President of the United States

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The President of the United States of America is one of the most powerful political positions in the world. The current president is Joe Biden.

List of Presidents[edit]

  1. George WashingtonNonpartisan (April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797) – Succeeded by vice president
  2. John AdamsFederalist (March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801) – Succeeded by vice president
  3. Thomas JeffersonDemocratic-Republican (March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809)
  4. James MadisonDemocratic-Republican (March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817)
  5. James MonroeDemocratic-Republican (March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825)
  6. John Quincy AdamsDemocratic-Republican (March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829)
  7. Andrew JacksonDemocratic (March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837) – Succeeded by vice president
  8. Martin Van BurenDemocratic (March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841)
  9. William HarrisonWhig (March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841) – Died of pneumoniaSucceeded by vice president
  10. John TylerWhig (April 4, 1841 – September 13, 1841) to Nonpartisan (September 13, 1841–March 4, 1845)
  11. James PolkDemocratic (March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849)
  12. Zachary TaylorWhig (March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850) – Died of stomach sicknessSucceeded by vice president
  13. Millard FillmoreWhig (July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853)
  14. Franklin PierceDemocratic (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857)
  15. James BuchananDemocratic (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861)
  16. Abraham LincolnRepublican (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) – AssassinatedSucceeded by vice president
  17. Andrew JohnsonNational Union / unaffiliated (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869)
  18. Ulysses S. GrantRepublican (March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877)
  19. Rutherford B. HayesRepublican (March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881)
  20. James GarfieldRepublican (March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881) – AssassinatedSucceeded by vice president
  21. Chester A. ArthurRepublican (September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885)
  22. Grover ClevelandDemocratic (March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889)
  23. Benjamin HarrisonRepublican (March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893)
  24. Grover ClevelandDemocratic (March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897)
  25. William McKinleyRepublican (March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901) – AssassinatedSucceeded by vice president
  26. Theodore RooseveltRepublican (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909)
  27. William TaftRepublican (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913)
  28. Woodrow WilsonDemocratic (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)
  29. Warren G. HardingRepublican (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) – Died of stroke from heart attackSucceeded by vice president
  30. Calvin CoolidgeRepublican (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929)
  31. Herbert HooverRepublican (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933)
  32. Franklin RooseveltDemocratic (March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945) – Died of strokeSucceeded by vice president
  33. Harry S. TrumanDemocratic (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953)
  34. Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961)
  35. John F. KennedyDemocratic (January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963) – AssassinatedSucceeded by vice president
  36. Lyndon JohnsonDemocratic (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969)
  37. Richard NixonRepublican (January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974) – ResignedSucceeded by vice president
  38. Gerald FordRepublican (August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977)
  39. Jimmy CarterDemocratic (January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981)
  40. Ronald ReaganRepublican (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989) – Succeeded by vice president
  41. George H. W. BushRepublican (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993)
  42. Bill ClintonDemocratic (January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)
  43. George W. BushRepublican (January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009)
  44. Barack ObamaDemocratic (January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)
  45. Donald TrumpRepublican (January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)
  46. Joe BidenDemocratic (January 20, 2021 –)
  47. Trump

PS: Below Ronald Reagan, Democrats and Republicans switch colors.