Terms of office, political affiliation, and brief bios of the 43 Presidents of the United States of America. Also, see their opponents and electoral votes.
31. Herbert Clark Hoover, 1929-1933
Party Affiliation: RepublicanResults, 1928: Popular Vote (21,391,993), Electoral Vote (444)
Opponent: Alfred E. Smith (15,016,169 / 87)
Results, 1932: (15,758,901 / 59)
Opponent: Franklin D. Roosevelt (22,809,638 / 472)
Occupation: Engineer, public official
Other: Secretary of Commerce (1921-23, 1923-28)
Born: 10 August 1874 (West Branch, IA)
Died: 20 October 1964 (New York, NY)
Religion: Society of Friends (Quaker)
Education: Stanford (1895)
32. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945
Party Affiliation: DemocratResults, 1932: Popular Vote (22,809,638), Electoral Vote (472)
Opponent: Herbert C. Hoover (15,758,901 / 59)
Results, 1936: (27,752,869 / 523)
Opponent: Alfred M. Landon (16,674,665 / 8)
Results, 1940: (27,307,819 / 449)
Opponent: Wendell L. Willkie (22,321,018 / 82)
Results, 1944: (25,606,585 / 432)
Opponent: Thomas E. Dewey (22,014,745 / 99)
Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Governor, New York (1929-33) ; Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-20) ; NY State Legislature (1911-13)
Born: 30 January 1882 (Hyde Park, NY)
Died: 12 April 1945 (Warm Springs, GA)
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Harvard College (1903) ; attended Columbia Law School
33. Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953
Party Affiliation: DemocratResults, 1948: Popular Vote (24,179,345), Electoral Vote (303)
Opponent, 1948: Thomas E. Dewey (21,991,291 / 189) ; Strom Thurmond (1,176,125 / 39)
Occupation: Farmer, public official
Other: Vice President (1945) ; US Senate (1935-45) ; Presiding Judge of Jackson County Court (1926-34) and Judge (1922-24)
Born: 8 May 1884 (Lamar, MO)
Died: 26 December 1972 (Kansas City, MO)
Religion: Baptist
Education: Attended the University of Kansas City Law School
34. Dwight David Eisenhower, 1953-1961
Party Affiliation: RepublicanResults, 1952: Popular Vote (33,936,234), Electoral Vote (442)
Opponent: Adlai E. Stevenson (27,314,992 / 89)
Results, 1956: (35,590,472 / 457)
Opponent: Adlai E. Stevenson (26,022,752 / 73) ; Walter B. Jones (1)
Occupation: Soldier
Other: Supreme commander of Operation Overlord, D-Day, WWII (1944) ; the first Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe (1951)
Born: 14 October 1890 (Denison, TX)
Died: 28 March 1969 (Washington, DC)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: US Military Academy, West Point (1915)
35. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1961-1963
Party Affiliation: DemocratResults, 1972: Popular Vote (34,226,731), Electoral Vote (303)
Opponent: Richard Nixon (34,108,157 / 219)
Occupation: Author, public official
Other: US Senate (1953-61) ; US House of Representatives (1947-53)
Born: 29 May 1917 (Brookline, MA)
Died: 22 November 1963 (Dallas, TX)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Harvard (1940)
36. Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963-1969
Party Affiliation: DemocratResults, 1972: Popular Vote (43,129,566), Electoral Vote (486)
Opponent: Barry Goldwater (27,178,188 / 52)
Occupation: Teacher, public official
Other: Vice President (1961-63) ; US Senate (1949-61) ; US House of Representatives (1937-49)
Born: 27 August 1908 (Johnson City, TX)
Died: 22 January 1973 (Johnson City, TX)
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Education: Southwest Texas State Teachers College (1930)
37. Richard Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974
Party Affiliation: RepublicanResults, 1968: Popular Vote (31,785,480), Electoral Vote (301)
Opponent: Hubert H. Humphrey (31,275,166 / 191) ; George Wallace (9,906,473 / 46)
Results, 1972: (41,167,319 / 520)
Opponent: George McGovern (36,930,923 / 17) ; John Hospers (1)
Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Vice President (1953-61) ; US Senate (1951-53) ; US House of Representatives (1947-51) ; Attorney, Office of Emergency Management (1942)
Born: 9 January 1913 (Yorba Linda, CA)
Died: 22 April 1994 (New York, NY)
Religion: Society of Friends (Quaker)
Education: Whittier College (1934) and Duke Law School (1937)
38. Gerald Rudolph Ford, 1974-1977
Party Affiliation: RepublicanResults, 1976: Popular Vote (39,145,977), Electoral Vote (240)
Opponent: James Earl Carter (40,827,394/ 297)
Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Vice President (1973-74) ; US House of Representatives (1949-73)
Born: 14 July 1913 (Omaha, NE)
Died: 26 December 2006 (Rancho Mirage, CA)
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: University of Michigan (1935) and Yale Law School (1941)
39. James Earl Carter, Jr., 1977-1981
Party Affiliation: DemocratResults, 1976: Popular Vote (40,827,394), Electoral Vote (297)
Opponent: Gerald Ford (39,145,977 / 240)
Results, 1980: (34,964,583 / 49)
Opponent: Ronald Reagan (43,267,489 / 489)
Occupation: Farmer, engineer, public official
Other: Governor, Georgia (1971-75) ; Georgia State Senator (1963-66)
Born: 1 October 1924 (Plains, GA)
Religion: Baptist
Education: US Naval Academy (1946)
40. Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981-1989
Party Affiliation: RepublicanResults, 1980: Popular Vote (43,267,489), Electoral Vote (489)
Opponent: James Earl Carter (34,964,583 / 49)
Results, 1984: (53,428,357) / 525)
Opponent: Walter Mondate (36,930,923 / 13)
Occupation: Actor, public official
Other: Governor, California (1967-75)
Born: 6 February 1911 (Tampico, IL)
Died: 5 June 2004 (Los Angeles, CA)
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Education: Eureka College (1932)
