List of U.S. Presidents and Their Political Parties: A Overview of America’s Leadership

October 25, 2024 Worldupdates Admin

Presidents of the United States of America

The United States has seen numerous leaders take the helm since its inception. Here is a comprehensive list of all U.S. Presidents:

Founding Fathers and Early Presidents

The Formative Years

1. George Washington (1789-1797)

Served: Two Terms
Notable for: Leading the Continental Army to victory against the British, setting presidential precedents.

List of Presidents of the United States and Their Party

President	Party	Years in Office
George Washington	None	1789–1797
John Adams	Federalist	1797–1801
Thomas Jefferson	Democratic-Republican	1801–1809
James Madison	Democratic-Republican	1809–1817
James Monroe	Democratic-Republican	1817–1825
John Quincy Adams	Democratic-Republican	1825–1829
Andrew Jackson	Democratic	1829–1837
Martin Van Buren	Democratic	1837–1841
William Henry Harrison	Whig	1841
John Tyler	Whig	1841–1845
James K. Polk	Democratic	1845–1849
Zachary Taylor	Whig	1849–1850
Millard Fillmore	Whig	1850–1853
Franklin Pierce	Democratic	1853–1857
James Buchanan	Democratic	1857–1861
Abraham Lincoln	Republican	1861–1865
Andrew Johnson	Democratic	1865–1869
Ulysses S. Grant	Republican	1869–1877
Rutherford B. Hayes	Republican	1877–1881
James A. Garfield	Republican	1881
Chester A. Arthur	Republican	1881–1885
Grover Cleveland	Democratic	1885–1889
Benjamin Harrison	Republican	1889–1893
Grover Cleveland	Democratic	1893–1897
William McKinley	Republican	1897–1901
Theodore Roosevelt	Republican	1901–1909
William Howard Taft	Republican	1909–1913
Woodrow Wilson	Democratic	1913–1921
Warren G. Harding	Republican	1921–1923
Calvin Coolidge	Republican	1923–1929
Herbert Hoover	Republican	1929–1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Democratic	1933–1945
Harry S. Truman	Democratic	1945–1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower	Republican	1953–1961
John F. Kennedy	Democratic	1961–1963
Lyndon B. Johnson	Democratic	1963–1969
Richard Nixon	Republican	1969–1974
Gerald Ford	Republican	1974–1977
Jimmy Carter	Democratic	1977–1981
Ronald Reagan	Republican	1981–1989
George H. W. Bush	Republican	1989–1993
Bill Clinton	Democratic	1993–2001
George W. Bush	Republican	2001–2009
Barack Obama	Democratic	2009–2017
Donald Trump	Republican	2017–2021
Joe Biden	Democratic	2021–Present

U.S. Presidents, their political affiliations

2. John Adams (1797-1801)

Party: Federalist
Notable for: First Vice President, Alien and Sedition Acts.

Expansion and Division

3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)

Party: Democratic-Republican
Notable for: Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark expedition.

20th Century Leaders

Entering Modern Times

26. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)

Party: Republican
Notable for: Progressive policies, Panama Canal, National Parks.

32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)

Party: Democratic
Notable for: New Deal, leading the U.S. through WWII.

Post-War and Cold War Presidents

Navigating Global Tensions

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

Party: Republican
Notable for: Interstate Highway System, ending Korean War.

35. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

Party: Democratic
Notable for: Cuban Missile Crisis, beginning of the Apollo program.

Late 20th Century to Early 21st Century

The Turn of the Millennium

42. Bill Clinton (1993-2001)

Party: Democratic
Notable for: Economic prosperity, NAFTA, impeachment.

43. George W. Bush (2001-2009)

Party: Republican
Notable for: 9/11 response, Iraq War, No Child Left Behind Act.

Recent Presidents

Into the New Era

44. Barack Obama (2009-2017)

Party: Democratic
Notable for: Affordable Care Act, ending Iraq War, Paris Agreement.

45. Donald Trump (2017-2021)

Party: Republican
Notable for: Tax cuts, USMCA, first impeachment by the House.

46. Joe Biden (2021-Present)

Party: Democratic
Notable for: American Rescue Plan, withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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