Truman Beats Dewey

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" colspan=2 | Presidency ! scope="col" | Portrait ! scope="col" | Name (Birth–Death) ! scope="col" colspan=2 | Party ! scope="col" | Election ! scope="col" | Vice President

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 1
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Washington, George" | Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | George Washington (1732–1799)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Unaffiliated
 * class=nowrap | 1788–89
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value=" Adams, John"| John Adams


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1792

! scope="row" | 2
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
 * data-sort-value="Adams, John" | John Adams, Gilbert Stuart, c1800 1815.jpg
 * John Adams (1735–1826)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Federalist
 * 1796
 * data-sort-value="Jefferson, Thomas"| Thomas Jefferson

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 3
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Jefferson, Thomas" | Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic- Republican
 * 1800
 * data-sort-value="Burr, Aaron"|Aaron Burr


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1804
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Clinton, George"|George Clinton

! scope="row" rowspan=4 | 4
 * - style="height:3em;"
 * rowspan=4 | March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817
 * rowspan=4 data-sort-value="Madison, James" | James Madison.jpg
 * rowspan=4 | James Madison (1751–1836)
 * rowspan=4 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=4 | Democratic- Republican
 * rowspan=2 | 1808


 * - style="height:3em;"
 * Vacant after Apr. 20, 1812


 * - style="height:3em;"
 * rowspan=2 | 1812
 * data-sort-value="Gerry, Elbridge"| Elbridge Gerry


 * - style="height:3em;"
 * Vacant after Nov. 23, 1814

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 5
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Monroe, James"| James Monroe White House portrait 1819.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | James Monroe (1758–1831)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic- Republican
 * 1816
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Tompkins, Daniel D."| Daniel D. Tompkins


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1820

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 6 Republican]]
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Adams, John Quincy"| JQA Photo.tif
 * rowspan=2 | John Quincy Adams (1767–1848)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-
 * rowspan=2 | 1824
 * rowspan=3  data-sort-value="Calhoun, John C."| John C. Calhoun


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * style="background: #ffecd7" |
 * National Republican

! scope="row" rowspan=3 | 7 – March 4, 1837
 * - style="height:4em;"
 * rowspan=3 | March 4, 1829
 * rowspan=3 data-sort-value="Jackson, Andrew"| Andrew jackson head.jpg
 * rowspan=3 | Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
 * rowspan=3 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=3 | Democratic
 * rowspan=2 | 1828


 * - style="height:4em;"
 * Vacant after Dec. 28, 1832


 * - style="height:4em;"
 * 1832
 * data-sort-value="Van Buren, Martin"|Martin Van Buren

! scope="row" | 8
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841
 * data-sort-value="Van Buren, Martin"|Martin Van Buren edit.jpg
 * Martin Van Buren (1782–1862)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Democratic
 * 1836
 * data-sort-value="Johnson, Richard Mentor"|Richard Mentor Johnson

! scope="row" | 9 – April 4, 1841
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1841
 * data-sort-value="Harrison, William Henry"|William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin, 1835 crop.jpg
 * William Henry Harrison (1773–1841)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Whig
 * rowspan=3 | 1840
 * data-sort-value="Tyler, John"|John Tyler

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 10
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845
 * rowspan=2 |John Tyler, Jr.jpg
 * rowspan=2 |John Tyler (1790–1862)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Whig
 * rowspan=2 Vacant throughout presidency


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Unaffiliated

! scope="row" | 11
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
 * data-sort-value="Polk, James K."|JKP.jpg
 * James K. Polk (1795–1849)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Democratic
 * 1844
 * data-sort-value="Dallas, George M."|George M. Dallas

! scope="row" | 12
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850
 * data-sort-value="Taylor, Zachary"|Zachary Taylor restored and cropped.jpg
 * Zachary Taylor (1784–1850)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Whig
 * rowspan="2" | 1848
 * data-sort-value="Fillmore, Millard"|Millard Fillmore

! scope="row" | 13
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853
 * data-sort-value="Fillmore, Millard"|Fillmore.jpg
 * Millard Fillmore (1800–1874)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Whig
 * Vacant throughout presidency

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 14
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Pierce, Franklin"| Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce - alternate crop (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Franklin Pierce (1804–1869)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic
 * rowspan=2 | 1852
 * data-sort-value="King, William"|William R. King


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * Vacant after Apr. 18, 1853

! scope="row" | 15
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
 * data-sort-value="Buchanan, James"|James Buchanan.jpg
 * James Buchanan (1791–1868)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Democratic
 * 1856
 * data-sort-value="Breckinridge, John C."|John C. Breckinridge

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 16
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Lincoln, Abraham"|Abraham Lincoln O-77 matte collodion print.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Republican
 * 1860
 * data-sort-value="Hamlin, Hannibal"|Hannibal Hamlin


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * style="background-color:" |
 * National Union
 * rowspan=3 | 1864
 * data-sort-value="Johnson, Andrew"|Andrew Johnson

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 17
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Johnson, Andrew"|Andrew Johnson photo portrait head and shoulders, c1870-1880-Edit1.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Andrew Johnson (1808–1875)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * National Union
 * rowspan=2 Vacant throughout presidency


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Democratic

! scope="row" rowspan=3 | 18
 * - style="height:4em;"
 * rowspan=3 | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877
 * rowspan=3 data-sort-value="Grant, Ulysses S."| Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored.jpg
 * rowspan=3 | Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)
 * rowspan=3 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=3 | Republican
 * 1868
 * data-sort-value="Colfax, Schuyler"|Schuyler Colfax


 * - style="height:4em;"
 * rowspan=2 | 1872
 * data-sort-value="Wilson, Henry"|Henry Wilson


 * - style="height:4em;"
 * Vacant after Nov. 22, 1875

! scope="row" | 19
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881
 * data-sort-value="Hayes, Rutherford B."|President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored.jpg
 * Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Republican
 * 1876
 * data-sort-value="Wheeler, William A."|William A. Wheeler

! scope="row" | 20
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
 * data-sort-value="Garfield, James A."|James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated.jpg
 * James A. Garfield (1831–1881)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Republican
 * rowspan=2 | 1880
 * data-sort-value="Arthur, Chester A."|Chester A. Arthur

! scope="row" | 21
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
 * data-sort-value="Arthur, Chester A."|Chester Alan Arthur.jpg
 * Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Republican
 * Vacant throughout presidency

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 22
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Cleveland, Grovera"| Grover Cleveland - NARA - 518139 (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic
 * rowspan=2 | 1884
 * data-sort-value="Hendricks, Thomas A."|Thomas A. Hendricks


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * Vacant after Nov. 25, 1885

! scope="row" | 23
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
 * data-sort-value="Harrison, Benjamin"|Benjamin Harrison, head and shoulders bw photo, 1896.jpg
 * Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Republican
 * 1888
 * data-sort-value="Morton, Levi P."|Levi P. Morton

! scope="row" | 24
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897
 * data-sort-value="Cleveland, Groverb"|Grover Cleveland - NARA - 518139 (cropped).jpg
 * Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Democratic
 * 1892
 * data-sort-value="Stevenson I, Adlai"|Adlai Stevenson I

! scope="row" rowspan=3 | 25 – September 14, 1901
 * - style="height:4em;"
 * rowspan=3 | March 4, 1897
 * rowspan=3 data-sort-value="McKinley, William"| Mckinley.jpg
 * rowspan=3 | William McKinley (1843–1901)
 * rowspan=3 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=3 | Republican
 * rowspan=2 | 1896
 * data-sort-value="Hobart, Garret"|Garret Hobart


 * - style="height:4em;"
 * Vacant after Nov. 21, 1899


 * - style="height:4em;"
 * rowspan=2 | 1900
 * data-sort-value="Roosevelt, Theodore"|Theodore Roosevelt

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 26
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Roosevelt, Theodore"| President Roosevelt - Pach Bros.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Republican
 * Vacant through Mar. 4, 1905


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1904
 * data-sort-value="Fairbanks, Charles W."|Charles W. Fairbanks

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 27
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Taft, William Howard"| William Howard Taft - Harris and Ewing.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | William Howard Taft (1857–1930)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Republican
 * rowspan=2 | 1908
 * data-sort-value="Sherman, James S."|James S. Sherman


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * Vacant after Oct. 30, 1912

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 28
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Wilson, Woodrow"| Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic
 * 1912
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Marshall, Thomas R."| Thomas R. Marshall


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1916

! scope="row" | 29
 * - style="height:12emm;"
 * March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
 * data-sort-value="Harding, Warren G."|Warren G Harding-Harris & Ewing.jpg
 * Warren G. Harding (1865–1923)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Republican
 * rowspan=2 | 1920
 * data-sort-value="Coolidge, Calvin"|Calvin Coolidge

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 30 – March 4, 1929
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | August 2, 1923
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Coolidge, Calvin"| Calvin Coolidge cph.3g10777 (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Republican
 * Vacant through Mar. 4, 1925


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1924
 * data-sort-value="Dawes, Charles G.|Charles G. Dawes

! scope="row" | 31 – March 4, 1933
 * - style="height:12em;"
 * March 4, 1929
 * data-sort-value="Hoover, Herbert"|President Hoover portrait.jpg
 * Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)
 * style="background-color:" |
 * Republican
 * 1928
 * data-sort-value="Curtis, Charles"|Charles Curtis

! scope="row" rowspan=4 | 32
 * - style="height:3em;"
 * rowspan=4 | March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
 * rowspan=4 data-sort-value="Roosevelt, Franklin D."| FDR 1944 Color Portrait.jpg
 * rowspan=4 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
 * rowspan=4 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=4 | Democratic
 * 1932
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Garner, John Nance" | John Nance Garner


 * - style="height:3em;"
 * 1936


 * - style="height:3em;"
 * 1940
 * data-sort-value="Wallace, Henry A."|Henry A. Wallace


 * - style="height:3em;"
 * rowspan=2 | 1944
 * data-sort-value="Truman, Harry S."|Harry S. Truman

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 33
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Truman, Harry S."| TRUMAN 58-766-06 (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic
 * Vacant through Jan. 20, 1949


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1948
 * data-sort-value="Barkley, Alben W."|Alben W. Barkley

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 34
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | January 20, 1949 – January 20, 1957
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Eisenhower, Dwight D."|Dewey2.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Thomas Dewey (1902–1971)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Republican
 * 1948
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Nixon, Richard"|Earl Warren


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1952

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 35
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | January 20, 1961 – January 20, 1969
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Kennedy, John F."|John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | John F. Kennedy (1917–1979)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic
 * 1960
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Johnson, Lyndon B."|Lyndon B. Johnson


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1964

! scope="row" rowspan=2 | 35
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | January 20, 1969 – January 20, 1977
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Kennedy, Robert F."|Robert Kennedy 1970.png
 * rowspan=2 | Robert F. Kennedy (1935–2007)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:" |
 * rowspan=2 | Democratic
 * 1960
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="McCarthy, Eugene"|Eugene McCarthy


 * - style="height:6em;"
 * 1972

! rowspan=2 | 38
 * - style="height:6em;"
 * rowspan=2 | January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1985
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Reagan, Ronald"|Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981.jpg
 * rowspan=2 | Ronald Reagan (b. 1911-2004)
 * rowspan=2 style="background-color:"|
 * rowspan=2 | Republican
 * 1976
 * rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Rockefeller, Nelson"|Bob Dole