchanan, out of protest, Primary-Brown
1996-Perot, same as above, Primary-Dole or Gramm
2000-Bush
2004-Bush
2008-McCain, Primary-Romney

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

1860-64: Lincoln
1868-72: Grant
1876: Hayes
1880: Garfield
1884: Blaine
1888-92: Harrison
1896-1900: McKinley
1904: TR
1908: Taft
1912: TR
1916: evans Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: coolidge
1928: smith
1932-1944: FDR
1948: truman
1952-56: Stevenson
1960: JFK
1964: LBJ
1968: HHH
1972: mcgovern
1976-80 Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: dukakis
1992-96: clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama

[Dancing with Myself]

1968- Nixon or Wallace
1972- Nixon, Dem Pri- Wallace
1976- Ford, Rep Pri-Ford, Dem Pri- Wallace
1980- Reagan, Rep Pri-Reagan, Dem Pri-Carter
1984- Reagan, Dem Pri- Hart
1988- Bush, Rep. Pri- Bush, Dem Pri- Gore
1992- Clinton or Perot, Rep Pri-Bush, Dem Pri-Clinton
1996- Clinton, Rep Pri-Alexander
2000Bush, Rep Pri-Bush, Dem Pri-Gore
2004-Bush, Dem Pri-Edwards
2008-McCain,Rep Pri-Huckabee,Dem Pri-Clinton

[Liberalrocks]

1904: Roosevelt
1908: Bryan
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: LaFollette
1928: Smith
1932: FDR
1936: FDR
1940: FDR
1944: FDR
1948: Truman
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Humphrey
1972: McGovern
1976: Ford
1980: Anderson
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry

[tpfkaw]

1789/1792: N/A
1796/1800/1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: James Monroe
1820: N/A
1824: William Crawford
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: William Wirt
1836: Daniel Webster (tempted to change this to Van Buren due to monetary policy, but I'll leave him be for now b/c of Van Buren's Indian policy)
1840: Martin Van Buren
1844: James Birney
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John Hale
1856: John Frémont (tempted to change this to Buchanan, but I'll give Frémont the benefit of the doubt that he wouldn't turn out a Lincoln - also a valid protest vote since he had no chance of winning)
1860: John Bell
1864: George McClellan
1868: Horatio Seymour
1872: Charles O'Conor 1872: Horace Greeley
1876: Samuel Tilden
1880: Winfield Hancock
1884/1888/1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: John Palmer
1900: William McKinley 1900: Eugene Debs
1904: Alton Parker
1908/1912: William Taft
1916: Charles Hughes
1920: Warren Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Al Smith
1932: Herbert Hoover
1936: Alf Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944/1948: Thomas Dewey
1952/1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Eugene McCarthy (write-in)
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980/1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: Ron Paul
1992: Andre Marrou
1996: Bob Dole
2000: Harry Browne
2004: John Kerry 2004: Michael Badnarik
2008: Ron Paul (write-in)

[tpfkaw]

I'm bored so I'll do this without hindsight too.

1789/1792: N/A
1796/1800/1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808/1812: James Madison
1816: James Monroe
1820: N/A
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828/1832: Andrew Jackson
1836/1840: Martin Van Buren
1844: James Birney
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John Hale
1856: John Frémont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: George McClellan
1868: Horatio Seymour
1872: Horace Greeley
1876: Samuel Tilden
1880: Winfield Hancock
1884/1888/1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: John Palmer
1900: Eugene Debs
1904: Alton Parker
1908: William Taft
1912: Woodrow Wilson
1916: Charles Hughes
1920: Warren Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Al Smith
1932: Franklin Roosevelt
1936: Alf Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944/1948: Thomas Dewey
1952/1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980/1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George Bush
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Ross Perot
2000: George Bush
2004: John Kerry
2008: Ron Paul (write-in)

[MAINEiac4434]

1788: George Washington, Independent
1792: George Washington, Independent
1796: John Adams, Federalist
1800: Thomas Jefferson/Aaron Burr, Democratic-Republican
1804: Thomas Jefferson/George Clinton, Democratic-Republican
1808: James Madison/George Clinton, Democratic-Republican
1812: DeWitt Clinton/Jared Ingersoll, Federalist
1816: Rufus King/John E. Howard, Federalist
1820: James Monroe/Daniel D. Tompkins, Democratic-Republican
1824: John Quincy Adams/John C. Calhoun, Democratic-Republican
1828: John Quincy Adams/Richard Rush, National Republican
1832: Henry Clay/John Sergeant, National Republican
1836: William H. Harrison/Francis P. Granger, Whig
1840: William H. Harrison/John Tyler, Whig
1844: Henry Clay/Theodore Ferlinghuysen, Whig
1848: Zachary Taylor/Milliard Fillmore, Whig
1852: Winfield Scott/William Alexander Graham, Whig
1856: John C. Fremont/William L. Dayton, Republican
1860: Abraham Lincoln/Hannibal Hamlin, Republican
1864: Abraham Lincoln/Andrew Johnson, Republican
1868: Ulysses S. Grant/Schuyler Colfax, Republican
1872: Ulysses S. Grant/Schuyler Colfax, Republican
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes/William A. Wheeler, Republican
1880: James A. Garfield/Chester A. Arthur, Republican
1884: James G. Blaine/John Logan, Republican
1888: Benjamin Harrison/Levi P. Morton, Republican
1892: Benjamin Harrison/Levi P. Morton, Republican
1896: William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewall, Democrat
1900: Eugene V. Debs/Job Harriman, Social-Democratic**
1904: Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican
1908: Eugene V. Debs/Benjamin Hanford, Socialist *
1912: Theodore Roosevelt/Hiram Johnson, Progressive
1916: Allan Louis Benson/George Ross Kirkpatrick, Socialist*
1920: James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat
1924: Robert M. LaFollette/Burton Wheeler, Progressive*
1928: Norman Thomas/James Mauer, Socialist*
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner, Democrat
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner, Democrat
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry A. Wallace, Democrat
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry Truman, Democrat
1948: Henry A. Wallace/Glen H. Taylor, Progressive-American Labor*
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon, Republican
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon, Republican
1960: John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert H. Humphrey, Democrat
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey/Edmund Muskie, Democrat
1972: George McGovern/Sargent Shriver, Democrat
1976: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale, Democrat
1980: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale, Democrat
1984: Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro, Democrat
1988: Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen, Democrat
1992: Bill Clinton/Al Gore, Democrat
1996: Bill Clinton/Al Gore, Democrat
2000: Al Gore/Joe Lieberman, Democrat
2004: John Kerry/John Edwards, Democrat
2008: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democrat
2012: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democrat

*Denotes that I despise all major candidates, thus forcing me to vote for the Socialist or equally left-wing party.

**1900 would actually be wide open for me. While I agree more with Bryan (which is why I'd vote for him in 1896), dislike McKinley for his expansionism, and Debs would appeal to me as a Socialist-leaning progressive. I guess I'll pick Debs.

NOTE: if you can't see who I planned on voting for, just highlight everything, as some of the colors I used obscure the words.

[MAINEiac4434]

1960: D Primary: Hubert Humphrey (MN); R Primary: Nelson Rockefeller (NY); General: John F. Kennedy (MA)

1964: D Primary: N/A; R Primary: Nelson Rockefeller (NY); General: Lyndon Johnson (TX)

1968: D Primary: Robert Kennedy (NY); R Primary: George Romney (MI); General: Hubert Humphrey (MN)

1972: D Primary: Edmund Muskie (ME); R Primary: N/A; General: George McGovern (SD)

1976: D Primary: Morris Udall (AZ); R Primary: N/A; General: Jimmy Carter (GA)

1980: D Primary: Ted Kennedy (MA); R Primary: John Anderson (IL); General: Jimmy Carter (GA)

1984: D Primary: John Glenn (OH); R Primary: N/A; General: Walter Mondale (MN)

1988: D Primary: Dick Gephardt (MO); R Primary: Jack Kemp (NY); General: Mike Dukakis (MA)

1992: D Primary: Tom Harkin (IA); R Primary: N/A; General: Bill Clinton (AR)

1996: D Primary: N/A; R Primary: Arlen Specter (PA); General: Bill Clinton (AR)

2000: D Primary: Al Gore (TN); R Primary: John McCain (AZ); General: Al Gore (TN)

2004: D Primary: Howard Dean (VT); R Primary: N/A; General: John Kerry (MA)

2008: D Primary: Barack Obama (IL); R Primary: John McCain (AZ); General: Barack Obama (IL)

2012: D Primary: N/A; R Primary: Sarah Palin (AK) (To ensure an Obama reelection); General: Barack Obama, (IL)

[MAINEiac4434]

I'm just going to stick to 1928.  (Note, I would've voted Republican in the 1800's, because the Democrats were so conservative then).  



1928:  Smith
1932:  FDR
1936:  FDR
1940:  FDR
1944:  Dewey
1948:  Truman
1952:  Stevenson
1956:  Stevenson
1960:  Kennedy
1964:  LBJ
1972:  McGovern
1976:  Carter
1980:  Carter
1984:  Mondale
1988:  Dukakis
1992:  Clinton
1996:  Clinton
2000:  Gore
2004:  Kerry
2008:  Obama

You skipped 1968 and what's with the Dewey vote in 1944?

Whoops, I forgot 1968.  I would have voted for Humphery, of course.




I would have voted for Dewey, but only because of the internment camps.   I would have supported Henry Wallace if he had ran that year as the nominee. 

Wallace did run in '48 by uniting the Progressive and American Labor parties. I would've voted for him. I dislike Truman and know too little about Dewey. Plus, Wallace is awesome.

[SmokingCricket]

Assuming major party candidates only (otherwise a number of them would be different)

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, Democratic-Republican
1812: James Madison, Democratic-Republican
1816: James Monroe, Democratic-Republican
1820: James Monroe, Democratic-Republican
1824: Andrew Jackson, Democratic-Republican
1828: Andrew Jackson, Democratic
1832: Andrew Jackson, Democratic
1836: Daniel Webster, Whig
1840: William H. Harrison, Whig
1844: Henry Clay, Whig
1848: Zachary Taylor, Whig
1852: Winfield Scott, Whig
1856: John C. Fremont, Republican
1860: Stephen Douglas, Northern Democratic
1864: Abraham Lincoln, Union
1868: Ulysses S. Grant, Republican
1872: Ulysses S. Grant, Republican
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican
1880: James A. Garfield, Republican
1884: Grover Cleveland, Democratic
1888: Benjamin Harrison, Republican
1892: Benjamin Harrison, Republican
1896: William McKinley, Republican
1900: William McKinley, Republican
1904: Theodore Roosevelt, Republican
1908: William Taft, Republican
1912: Woodrow Wilson, Democratic
1916: Woodrow Wilson, Democratic
1920: James M. Cox, Democratic
1924: John Davis, Democratic
1928: Herbert Hoover, Republican
1932: Herbert Hoover, Republican
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
1948: Harry S. Truman, Democratic
1952: Adlai Stevenson, Democratic
1956: Adlai Stevenson, Democratic
1960: John F. Kennedy, Democratic
1964: Barry Goldwater, Republican
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey, Democratic
1972: George McGovern, Democratic
1976: Jimmy Carter, Democratic
1980: Jimmy Carter, Democratic
1984: Walter Mondale, Democratic
1988: Michael Dukakis, Democratic
1992: Bill Clinton, Democratic
1996: Bill Clinton, Democratic
2000: Al Gore, Democratic
2004: John Kerry, Democratic
2008: Barack Obama, Democratic

[tpfkaw]

Assuming major party candidates only (otherwise a number of them would be different)

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, Democratic-Republican
1812: James Madison, Democratic-Republican
1816: James Monroe, Democratic-Republican
1820: James Monroe, Democratic-Republican
1824: Andrew Jackson, Democratic-Republican
1828: Andrew Jackson, Democratic
1832: Andrew Jackson, Democratic
1836: Daniel Webster, Whig
1840: William H. Harrison, Whig
1844: Henry Clay, Whig
1848: Zachary Taylor, Whig
1852: Winfield Scott, Whig
1856: John C. Fremont, Republican
1860: Stephen Douglas, Northern Democratic
1864: Abraham Lincoln, Union
1868: Ulysses S. Grant, Republican
1872: Ulysses S. Grant, Republican
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican
1880: James A. Garfield, Republican
1884: Grover Cleveland, Democratic
1888: Benjamin Harrison, Republican
1892: Benjamin Harrison, Republican
1896: William McKinley, Republican
1900: William McKinley, Republican
1904: Theodore Roosevelt, Republican
1908: William Taft, Republican
1912: Woodrow Wilson, Democratic
1916: Woodrow Wilson, Democratic
1920: James M. Cox, Democratic
1924: John Davis, Democratic
1928: Herbert Hoover, Republican
1932: Herbert Hoover, Republican
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
1948: Harry S. Truman, Democratic
1952: Adlai Stevenson, Democratic
1956: Adlai Stevenson, Democratic
1960: John F. Kennedy, Democratic
1964: Barry Goldwater, Republican
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey, Democratic
1972: George McGovern, Democratic
1976: Jimmy Carter, Democratic
1980: Jimmy Carter, Democratic
1984: Walter Mondale, Democratic
1988: Michael Dukakis, Democratic
1992: Bill Clinton, Democratic
1996: Bill Clinton, Democratic
2000: Al Gore, Democratic
2004: John Kerry, Democratic
2008: Barack Obama, Democratic

This is possibly the most bizarre list yet posted in this thread.

[SmokingCricket]

This is possibly the most bizarre list yet posted in this thread.

Not surprised. How so?

[courts]

I don't know, my earlier lists were pretty bizarre although I was just trolling about voting for Nixon and Bush...

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

I'll do D primaries from 1960 on:

1960: Hubert Humphrey
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: Eugene McCarthy/Hubert Humphrey (toss-up)
1972: George McGovern
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Dick Gephardt
1992: Tom Harkin
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Howard Dean
2008: Dennis Kucinich

[tpfkaw]

I guess I'll do primaries.

1960: Barry Goldwater (write-in); Adlai Stevenson or Wayne Morse with hindsight
1964: Barry Goldwater; Barry Goldwater (write-in)
1968: Eugene McCarthy (write-in); Eugene McCarthy
1972: Pete McCloskey; Eugene McCarthy
1976: Ronald Reagan; Fred Harris, Jerry Brown if I can chose candidates who weren't running at the time of the MA primary.
1980: Ronald Reagan; Jimmy Carter, Jerry Brown if I can chose candidates who weren't running at the time of the MA primary.
1984: Barry Goldwater Jr. (write-in); George McGovern
1988: Jack Kemp or Pat Robertson with hindsight; Eugene McCarthy (write-in)
1992: Pat Buchanan; Jerry Brown
1996: Steve Forbes or Pat Buchanan with hindsight; Ross Perot (write-in)
2000: Steve Forbes; Bill Bradley
2004: Ron Paul (write-in); Dennis Kucinich
2008: Ron Paul; Mike Gravel*

*I very stupidly voted for Obama IRL, however I don't think I would with my present views even without hindsight.

[NHI]

1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932-1944: FDR
1948: Truman
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Humphrey
1972: Nixon
1976: Carter
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Wouldn't have voted.
2004: Kerry
2008: McCain

Primaries:
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Bradley
2004: Kerry
2008: Clinton

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

This is possibly the most bizarre list yet posted in this thread.

Not surprised. How so?

Well, why Hoover in 1932 and Goldwater in 1964?

[SmokingCricket]

On Hoover: I am not confident FDR was a great President during the Depression for actual policy, but FDR was great at restoring some semblance of hope. Had FDR been President in 1931, people would probably have demanded that their next President be a businessman who would know how business worked. That President could have very well been Hoover. FDR though, is in my opinion, the President for WWII and so I left him there.

On Goldwater: LBJ could not pay for the Great Society. Had LBJ moved from Vietnam and established the Great Society, LBJ would be my selection. Goldwater was hawkish on Vietnam, but would have actually been able to pay for it (something I do not necessarily agree with). Partially too, I would assume some of that would be hindsight; Goldwater was a big critic of the religious right in the 1980s and that would have been something I supported being fairly socially libertarian.

[Cobbler]

1904: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932: FDR
1936: FDR
1940: FDR
1944: FDR
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Kennedy
1964: Goldwater
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Perot
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Bush
2008: Obama (McCain until the selection of Palin)