President of the United States

From Encyc

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 –)

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