The Presidents of the United States, 1789-1914/Appendix B

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APPENDIX B


PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, AND TABULATED FACTS ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS

[The tables and information in this Appendix are reproduced here by permission of the publishers from “The World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1914.” Copyright, 1913, by the Press Publishing Co., New York.]


ELECTORAL VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT

Note.—In this tabulation only the aggregate electoral votes for candidates for President and Vice-President in the first ten quadrennial elections appear.

1789. Previous to 1804 each elector voted for two candidates for President. The one who received the largest number of votes was declared President, and the one who received the next largest number of votes was declared Vice-President. The electoral votes for the first President of the United States were: George Washington, 69; John Adams, of Massachusetts, 34; John Jay, of New York, 9; R. H. Harrison, of Maryland, 6; John Rutledge, of South Carolina, 6; John Hancock, of Massachusetts, 4; George Clinton, of New York, 3; Samuel Huntingdon, of Connecticut, 2; John Milton, of Georgia, 2; James Armstrong, of Georgia, Benjamin Lincoln, of Massachusetts, and Edward Telfair, of Georgia, 1 vote each. Vacancies (votes not cast), 4. George Washington was chosen President and John Adams Vice-President.

1792. George Washington, Federalist, received 132 votes; John Adams, Federalist, 77; George Clinton, of New York, Republican[1], 50; Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, Republican, 4; Aaron Burr, of New York, Republican, 1 vote. Vacancies, 3. George Washington was chosen President and John Adams Vice-President.

1796. John Adams, Federalist, 71; Thomas Jefferson, Republican, 68; Thomas Pinckney, of South Carolina, Federalist, 59; Aaron Burr, of New York, Republican, 30; Samuel Adams, of Massachusetts, Republican, 15; Oliver Ellsworth, of Connecticut, Independent, 11; George Clinton, of New York, Republican, 7; John Jay, of New York, Federalist, 5; James Iredell, of North Carolina, Federalist, 3; George Washington, of Virginia, John Henry, of Maryland, and S. Johnson, of North Carolina, all Federalists, 2 votes each; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, of South Carolina, Federalist, 1 vote. John Adams was chosen President and Thomas Jefferson Vice-President.[2]

​1800. Thomas Jefferson, Republican, 73; Aaron Burr, Republican, 73; John Adams, Federalist, 65; Charles C. Pinckney, Federalist, 64; John Jay, Federalist, 1 vote. There being a tie vote for Jefferson and Burr the choice devolved upon the House of Representatives. Jefferson received the votes of ten States, which, being the largest vote cast for a candidate, elected him President. Burr received the votes of four States, which, being the next largest vote, elected him Vice-President. There were 2 blank votes.

1804. The Constitution of the United States having been amended, the electors at this election voted for a President and a Vice-President, instead of for two candidates for President. The result was as follows: For President, Thomas Jefferson, Republican, 162; Charles C. Pinckney, Federalist, 14. For Vice-President, George Clinton, Republican, 162; Rufus King, of New York, Federalist, 14. Jefferson was chosen President and Clinton Vice-President.

1808. For President, James Madison, of Virginia, Republican, 122; Charles C. Pinckney, of South Carolina, Federalist, 47; George Clinton, of New York, Republican, 6. For Vice-President, George Clinton, Republican, 113; Rufus King, of New York, Federalist, 47; John Langdon, of New Hampshire, 9; James Madison, 3; James Monroe, 3. Vacancy, 1. Madison was chosen President and Clinton Vice-President.

1812. For President, James Madison, Republican, 128; De Witt Clinton, of New York, Federalist, 89. For Vice-President, Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts, 131; Jared Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania, Federalist, 86. Vacancy, 1. Madison was chosen President and Gerry Vice-President.

1816. For President, James Monroe, of Virginia, Republican, 183; Rufus King, of New York, Federalist, 34. For Vice-President, Daniel D. Tompkins, of New York, Republican, 183; John Eager Howard, of Maryland, Federalist, 22; James Ross, of Pennsylvania, 5; John Marshall, of Virginia, 4; Robert G. Harper, of Maryland, 3. Vacancies, 4. Monroe was chosen President and Tompkins Vice-President.

1820. For President, James Monroe, of Virginia, Republican, 231; John Q. Adams, of Massachusetts, Republican, 1. For Vice- President, Daniel D. Tompkins, Republican, 218; Richard Stockton, of New Jersey, 8; Daniel Rodney, of Delaware, 4; Robert G. Harper, of Maryland, and Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, 1 vote each. Vacancies, 3. James Monroe was chosen President and Daniel D. Tompkins Vice-President.

1824. For President, Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, Republican, 99; John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts, Republican, 84; Henry Clay, of Kentucky, Republican, 37; William H. Crawford, of Georgia, Republican, 41. No candidate having a majority of the electoral vote, John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives. For Vice-President, John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, Republican, 182; Nathan Sanford, of New York, Republican, 30; Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina, Republican, 24; Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, Republican, 13; Martin Van Buren, of New York, Republican, 9; Henry Clay, of Kentucky, Republican, 2; Calhoun was chosen Vice-President.


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ELECTORAL AND POPULAR VOTES

Year of
 Election  		Candidates for
President 		 States   Political 
Party 		 Popular 
Vote 		 Plurality   Electoral 
Vote 		Candidates for
Vice-President 		 States   Political 
Party 		 Electoral 
Vote
1828  Andrew Jackson*[3]  Tenn.  Dem. 647,231  138,134  178   John C. Calhoun*[3]  S. C.  Dem. 171 
 John Q. Adams  Mass.   Nat. R. 509,097  83   Richard Rush  Pa.  Nat. R. 83 
 William Smith  S. C.  Dem. 7 
1832  Andrew Jackson*[3]  Tenn.  Dem. 687,502  157,313  219   M. Van Buren*[3]  N. Y.  Dem. 189 
 Henry Clay  Ky.  Nat. R. 530,159  49   John Sergeant  Pa.  Nat. R. 49 
 John Floyd  Ga.  Ind.
33,108 
11   Henry Lee  Mass.  Ind. 11 
 William Wirt[4]  Md.  Anti-M.  7   Amos Ellmaker[4]  Pa.  Anti-M.  7 
 Wm. Wilkins  Pa.  Dem. 30 
1836  Martin Van Buren*[3]   N. Y.  Dem. 761,549  24,893  170   R. M. Johnson*[5][3]  Ky.  Dem. 147 
 W. H. Harrison  O.  Whig
736,656 
73   Francis Granger  N. Y.  Whig 77 
 Hugh L. White  Tenn.  Whig 26   John Tyler  Va.  Whig 47 
 Daniel Webster  Mass.  Whig 14   William Smith  Ala.  Dem. 23 
 Willie P. Mangum  N. C.  Whig 11 
1840  W. H. Harrison*[3]  O.  Whig 1,275,017  146,315  234   John Tyler*[3]  Va.  Whig 234 
 Martin Van Buren  N. Y.  Dem. 1,128,702  60   R. M. Johnson  Ky.  Dem. 48 
 James G. Birney  N. Y.  Lib. 7,059   L. W. Tazewell  Va.  Dem. 11 
 James K. Polk  Tenn.  Dem. 1 
 Thomas Earle  Pa.  Lib.
1844  James K. Polk*[3]  Tenn.  Dem. 1,337,243  38,175  170   George M. Dallas*[3]   Pa.  Dem. 170 
 Henry Clay  Ky.  Whig 1,299,068  105   T. Frelinghuysen  N. J.  Whig 105 
 James G. Birney  N. Y.  Lib. 62,300   Thomas Morris  O.  Lib.
1848  Zachary Taylor*[3]  La.  Whig 1,360,101  139,557  163   Millard Fillmore*[3]  N. Y.  Whig 163 
 Lewis Cass  Mich.  Dem. 1,220,544  127   William O. Butler  Ky.  Dem. 127 
 Martin Van Buren  N. Y.  F. Soil 291,263   Charles F. Adams  Mass.   F. Soil
1852  Franklin Pierce*[3]  N. H.  Dem. 1,601,474   220,896  254   William R. King*[3]  Ala.  Dem. 254 
 Winfield Scott  N. J.  Whig 1,380,576  42   William A. Graham  N. C.  Whig 42 
 John P. Hale  N. H.  F. D.[6] 156,149   George W. Julian  Ind.  F. D.
 Daniel Webster[7]  Mass.  Whig 1,670 

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1856   James Buchanan*[3]  Pa.  Dem. 1,838,169   496,905  174   J. C. Breckinridge*[3]  Ky.  Dem. 174 
 John C. Fremont  Cal.  Rep. 1,341,264  114   William L. Dayton  N. J.  Rep. 114 
 Millard Fillmore  N. Y.  Amer. 874,538  8   A. J. Donelson  Tenn.   Amer. 8 
1860  Abraham Lincoln*[3]  Ill.  Rep. 1,866,352  491,195  180   Hannibal Hamlin*[3]  Me.  Rep. 180 
 Stephen A. Douglas  Ill.  Dem. 1,375,157  12   H. V. Johnson  Ga.  Dem. 12 
 J. C. Breckinridge  Ky.  Dem. 845,763  72   Joseph Lane  Ore.  Dem. 72 
 John Bell  Tenn.   Union 589,581  39   Edward Everett  Mass.  Union 39 
1864  Abraham Lincoln*[3]  Ill.  Rep. 2,216,067  407,342  [8]212   Andrew Johnson*[3]  Tenn.  Rep. 212 
 George B. McClellan  N. J.  Dem. 1,808,725  21   George H. Pendleton   O.  Dem. 21 
1868  Ulysses S Grant*[3]  Ill.  Rep. 3,015,071  305,456  [9]214   Schuyler Colfax*[3]  Ind.  Rep. 214 
 Horatio Seymour  N. Y.  Dem. 2,709,615  80   F. P. Blair, Jr.  Mo.  Dem. 80 
1872  Ulysses S Grant*[3]  Ill.  Rep. 3,597,070  762,991  286   Henry Wilson*[3]  Mass.   Rep.  286 
 Horace Greeley  N. Y.  D. & L.  2,834,079  [10]  B. Gratz Brown  Mo.  D. & L.  47 
 Charles O'Conor  N. Y.  Dem. 29,408   John Q. Adams  Mass.  Dem.
 James Black  Pa.  Temp. 5,608   John Russell  Mich.  Temp.
 Thomas A. Hendricks   Ind.  Dem. 42   George W. Julian  Ind.  Lib. 5 
 B. Gratz Brown  Mo.  Dem. 18   A. H. Colquitt  Ga.  Dem. 5 
 Charles J. Jenkins  Ga.  Dem. 2   John M. Palmer  Ill.  Dem. 3 
 David Davis  Ill.  Ind. 1   T. E. Bramlette  Ky.  Dem. 3 
 W. S. Groesbeck  O.  Dem. 1 
 Willis B. Machen  Ky.  Dem. 1 
 N. P. Banks  Mass.  Lib. 1 
1876  Samuel J. Tilden  N. Y.  Dem. 4,284,885  250,935  184   T. A. Hendricks  Ind.  Dem. 184 
 Rutherford B. Hayes*[3]   O.  Rep. 4,033,950  [11]185   William A. Wheeler*[3]   N. Y.  Rep. 185 
 Peter Cooper  N. Y.  Gre'nb. 81,740   Samuel F. Cary  O.  Gre'nb.
 Green Clay Smith  Ky.  Proh. 9,522   Gideon T. Stewart  O.  Proh.
 James B. Walker  Ill.  Amer. 2,636   D. Kirkpatrick  N. Y.  Amer.
1880  James A. Garfield*[3]  O.  Rep. 4,449,053  7,018   214   Chester A. Arthur*[3]  N. Y.  Rep. 214 
 W. S. Hancock  Pa.  Dem.  4,442,035  155   William H. English  Ind.  Dem. 155 
 James B. Weaver  Iowa  Gre'nb.  307,306   B. J. Chambers  Tex.  Gre'nb. 
 Neal Dow  Me.  Proh. 10,305   H. A. Thompson  O.  Proh.
 John W. Phelps  Vt.  Amer. 707   S. C. Pomeroy  Kan.  Amer.
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1884  Grover Cleveland*[3]  N. Y.  Dem. 4,911,017  62,683  219   T. A. Hendricks*[3]  Ind.  Dem. 219 
 James G. Blaine  Me.  Rep. 4,848,334  182   John A. Logan  Ill.  Rep. 182 
 John P. St. John  Kan.  Proh. 151,809   William Daniel  Md.  Proh.
 Benjamin F. Butler  Mass.   Gre'nb.  133,825   A. M. West  Miss.   Gre'nb. 
 P. D. Wigginton  Cal.  Amer.
1888  Grover Cleveland  N. Y.  Dem. 5,538,233  98,017  168   Allen G. Thurman  O.  Dem. 168 
 Benjamin Harrison*[3]   Ind.  Rep. 5,440,216  233   Levi P. Morton*[3]  N. Y.  Rep. 233 
 Clinton B. Fisk  N. J.  Proh. 249,907   John A. Brooks  Mo.  Proh.
 Alson J. Streeter  Ill.  U. L. 148,105   C. E. Cunningham  Ark.  U. L.
 R. H. Cowdry  Ill.  U'd L. 2,808   W. H. T. Wakefield  Kan.  U'd L.
 James L. Curtis  N. Y.  Amer. 1,591   James B. Greer  Tenn.   Amer.
1892  Grover Cleveland*[3]  N. Y.  Dem. 5,556,918  380,810  277   Adlai E. Stevenson*[3]  Ill.  Dem. 277 
 Benjamin Harrison  Ind.  Rep. 5,176,108  145   Whitelaw Reid  N. Y.  Rep. 145 
 James B. Weaver  Iowa  Peop. 1,041,028  22   James G. Field  Va.  Peop. 22 
 John Bidwell  Cal.  Proh. 264,133   James B. Cranfill  Tex.  Proh.
 Simon Wing  Mass.  Soc. L. 21,164   Charles H. Matchett  N. Y.  Soc. L.
1896  William McKinley*[3]  O.  Rep. 7,104,779  601,854  271   Garret A. Hobart*[3]  N. J.  Rep. 271 
 William J. Bryan  Neb.
 Dem.
 Peop.
6,502,925  176   Arthur Sewall  Me.  Dem. 149 
 William J. Bryan  Neb.  Thomas E. Watson  Ga.  Peop. 27 
 Joshua Levering  Md.  Proh. 132,007   Hale Johnson  Ill.  Proh.
 John M. Palmer  Ill.  N. Dem. 133,148   Simon B. Buckner  Ky.  N. Dem.
 Charles H. Matchett  N. Y.  Soc. L. 36,274   Matthew Maguire  N. J.  Soc. L.
 Charles E. Bentley  Neb.  Nat.[12] 13,969   James H. Southgate  N. C.  Nat.[12]
1900  William McKinley*[3]  O.  Rep.  7,207,923   849,790  292   Theodore Roosevelt*[3]   N. Y.  Rep. 292 
 William J. Bryan  Neb.  Dem. P. 6,358,133  155   Adlai E. Stevenson  Ill.  Dem. P.  155 
 John G. Woolley  Ill.  Proh. 208,914   Henry B. Metcalf  O.  Proh.
 Wharton Barker  Pa.  M. P.[13] 50,373   Ignatius Donnelly  Minn.  M. P.[13]
 Eugene V. Debs  Ind.  Soc. D. 87,814   Job Harriman  Cal.  Soc. D. ​
 Jos. F. Malloney  Mass.  Soc. L. 39,739   Valentine Remmel  Pa.  Soc. L.
 J. F. R. Leonard  Ia.  U. C.[14]  1,059   John G. Woolley  Ill.  U. C.[14] 
 Seth H. Ellis  O.  U. R.[15] 5,698   Samuel T. Nicholson  Pa.  U. R.[15]
1904  Theodore Roosevelt*[3]   N. Y.  Rep.  7,623,486   2,545,515   336   Charles W. Fairbanks*[3]   Ind.  Rep.  336 
 Alton B. Parker  N. Y.  Dem. 5,077,911  140   Henry G. Davis  W. Va.   Dem. 140 
 Eugene V. Debs  Ind.  Soc. 402,283   Benjamin Hanford  N. Y.  Soc.
 Silas C. Swallow  Pa.  Proh. 258,536   George W. Carroll  Tex.  Proh.
 Thomas E. Watson  Ga.  Peop. 117,183   Thomas H. Tibbles  Neb.  Peop.
 Charles H. Corrigan  N. Y.  Soc. L. 31,249   William W. Cox  Ill.  Soc. L.
1908  William H. Taft*[3]  O.  Rep. 7,678,908  1,269,804  321   James S. Sherman*[3]  N. Y.  Rep. 321 
 William J. Bryan  Neb.  Dem. 6,409,104  162   John W. Kern  Ind.  Dem. 162 
 Eugene V. Debs  Ind.  Soc. 420,793   Benjamin Hanford  N. Y.  Soc.
 Eugene W. Chafin  Ariz.  Proh. 253,840   Aaron S. Watkins  O.  Proh.
 Thos. E. Watson  Ga.  Peop. 29,100   Samuel Williams  Ind.  Peop.
 August Gillhaus  N. Y.  Soc. L. 13,825   Donald L. Munro  Va.  Soc. L.
 Thos. L. Hisgen  Mass.  Ind. 82,872   John Temple Graves  Ga.  Ind.
1912  Woodrow Wilson*[3]  N. J.  Dem. 6,293,019  2,173,512  435   Thomas R. Marshall*[3]  Ind.  Dem. 435 
 William H. Taft  O.  Rep. 3,484,956  8   Herbert S. Hadley  Mo.  Rep. 8 
 Theodore Roosevelt  N. Y.  Prog. 4,119,507  88   Hiram W. Johnson  Cal.  Prog. 88 
 Eugene V. Debs  Ind.  Soc. 901,873   Emil Seidel  Wis.  Soc.
 Eugene W. Chafin  Ariz.  Proh. 207,928   Aaron S. Watkins  O.  Proh.
 Arthur E. Reimer  Mass.   Soc. L. 22,259   August Gillhaus  N. Y.  Soc. L.
 


REFERENCE NOTES TO THE FOUR PRECEDING PAGES

  1. ↑ The first Republican Party is claimed by the present Democratic Party as its progenitor.
  2. ↑ No candidate having a majority of the electoral vote, the House of Representatives elected Adams.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 The candidates starred were elected.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Candidate of the Anti-Masonic Party.
  5. ↑ There being no choice, the Senate elected Johnson.
  6. ↑ Free Democrat.
  7. ↑ In Massachusetts. There was also a Native American ticket in that state, which received 184 votes.
  8. ↑ Eleven Southern States, being within the belligerent territory, did not vote.
  9. ↑ Three Southern States disfranchised.
  10. ↑ Horace Greeley died after election, and Democratic electors scattered their votes.
  11. ↑ There being a dispute over the electoral vote of Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, and South Carolina, they were referred by Congress to an electoral commission composed of eight Republicans and seven Democrats, which, by a strict party vote, awarded 185 electoral votes to Hayes and 184 to Tilden.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Free Silver Prohibition Party.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Middle of the Road or Anti-Fusion People's Party.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 United Christian Party.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Union Reform Party.


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POPULAR AND ELECTORAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN 1912

States Popular Vote   Electoral Vote
Wilson,
Dem. 		Taft,
Rep. 		Roosevelt,
Prog. 		Debs,
Soc. 		Chafin,
Proh. 		Reimer,
Soc. L. 		Plurality  Wilson, 
Dem. 		 Taft, 
Rep. 		 Roosevelt, 
Prog.
 
Alabama 82,439  9,731  22,689  3,029  59,750 D  12 
Arizona 10,324  3,021  6,949  3,163  205  3,375 D  3 
Arkansas 68,838  24,297  21,673  8,153  898  44,541 D  9 
California 283,436  3,914  283,610  79,201  23,366  174 P  2  11
Colorado 114,223  58,386  72,306  16,418  5,063  475  41,917 D  6 
Connecticut 74,561  68,324  34,129  10,056  2,068  1,260  6,237 D  7 
Delaware 22,631  15,998  8,886  556  623  6,631 D  3 
Florida 36,417  4,279  4,535  4,806  1,854  31,611 D  6 
Georgia 93,171  5,190  22,010  1,014  147  71,161 D  14 
Idaho 33,921  32,810  25,527  11,960  1,537  1,111 D  4 
Illinois  405,048   253,613   386,478   81,278   15,710   4,066  18,570 D  29 
Indiana 281,890  151,267  162,007  36,931  19,249  3,130   119,883 D  15 
Iowa 185,325  119,805  161,819  16,967  8,440  23,593 D  13 
Kansas 143,670  74,844  120,123  26,807  23,047 D  10 
Kentucky 219,584  115,512  102,766  11,647  3,233  956  104,072 D  13 
Louisiana 60,966  3,834  9,323  5,249  51,643 D  10 
Maine 51,113  26,545  48,493  2,541  945  2,620 D  6 
Maryland 112,674  54,956  57,786  3,996  2,244  322  54,888 D  8 
Massachusetts  173,408  155,948  142,228  12,616  2,754  1,102  17,460 D  18 
Michigan 150,751  152,244  214,584  23,211  8,934  1,252  62,340 P  15
Minnesota 106,426  64,334  125,856  27,505  7,886  2,212  19,430 P  12
Mississippi 57,164  1,511  3,627  2,017  53,537 D  10 
Missouri 330,746  207,821  124,371  28,466  5,380  1,778   122,925 D  18 
Montana 27,941  18,512  22,456  10,885  32  5,782 D  4  ​
Nebraska 109,008  54,216  72,689  10,185  3,383  36,319 D    8 
Nevada 7,986  3,196  5,620  3,313  2,366 D  3 
New Hampshire  34,724  32,927  17,794  1,981  535  2,097 D  4 
New Jersey 178,289  88,835  145,410  15,801  2,878  1,321  32,879 D  14 
New Mexico 20,437  17,733  8,347  2,859  2,704 D  3 
New York 655,475  455,428  390,021  63,381  19,427  4,251   200,047 D  45 
North Carolina 144,507  29,139  69,130  1,025  117  75,377 D  12 
North Dakota 29,555  23,090  25,726  6,966  1,243  3,829 D  5 
Ohio 423,152  277,066  229,327  89,930  11,459  2,623  146,086 D  24 
Oklahoma 119,156  90,786  42,262  2,185  28,370 D  10 
Oregon 47,064  34,673  37,600  13,343  4,360  9,464 D  5 
Pennsylvania 395,619  273,305  447,426  83,164  19,533  704  51,807 P  38
Rhode Island 30,142  27,703  16,878  2,049  616  236  2,709 D  5 
South Carolina 48,355  536  1,293  164  47,062 D  9 
South Dakota 48,942  58,811  4,662  3,910  9,869 P  5 
Tennessee 130,335  59,444  53,725  3,492  825  70,891 D  12 
Texas 221,589  28,853  26,755  25,743  1,738  442  192,736 D  20 
Utah 36,579  42,100  24,174  9,023  509  5,521 R  4 
Vermont 15,350  23,305  22,070  928  1,154  1,235 R  4 
Virginia 90,332  23,288  21,777  820  709  50  67,044 D  12 
Washington 86,840  70,445  113,698  40,134  9,810  1,872  26,858 P  7 
West Virginia 113,197  56,754  79,112  15,248  4,517  34,085 D  8 
Wisconsin 164,409  130,878  58,661  34,168  8,467  698  33,531 D  13 
Wyoming 15,310  14,560  9,232  2,760  434  750 D  3 
 Total  6,293,019   3,484,956   4,119,507   901,873   207,928   29,259   435   8   88
 
Popular Vote, Wilson over Roosevelt 2,173,512
Popular Vote, all others combined, over Wilson 2,450,504
Electoral Vote, Wilson over Taft and Roosevelt 339
Total Popular Vote, all candidates 15,036,542
⁠The above was compiled from the highest vote received by the electors.


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TOTAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1908 AND 1912

States 1912 1908
Alabama 117,888  103,809 
Arizona 23,722 
Arkansas 123,859  152,126 
California 673,527  386,597 
Colorado 266,871  263,877 
Connecticut 190,398  189,999 
Delaware 48,694  48,024 
Florida 51,891  49,360 
Georgia 121,533  132,794 
Idaho 105,755  97,288 
Illinois 1,146,103  1,154,751 
Indiana 654,474  721,126 
Iowa 492,326  494,770 
Kansas 365,444  375,946 
Kentucky 453,698  490,687 
Louisiana 79,372  75,146 
Maine 129,637  106,335 
Maryland 231,978  238,531 
Massachusetts 488,056  456,926 
Michigan 550,776  541,749 
Minnesota 334,219  331,304 
Mississippi 64,319  66,904 
Missouri 698,562  715,874 
Montana 79,910  68,822 
Nebraska 249,481  266,799 
Nevada 20,115  24,526 
New Hampshire  87,961  89,592 
New Jersey 432,534  467,198 
New Mexico 49,376 
New York  1,587,983   1,638,350 
North Carolina 243,918  252,610 
North Dakota 86,580  94,582 
Ohio 1,033,557  1,121,588 
Oklahoma 254,339  255,228 
Oregon 137,040  110,889 
Pennsylvania 1,220,201  1,267,443 
Rhode Island 77,894  72,317 
South Carolina 50,348  66,393 
South Dakota 116,325  114,775 
Tennessee 247,821  257,515 
Texas 305,120  203,559 
Utah 112,385  108,598 
Vermont 62,807  52,651 
Virginia 136,976  137,066 
Washington 322,799  183,879 
West Virginia 268,828  258,151 
Wisconsin 397,281  454,435 
Wyoming 42,296  37,609 
 Total vote, 1900, 13,961,566; 1904, 13,528,970;
 1908, 14,888,442; 1912, 15,036,542.


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THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES—THEIR BIOGRAPHIES IN BRIEF

(Compiled for The World Almanac from published memoirs, newspaper records, and personal correspondence with the families of the ex-Presidents.)

No. Full Name Paternal
Ancestry 		Parentage—Father Father's Vocation Parentage—Mother
1.   George Washington  English  Augustine Washington  Planter  Mary Ball.
2.   John Adams  English  John Adams  Farmer  Susanna Boylston.
3.   Thomas Jefferson  Welsh  Peter Jefferson  Planter  Jane Randolph.
4.   James Madison  English  James Madison  Planter  Nelly Conway.
5.   James Monroe  Scotch  Spence Munroe  Planter  Eliza Jones.
6.   John Quincy Adams  English  John Adams  Lawyer  Abigail Smith.
7.   Andrew Jackson  Scotch-Irish  Andrew Jackson  Farmer  Elizabeth Hutchinson. 
8.   Martin Van Buren  Dutch  Abraham Van Buren  Farmer  Maria Hoes.
9.   William Henry Harrison  English  Benjamin Harrison  Statesman  Elizabeth Bassett.
10.   John Tyler  English  John Tyler  Jurist  Mary Armistead.
11.   James K. Polk  Scotch-Irish  Samuel Polk  Farmer  Jane Knox.
12.   Zachary Taylor  English  Richard Taylor  Planter  Sarah Strother.
13.   Millard Fillmore  English  Nathaniel Fillmore  Farmer  Phebe Millard.
14.   Franklin Pierce  English  Benjamin Pierce  Farmer  Anna Kendrick.
15.   James Buchanan  Scotch-Irish  James Buchanan  Merchant  Elizabeth Speer.
16.   Abraham Lincoln  English  Thomas Lincoln  Farmer  Nancy Hanks.
17.   Andrew Johnson  English  Jacob Johnson  Sexton and Constable   Mary McDonough.
18.   Ulysses Simpson Grant  Scotch  Jesse Root Grant  Tanner  Harriet Simpson.
19.   Rutherford Birchard Hayes   Scotch  Rutherford Hayes  Merchant  Sophia Birchard.
20.   James Abram Garfield  English  Abram Garfield  Farmer  Eliza Ballou.
21.   Chester Alan Arthur  Scotch-Irish  William Arthur  Clergyman  Malvina Stone.
22, 24.   Grover Cleveland  English  Richard Falley Cleveland   Clergyman  Anna Neal.
23.   Benjamin Harrison  English  John Scott Harrison  Farmer  Elizabeth F. Irwin.
25.   William McKinley  Scotch-Irish   William McKinley  Iron Manufacturer  Nancy C. Allison.
26.   Theodore Roosevelt  Dutch  Theodore Roosevelt  Merchant  Martha Bullock.
27.   William Howard Taft  English  Alphonso Taft  Lawyer  Louise M. Torrey.
28.   Woodrow Wilson  English  Joseph R. Wilson  Clergyman  Jessie Woodrow.


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THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES—THEIR BIOGRAPHIES IN BRIEF

(Compiled for The World Almanac from published memoirs, newspaper records, and personal correspondence with the families of the ex-Presidents.)

No. President
(Time) Birth (Place)
Vocation College Year
of
 Grad.[1] 
In
Early Life 		When
Elected
1.   Washington  Feb. 22, 1732  Near Bridges Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va.  Surveyor  Planter  None
2.   J. Adams  Oct. 30, 1735  Quincy, Norfolk Co., Mass.  Teacher  Lawyer  Harvard  1755 
3.   Jefferson  April 13, 1743  Shadwell, Albemarle Co., Va.  Lawyer  Lawyer  William and Mary  1762
4.   Madison  March 16, 1751   Port Conway, King George Co., Va.  Lawyer  Lawyer  Princeton  1771
5.   Monroe  April 28, 1758  Head of Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va.   Lawyer  Statesman[2]  William and Mary  1776
6.   J. Q. Adams   July 11, 1767  Quincy, Norfolk Co., Mass.  Lawyer  Lawyer  Harvard  1787
7.   Jackson  March 15, 1767  Near Cureton's Pond, Union Co., N. C.[3]  Lawyer  Lawyer  None
8.   Van Buren  Dec. 5, 1782  Kinderhook, Columbia Co., N. Y.  Lawyer  Lawyer  None
9.   Harrison  Feb. 9, 1773  Berkeley, Charles City Co., Va.  Soldier  Farmer  Hampden-Sydney  1790
10.   Tyler  March 29, 1790  Greenway, Charles City Co., Va.  Lawyer  Lawyer  William and Mary  1807
11.   Polk  Nov. 2, 1795  Near Pineville, Mecklenburg Co., N. C.  Lawyer  Lawyer  Uni. of N. Carolina   1818
12.   Taylor  Nov. 24, 1784  Near Orange C. H., Orange Co., Pa.  Soldier  Soldier  None
13.   Fillmore  Jan. 7, 1800  Summerhill, Cayuga Co., N. Y.  Tailor  Lawyer  None
14.   Pierce  Nov. 23, 1804  Hillsborough, Hillsborough Co., N. H.  Lawyer  Lawyer  Bowdoin  1824
15.   Buchanan  April 23, 1791  Cove Gap, Franklin Co., Pa.  Lawyer  Lawyer  Dickinson  1809
16.   Lincoln  Feb. 12, 1809  Near Hodgenville, Larue Co., Ky.  Farm-hand   Lawyer  None
17.   Johnson  Dec. 29, 1808  Raleigh, Wake Co., N. C.  Tailor  Statesman  None
18.   Grant  April 27, 1822  Point Pleasant, Clermont Co., O.  Soldier  Soldier  West Point  1843
19.   Hayes  Oct. 4, 1822  Delaware, Delaware Co., O.  Lawyer  Lawyer  Kenyon  1842
20.   Garfield  Nov. 19, 1831  Orange Township, Cuyahoga Co., O.  Teacher  Lawyer  Williams  1856
21.   Arthur  Oct. 5, 1830  Fairfield, Franklin Co., Vt.  Teacher  Lawyer  Union  1848
22, 24.   Cleveland  March 18, 1837  Caldwell, Essex Co., N. J.  Teacher  Lawyer  None
23.   B. Harrison  Aug. 20, 1833  North Bend, Hamilton Co., O.  Lawyer  Lawyer  Miami University  1853
25.   McKinley  Jan. 29, 1843  Niles, Trumbull Co., O.  Lawyer  Lawyer  None
26.   Roosevelt  Oct. 27, 1858  28 E. 20th St., New York City, N. Y.  Publicist  Public official   Harvard  1880
27.   Taft  Sept. 15, 1857  Cincinnati, O.  Lawyer  Lawyer  Yale  1878
28.   Wilson  Dec. 28, 1856  Staunton, Va.  Teacher  Statesman  Princeton  1879


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THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

No. President  Married  Wife's Name  Wife born   Wife died   Sons   Dau.   Home When Elected 
 1.   Washington 1759  Martha (Dandridge) Custis[4] 1732 1802  Mount Vernon, Va. 
 2.   J. Adams 1764  Abigail Smith 1744 1818 3 2  Quincy, Mass.
 3.   Jefferson 1772  Martha (Wayles) Skelton[4] 1748 1782 1 5  Monticello, Va.
 4.   Madison 1794  Dolly (Payne) Todd[4] 1772 1849  Montpelier, Va.
 5.   Monroe 1786  Eliza Kortwright 1768 1830 2  Oak Hill, Va.
 6.   J. Q. Adams  1797  Louisa Catherine Johnson 1775 1852 3 1  Quincy, Mass.
 7.   Jackson 1791  Rachel (Donelson) Robards[5] 1767 1828  Hermitage, Tenn.
 8.   Van Buren 1807  Hannah Hoes 1783 1819 4  Kinderhook, N. Y.
 9.   Harrison 1795  Anna Symmes 1775 1864 6 4  North Bend, O.
10.   Tyler 1813  Letita Christian 1790 1842 3 4  Williamsburg, Va.
1844  Julia Gardiner 1820 1889 5 2
11.   Polk 1824  Sarah Childress 1803 1891  Nashville, Tenn.
12.   Taylor 1810  Margaret Smith 1788 1852 1 5  Baton Rouge, La.
13.   Fillmore 1826  Abigail Powers 1798 1853 1 1  Buffalo, N. Y.
1858  Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh[4]  1813 1881
14.   Pierce 1834  Jane Means Appleton 1806 1863 3  Concord, N. H.
15.   Buchanan  Wheatland, Pa.
16.   Lincoln 1842  Mary Todd 1818 1882 4  Springfield, Ill.
17.   Johnson 1827  Eliza McCardle 1810 1876 3 2  Greenville, Tenn.
18.   Grant 1848  Julia Dent 1826 1902 3 1  Washington, D. C.
19.   Hayes 1852  Lucy Ware Webb 1831 1889 7 1  Fremont, O.
20.   Garfield 1858  Lucretia Rudolph 1832 1909 4 1  Mentor, O.
21.   Arthur 1859  Ellen Lewis Herndon 1837 1880 1 1  New York City.
22.   Cleveland 1886  Frances Folsom 1864 2 3  Buffalo, N. Y.
23.   B. Harrison 1853  Caroline Lavinia Scott 1832 1892 1 1  Indianapolis, Ind.
1896  Mary Scott (Lord) Dimmick[4] 1858 1
24.   Cleveland (See above.)  New York City.
25.   McKinley 1871  Ida Saxton 1844 1907 2  Canton, O.
26.   Roosevelt 1883  Alice Lee 1884 1  Oyster Bay, N. Y.
1886  Edith Kermit Carow 1861 4 1
27.   Taft 1886  Helen Herron 1861 2 1  Cincinnati, O.
28.   Wilson 1885  Helen Louise Axson 3  Princeton, N. J.


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THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

No. President Politics  Inaug.   Age  Years Served  Religious Connection  Time of Death  Age 
 1.   Washington  Federalist  1789   57   7 y. 10 mo.  4 d.   Episcopalian  December 14, 1799   67 
 2.   J. Adams  Federalist  1797  61 4  Congregationalist   July 4, 1826  90
 3.   Jefferson  Republican[6]   1801  57 8  Liberal[7]  July 4, 1826  83
 4.   Madison  Republican  1809  57 8  Episcopalian  June 28, 1836  85
 5.   Monroe  Republican  1817  58 8  Episcopalian  July 4, 1831  73
 6.   J. Q. Adams   Republican[8]  1825  57 4  Congregationalist  February 23, 1848  80
 7.   Jackson  Democrat  1829  61 8  Presbyterian  June 8, 1845  78
 8.   Van Buren  Democrat  1837  54 4  Reformed Dutch  July 24, 1862  79
 9.   Harrison  Whig  1841  68 1 mo.  Episcopalian  April 4, 1841  68
10.   Tyler  Democrat  1841  51 3 y. 11 mo.  Episcopalian  January 17, 1862  71
11.   Polk  Democrat  1845  49 4  Presbyterian  June 15, 1849  53
12.   Taylor  Whig  1849  64  1 y.  4 mo.  5 d.  Episcopalian  July 9, 1850  65
13.   Fillmore  Whig  1850  50  2 y.  7 mo. 26 d.  Unitarian  March 8, 1874  74
14.   Pierce  Democrat  1853  48 4  Episcopalian  October 8, 1869  64
15.   Buchanan  Democrat  1857  65 4  Presbyterian  June 1, 1868  77
16.   Lincoln  Republican  1861  52  4 y.  1 mo. 11 d.  Presbyterian  April 15, 1865  56
17.   Johnson  Republican  1865  56  3 y. 10 mo. 19 d.  Methodist[9]  July 31, 1875  66
18.   Grant  Republican  1869  46 8  Methodist  July 23, 1885  63
19.   Hayes  Republican  1877  54 4  Methodist  January 17, 1893  70
20.   Garfield  Republican  1881  49 6½ mo.  Disciples  September 19, 1881   49
21.   Arthur  Republican  1881  50 3 y. 5½ mo.  Episcopalian  November 18, 1886  56
22.   Cleveland  Democrat  1885  47 4  Presbyterian  June 24, 1908  71
23.   B. Harrison  Republican  1889  55 4  Presbyterian  March 13, 1901  67
24.   Cleveland  Democrat  1893  55 4  Presbyterian  June 24, 1908  71
25.   McKinley  Republican  1897  54  4 y.  6 mo. 10 d.  Methodist  September 14, 1901  58
26.   Roosevelt  Republican  1901  42  7 y.  5 mo. 18 d.  Reformed Dutch
27.   Taft  Republican  1909  51 4  Unitarian
28.   Wilson  Democrat  1913  56  Presbyterian


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THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

No. President Cause of Death Place of Death Place of Burial
1.   Washington  Pneumonia  Mount Vernon, Va.  Mount Vernon, Va.
2.   J. Adams  Debility  Quincy, Mass.  First Congregational Church, Quincy, Mass. 
3.   Jefferson  Chronic Diarrhœa  Monticello, Va.  Monticello, Albemarle Co., Va.
4.   Madison  Debility  Montpelier, Va.  Montpelier, Orange Co., Va.
5.   Monroe  Debility  New York City  Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
6.   J. Q. Adams   Paralysis  Washington, D. C.  First Congregational Church, Quincy, Mass.
7.   Jackson  Consumption  Hermitage, Tenn.  Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn.
8.   Van Buren  Asthmatic Catarrh  Lindenwold, N. Y.  Cemetery, Kinderhook, N. Y.
9.   Harrison  Bilious Pleurisy  Washington, D. C.  North Bend, Hamilton Co., O.
10.   Tyler  Bilious Attack  Richmond, Va.  Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
11.   Polk  Chronic Diarrhœa  Nashville, Tenn.  Polk Place, Nashville, Tenn.
12.   Taylor  Bilious Fever  Washington, D. C.  Springfield, near Louisville, Ky.
13.   Fillmore  Debility  Buffalo, N. Y.  Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N. Y.
14.   Pierce  Inflammation of Stomach   Concord, N. H.  Minot Lot, Old Cemetery, Concord, N. H.
15.   Buchanan  Rheumatic Gout  Wheatland, Pa.  Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
16.   Lincoln  Assassination  Washington, D. C.  Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
17.   Johnson  Paralysis  Carter's Depot, Tenn.   Greenville, Greene Co., Tenn.
18.   Grant  Cancer  Mt. McGregor, N. Y.  Riverside Park, New York City.
19.   Hayes  Paralysis of the Heart  Fremont, O.  Cemetery, Fremont, O.
20.   Garfield  Assassination  Long Branch, N. J.  Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, O.
21.   Arthur  Bright's Disease  New York City.  Rural Cemetery, Albany, N. Y.
22, 24.   Cleveland  Debility  Princeton, N. J.  Cemetery, Princeton, N. J.
23.   B. Harrison  Pneumonia  Indianapolis, Ind.  Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
25.   McKinley  Assassination  Buffalo, N. Y.  Cemetery, Canton, O.
26.   Roosevelt
27.   Taft
28.   Wilson


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NOTES TO THE TABLES OF THE PRESIDENTS, ON THE FOUR PRECEDING PAGES

  1. ↑ Or of departure from college.
  2. ↑ Monroe abandoned the profession of law when a young man, and was afterward, and until his election, always holding public office.
  3. ↑ Jackson called himself a South Carolinian, and his biographer, Kendall, recorded his birthplace in Lancaster Co., S. C.; but Parton has published documentary evidence to show that Jackson was born in Union Co., N. C., less than a quarter mile from the South Carolina line.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Widows. Their maiden names are in parentheses.
  5. ↑ She was the divorced wife of Captain Robards.
  6. ↑ The Democratic party of to-day claims lineal descent from the first Republican party, and President Jefferson as its founder.
  7. ↑ Randall, the biographer of Jefferson, declares that he was a believer in Christianity, although not a sectarian.
  8. ↑ Political parties were disorganized at the time of the election of John Quincy Adams. He claimed to be a Republican, but his doctrines were decidedly Federalistic. The opposition to his Administration took the name of Democrats, and elected Jackson President.
  9. ↑ While President Johnson was not a church-member, he was a Christian believer. His wife was a Methodist.
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