List of all Presidents of the United States

Joe Biden is elected as the 46th President of the United States (US) along with Kamala Harris as the Vice-President. Check the complete list of the U.S. Presidents below.
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Joe Biden is elected as the 46th President of the United States. As per the Constitution of the United States, the President in the United States is the 'Head of the State' and the 'Head of the Government' of the U.S. He is elected indirectly by the people for a 4-year term through the Electoral College. 

Since the establishment of the office in 1789, 45 men have served as the President of the U.S. The first President of the U.S. was George Washington. Grover Cleveland is the only President in the history of the United States to have served two non-consecutive terms in the office. 

William Henry Harrison died 31 days after taking charge, becoming the shortest-serving President in the history of the U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the longest-serving and the only U.S. President to have served for more than two terms. Roosevelt served for over twelve years and died in the early years of his fourth term. 

In 1951, the Twenty-second Amendment was made to the Constitution of the United States. After this amendment, no person can be elected more than twice as the President of the U.S. Let us have a look at the complete list of the Presidents of the United States. 

List of Presidents of the U.S.

S.No. President Tenure Party Election Vice President
1. George Washington

April 30, 1789

March 4, 1797

Unaffiliated 1788-89   Jon Adams
1792
2. John Adams

March 4, 1797

March 4, 1801

Federalist 1796 Thomas Jefferson
3. Thomas Jefferson

March 4, 1801

March 4, 1809

Democratic-Republican 1800  Aaron Burr
1804

George Clinton

Vacant after April 20, 1812
4. James Madison March 4, 1809

March 4, 1817
Democratic-Republican 1808
1812

Elbridge Gerry

Vacant after November 23, 1814
5. James Monroe March 4, 1817

March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican 1816 Daniel D. Tompkins
1820
6. John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825

March 4, 1829
Democratic-Republican 1824

John C. Calhoun

Vacant after December 28, 1832
National Republican
7. Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829

March 4, 1837
Democratic 1828
1832

Martin Van Buren

8. Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837

March 4, 1841
Democratic 1836

Richard Mentor Johnson

9. William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841

April 4, 1841
Whig 1840

John Tyler

10. John Tyler April 4, 1841

March 4, 1845
Whig

Vacant throughout Presidency

 

Unaffiliated
11. James K. Polk March 4, 1845

March 4, 1849
Democratic 1844

George M. Dallas

12. Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849

July 9, 1850
Whig 1848

Millard Fillmore

13. Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850

March 4, 1853
Whig

Vacant throughout Presidency

14. Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853

March 4, 1857
Democratic 1852

William R. King

Vacant after April 18, 1853
15. James Buchanan March 4, 1857

March 4, 1861
Democratic 1856

John C. Breckinridge

16. Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861

April 15, 1865
Republican 1860

Hannibal Hamlin

National Union 1864

Andrew Johnson

17. Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865

March 4, 1869
National Union

Vacant throughout Presidency

 

Democratic
18. Ulysses S. Grant March 4, 1869

March 4, 1877
Republican 1868

Schuyler Colfax

1872

Henry Wilson

Vacant after November 22, 1875
19. Rutherford B. Hayes March 4, 1877

March 4, 1881
Republican 1876

William A. Wheeler

20. James A. Garfield March 4, 1881

September 19, 1881
Republican 1880

Chester A. Arthur

21. Chester A. Arthur September 19, 1881

March 4, 1885
Republican

Vacant throughout Presidency

22. Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885

March 4, 1889    
Democratic 1884

Thomas A. Hendricks

Vacant after November 25, 1885
23. Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889

March 4, 1893
Republican 1888

Levi P. Morton

24. Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893

March 4, 1897
Democratic 1892

Adlai Stevenson I

25. William McKinley March 4, 1897

September 14, 1901
Republican 1896

Garret Hobart

Vacant after November 21, 1899
1900

Theodore Roosevelt

26. Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901

March 4, 1909
Republican

Vacant through March 4, 1905

1904

Charles W. Fairbanks

27. William Howard Taft March 4, 1909

March 4, 1913
Republican 1908

James S. Sherman

Vacant after October 30, 1912
28. Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913

March 4, 1921
Democratic 1912

Thomas R. Marshall

 

1916
29. Warren G. Harding March 4, 1921

August 2, 1923
Republican 1920

Calvin Coolidge

Vacant through March 4, 1925
30. Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923

March 4, 1929
Republican
1924

Charles G. Dawes

31. Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929

March 4, 1933
Republican 1928

Charles Curtis

32. Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4, 1933

April 12, 1945
Democratic 1932

John Nance Garner

1936

Henry A. Wallace

1940

Harry S. Truman

1944
33. Harry S. Truman April 12, 1945

January 20, 1953
Democratic

Vacant through January 20, 1949

1948

Alben W. Barkley

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower January 20, 1953

January 20, 1961
Republican 1952

Richard Nixon

 

1956
35. John F. Kennedy January 20, 1961

November 22, 1963
Democratic 1950

Lyndon B. Johnson

36. Lyndon B. Johnson November 22, 1963

January 20, 1969
Democratic

Vacant through January 20, 1965

1964

Hubert Humphery

37. Richard Nixon January 20, 1969

August 9, 1974
Republican 1968

Spiro Agnew

1972

Gerald Ford

38. Gerald Ford August 9, 1974

January 20, 1977
Republican
Vacant through December 19, 1974

Nelson Rockefeller

39. Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977

January 20, 1981
Democratic 1976

Walter Mondale

40. Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981

January 20, 1989   
Republican 1980

George H. W. Bush

 

1984
41. George H. W. Bush January 20, 1989

January 20, 1993    
Republican 1988

Dan Quayle

42. Bill Clinton January 20, 1993

January 20, 2001
Democratic 1922

Al Gore

 

1996
43. George W. Bush January 20, 2001

January 20, 2009
Republican 2000

 

Dick Cheney

2004
44. Barack H. Obama January 20, 2009

January 20, 2017
Democratic 2008

 

Joe Biden

2012
45. Donald J. Trump January 20, 2017

January 20, 2021
Republican 2016

Mike Pence

46.   Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Scheduled to  begin from January 20, 2021 Democratic 2020

Kamala Harris

Out of all the U.S. Presidents, George Washington remains the only U.S. President who was never affiliated with a political party. William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Warren G. Harding, and Franklin D. Roosevelt died while serving due to natural causes. Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy were the four U.S. Presidents who were assassinated. Richard Nixon faced impeachment and remains the only U.S. President who resigned.

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