The U.S. presidency is one of the world’s most powerful roles, with each president leaving a lasting impact on American and global history. Since George Washington took office in 1789, 46 leaders have shaped the nation’s path through wars, social changes, economic shifts, and technological revolutions.
This chronological list of U.S. presidents highlights how each administration addressed the unique challenges of its time, reflecting the evolving priorities of a nation—from 19th-century expansion and industrial growth to 21st-century digital transformation and global leadership.
USA Presidents List 1789-2024
| President Name | Term Start | Term End | Party | Election(s) |
| George Washington | April 30, 1789 | March 4, 1797 | Unaffiliated | 1788, 1792 |
| John Adams | March 4, 1797 | March 4, 1801 | Federalist | 1796 |
| Thomas Jefferson | March 4, 1801 | March 4, 1809 | Democratic-Republican | 1800, 1804 |
| James Madison | March 4, 1809 | March 4, 1817 | Democratic-Republican | 1808, 1812 |
| James Monroe | March 4, 1817 | March 4, 1825 | Democratic-Republican | 1816, 1820 |
| John Quincy Adams | March 4, 1825 | March 4, 1829 | Democratic-Republican, National Republican | 1824 |
| Andrew Jackson | March 4, 1829 | March 4, 1837 | Democratic | 1828, 1832 |
| Martin Van Buren | March 4, 1837 | March 4, 1841 | Democratic | 1836 |
| William Henry Harrison | March 4, 1841 | April 4, 1841 | Whig | 1840 |
| John Tyler | April 4, 1841 | March 4, 1845 | Whig, Unaffiliated | – |
| James K. Polk | March 4, 1845 | March 4, 1849 | Democratic | 1844 |
| Zachary Taylor | March 4, 1849 | July 9, 1850 | Whig | 1848 |
| Millard Fillmore | July 9, 1850 | March 4, 1853 | Whig | – |
| Franklin Pierce | March 4, 1853 | March 4, 1857 | Democratic | 1852 |
| James Buchanan | March 4, 1857 | March 4, 1861 | Democratic | 1856 |
| Abraham Lincoln | March 4, 1861 | April 15, 1865 | Republican, National Union | 1860, 1864 |
| Andrew Johnson | April 15, 1865 | March 4, 1869 | National Union, Democratic | – |
| Ulysses S. Grant | March 4, 1869 | March 4, 1877 | Republican | 1868, 1872 |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1881 | Republican | 1876 |
| James A. Garfield | March 4, 1881 | September 19, 1881 | Republican | 1880 |
| Chester A. Arthur | September 19, 1881 | March 4, 1885 | Republican | – |
| Grover Cleveland | March 4, 1885 | March 4, 1889 | Democratic | 1884 |
| Benjamin Harrison | March 4, 1889 | March 4, 1893 | Republican | 1888 |
| Grover Cleveland | March 4, 1893 | March 4, 1897 | Democratic | 1892 |
| William McKinley | March 4, 1897 | September 14, 1901 | Republican | 1896, 1900 |
| Theodore Roosevelt | September 14, 1901 | March 4, 1909 | Republican | – |
| William Howard Taft | March 4, 1909 | March 4, 1913 | Republican | 1908 |
| Woodrow Wilson | March 4, 1913 | March 4, 1921 | Democratic | 1912, 1916 |
| Warren G. Harding | March 4, 1921 | August 2, 1923 | Republican | 1920 |
| Calvin Coolidge | August 2, 1923 | March 4, 1929 | Republican | – |
| Herbert Hoover | March 4, 1929 | March 4, 1933 | Republican | 1928 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | March 4, 1933 | April 12, 1945 | Democratic | 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 |
| Harry S. Truman | April 12, 1945 | January 20, 1953 | Democratic | – |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | January 20, 1953 | January 20, 1961 | Republican | 1952, 1956 |
| John F. Kennedy | January 20, 1961 | November 22, 1963 | Democratic | 1960 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | November 22, 1963 | January 20, 1969 | Democratic | – |
| Richard Nixon | January 20, 1969 | August 9, 1974 | Republican | 1968, 1972 |
| Gerald Ford | August 9, 1974 | January 20, 1977 | Republican | – |
| Jimmy Carter | January 20, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | Democratic | 1976 |
| Ronald Reagan | January 20, 1981 | January 20, 1989 | Republican | 1980, 1984 |
| George H. W. Bush | January 20, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | Republican | 1988 |
| Bill Clinton | January 20, 1993 | January 20, 2001 | Democratic | 1992, 1996 |
| George W. Bush | January 20, 2001 | January 20, 2009 | Republican | 2000, 2004 |
| Barack Obama | January 20, 2009 | January 20, 2017 | Democratic | 2008, 2012 |
| Donald Trump | January 20, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | Republican | 2016 |
| Joe Biden | January 20, 2021 | Incumbent | Democratic | 2020 |