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