Vice Presidents
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Find information about U.S. vice presidents, from John Adams in 1789 to Joseph Biden in 2009.
| Name and (party)1 | Term | State of birth | Birth and death dates | President served under | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Adams (F)2 | 1789–1797 | Massachusetts | 1735–1826 | Washington |
| 2. | Thomas Jefferson (DR) | 1797–1801 | Virginia | 1743–1826 | J. Adams |
| 3. | Aaron Burr (DR) | 1801–1805 | New Jersey | 1756–1836 | Jefferson |
| 4. | George Clinton (DR)3 | 1805–1812 | New York | 1739–1812 | Jefferson and Madison |
| 5. | Elbridge Gerry (DR)3 | 1813–1814 | Massachusetts | 1744–1814 | Madison |
| 6. | Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) | 1817–1825 | New York | 1774–1825 | Monroe |
| 7. | John C. Calhoun4 | 1825–1832 | South Carolina | 1782–1850 | J. Q. Adams and Jackson |
| 8. | Martin Van Buren (D) | 1833–1837 | New York | 1782–1862 | Jackson |
| 9. | Richard M. Johnson (D) | 1837–1841 | Kentucky | 1780–1850 | Van Buren |
| 10. | John Tyler (W)5 | 1841 | Virginia | 1790–1862 | W. H. Harrison |
| 11. | George M. Dallas (D) | 1845–1849 | Pennsylvania | 1792–1864 | Polk |
| 12. | Millard Fillmore (W)5 | 1849–1850 | New York | 1800–1874 | Taylor |
| 13. | William R. King (D)3 | 1853 | North Carolina | 1786–1853 | Pierce |
| 14. | John C. Breckinridge (D) | 1857–1861 | Kentucky | 1821–1875 | Buchanan |
| 15. | Hannibal Hamlin (R) | 1861–1865 | Maine | 1809–1891 | Lincoln |
| 16. | Andrew Johnson (U)5 | 1865 | North Carolina | 1808–1875 | Lincoln |
| 17. | Schuyler Colfax (R) | 1869–1873 | New York | 1823–1885 | Grant |
| 18. | Henry Wilson (R)3 | 1873–1875 | New Hampshire | 1812–1875 | Grant |
| 19. | William A. Wheeler (R) | 1877–1881 | New York | 1819–1887 | Hayes |
| 20. | Chester A. Arthur (R)5 | 1881 | Vermont | 1829–1886 | Garfield |
| 21. | Thomas A. Hendricks (D)3 | 1885 | Ohio | 1819–1885 | Cleveland |
| 22. | Levi P. Morton (R) | 1889–1893 | Vermont | 1824–1920 | B. Harrison |
| 23. | Adlai E. Stevenson (D) | 1893–1897 | Kentucky | 1835–1914 | Cleveland |
| 24. | Garrett A. Hobart (R)3 | 1897–1899 | New Jersey | 1844–1899 | McKinley |
| 25. | Theodore Roosevelt (R)5 | 1901 | New York | 1858–1919 | McKinley |
| 26. | Charles W. Fairbanks (R) | 1905–1909 | Ohio | 1852–1918 | T. Roosevelt |
| 27. | James S. Sherman (R)3 | 1909–1912 | New York | 1855–1912 | Taft |
| 28. | Thomas R. Marshall (D) | 1913–1921 | Indiana | 1854–1925 | Wilson |
| 29. | Calvin Coolidge (R)5 | 1921–1923 | Vermont | 1872–1933 | Harding |
| 30. | Charles G. Dawes (R) | 1925–1929 | Ohio | 1865–1951 | Coolidge |
| 31. | Charles Curtis (R) | 1929–1933 | Kansas | 1860–1936 | Hoover |
| 32. | John N. Garner (D) | 1933–1941 | Texas | 1868–1967 | F. D. Roosevelt |
| 33. | Henry A. Wallace (D) | 1941–1945 | Iowa | 1888–1965 | F. D. Roosevelt |
| 34. | Harry S. Truman (D)5 | 1945 | Missouri | 1884–1972 | F. D. Roosevelt |
| 35. | Alben W. Barkley (D) | 1949–1953 | Kentucky | 1877–1956 | Truman |
| 36. | Richard M. Nixon (R) | 1953-1961 | California | 1913–1994 | Eisenhower |
| 37. | Lyndon B. Johnson (D)5 | 1961–1963 | Texas | 1908–1973 | Kennedy |
| 38. | Hubert H. Humphrey (D) | 1965–1969 | South Dakota | 1911–1978 | L. B. Johnson |
| 39. | Spiro T. Agnew (R)6 | 1969–1973 | Maryland | 1918–1996 | Nixon |
| 40. | Gerald R. Ford (R)7 | 1973–1974 | Nebraska | 1913–2006 | Nixon |
| 41. | Nelson A. Rockefeller (R)8 | 1974–1977 | Maine | 1908–1979 | Ford |
| 42. | Walter F. Mondale (D) | 1977–1981 | Minnesota | 1928– | Carter |
| 43. | George Bush (R) | 1981–1989 | Massachusetts | 1924– | Reagan |
| 44. | J. Danforth Quayle (R) | 1989–1993 | Indiana | 1947– | G.H.W. Bush |
| 45. | Albert A. Gore, Jr. (D) | 1993–2001 | Washington, D.C. | 1948– | Clinton |
| 46. | Richard B. Cheney (R) | 2001–2009 | Nebraska | 1941– | G. W. Bush |
| 47. | Joseph Biden (D) | 2009– | Pennsylvania | 1942– | Barack Obama |
1. F—Federalist; DR—Democratic-Republican; D—Democratic; W—Whig; R—Republican; U—Union.
2. No party for first election. The party system in the U.S. made its appearance during Washington's first term as president.
3. Died in office.
4. Democratic-Republican with J. Q. Adams; Democratic with Jackson. Calhoun resigned in 1832 to become a U.S. senator.
5. Succeeded to presidency on death of president. Prior to the passage of the 25th Amendment (ratified Feb. 10, 1967), there were no provisions for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. In the event of a vacancy, the president pro tempore took over most of the vice president's duties.
6. Resigned Oct. 10, 1973, after pleading no contest to federal income tax evasion charges.
7. Nominated by Nixon on Oct. 12, 1973, under provisions of 25th Amendment. Confirmed by Congress on Dec. 6, 1973, and was sworn in same day. He became president Aug. 9, 1974, upon Nixon's resignation.
8. Nominated by Ford Aug. 20, 1974; confirmed by Congress on Dec. 19, 1974, and was sworn in same day.
