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U.S. presidents - statistics & facts
Key insights
- Number of U.S. presidents
- 46 (45 individuals; Grover Cleveland counted twice)
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Party affiliation of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
- Average age at inauguration
- 56.23 years
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Age of US Presidents when first taking office 1789-2021
- Life expectancy of U.S. presidents
- 72.5 years
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Length of life and cause of death of U.S. presidents 1799-2023
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Age of US Presidents when first taking office 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of electoral and popular votes by each United States president 1789-2020
- Basic Statistic Party affiliation of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of executive orders signed by U.S. presidents 1789-2024
Overview
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Age of US Presidents when first taking office 1789-2021
Age of US Presidents when first taking office 1789-2021
Age of all Presidents of the United States when taking office for the first time from 1789 to 2021
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Share of electoral and popular votes by each United States president 1789-2020
Share of electoral and popular votes by each United States president 1789-2020
Share of electoral college and popular votes from each winning candidate, in all United States presidential elections from 1789 to 2020
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Party affiliation of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Party affiliation of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Number of U.S. presidents affiliated with each political party during their time in office from 1789 to 2021
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Number of executive orders signed by U.S. presidents 1789-2024
Number of executive orders signed by U.S. presidents 1789-2024
Number of executive orders signed by each U.S. president from 1789 to 2024
Background
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- Basic Statistic Most common names of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Heights of all U.S. presidents 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Weights of all U.S. presidents 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. presidents born in each state 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Universities attended by U.S. presidents by level of achievement 1751-1991
- Basic Statistic Number of foreign languages spoken by U.S. presidents 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Highest military rank held by U.S. presidents 1789-1973
- Basic Statistic Previous roles and professions of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of children of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Background
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Most common names of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Most common names of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Most common first names and surnames of U.S. presidents from 1789 to 2021
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Heights of all U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Heights of all U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Height of all U.S. presidents from 1789 to 2021 (in centimeters)
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Weights of all U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Weights of all U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Weight of all U.S. presidents elected between 1789 and 2021 (in kilograms and pounds)
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Number of U.S. presidents born in each state 1789-2021
Number of U.S. presidents born in each state 1789-2021
Number of U.S. presidents born in each state, from those elected between 1789 and 2021
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Universities attended by U.S. presidents by level of achievement 1751-1991
Universities attended by U.S. presidents by level of achievement 1751-1991
Number of presidential alumni from each university from those who attended between 1751 and 1991, by educational achievement
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Number of foreign languages spoken by U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Number of foreign languages spoken by U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Number of non-English languages spoken, either fluently or partially, by all U.S. presidents elected between 1789 and 2021
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Highest military rank held by U.S. presidents 1789-1973
Highest military rank held by U.S. presidents 1789-1973
Highest rank attained by U.S. presidents while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces between 1770 and 1973
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Previous roles and professions of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Previous roles and professions of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Number of U.S. presidents who held select professions or government roles before taking office between 1789 and 2021
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Number of children of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Number of children of U.S. presidents 1789-2021
Number of children (including adopted and alleged children) of U.S. presidents who served from 1789 to 2021
Time in office
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- Basic Statistic Length of United States President's terms 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Length of inaugural addresses of U.S. Presidents 1789-2021
- Basic Statistic Votes for presidential impeachment in the U.S. senate in 1868-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of countries visited by U.S. presidents 1906-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. presidential visits to each country 1906-2021, by president
Time in office
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Length of United States President's terms 1789-2021
Length of United States President's terms 1789-2021
Length of time spent in office by every President of the United States from 1789 to 2021 (in years)
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Length of inaugural addresses of U.S. Presidents 1789-2021
Length of inaugural addresses of U.S. Presidents 1789-2021
Length of inaugural addresses of all American Presidents from 1789 to 2021
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Votes for presidential impeachment in the U.S. senate in 1868-2021
Votes for presidential impeachment in the U.S. senate in 1868-2021
Votes for criminal convictions in the U.S. Senate, following the impeachment of Presidents Johnson, Clinton and Trump, between 1868 and 2021
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Number of countries visited by U.S. presidents 1906-2021
Number of countries visited by U.S. presidents 1906-2021
Number of individual countries visited by each U.S. president (officially, unofficially or while vacationing) between 1906 and February 2021
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Number of U.S. presidential visits to each country 1906-2021, by president
Number of U.S. presidential visits to each country 1906-2021, by president
Number of times each country was visited by the sitting U.S. president (officially, unofficially or while vacationing) between 1906 and February 2021
Death and legacy
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- Basic Statistic Length of life and cause of death of U.S. presidents 1799-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of assassinations and attempts to assassinate U.S. presidents 1835-2005
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. presidents who died in each state 1799-2018
- Basic Statistic Number of slaves owned by U.S. presidents 1789-1877
- Basic Statistic Historians' ranking of U.S. presidents 2021
Death and legacy
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Length of life and cause of death of U.S. presidents 1799-2023
Length of life and cause of death of U.S. presidents 1799-2023
Length of life and cause of death of United States Presidents from 1799 to 2023
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Number of assassinations and attempts to assassinate U.S. presidents 1835-2005
Number of assassinations and attempts to assassinate U.S. presidents 1835-2005
Number of assassinations and assassination attempts on U.S. presidents from 1835 to 2005, by outcome
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Number of U.S. presidents who died in each state 1799-2018
Number of U.S. presidents who died in each state 1799-2018
Number of U.S. presidents who died in each state, from 1799 to 2018
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Number of slaves owned by U.S. presidents 1789-1877
Number of slaves owned by U.S. presidents 1789-1877
Reported number of slaves owned by U.S. presidents who served from 1789 to 1877 (throughout their lifetimes)
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Historians' ranking of U.S. presidents 2021
Historians' ranking of U.S. presidents 2021
Ranking of U.S. presidents by historians during the C-SPAN Presidential Historians Survey 2021
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