US Presidents list is updated here with all 47 presidencies, their political parties, terms of office and vice presidents. Donald Trump is the 47th and current President of the United States. He took the oath of office on 20 January 2025, and JD Vance is serving as the 50th Vice President. Melania Trump is the First Lady.
Under Article II of the American Constitution, the US President is the head of state and government as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces. Presidents are elected through the electoral college system for a four-year term. Since the 22nd Amendment came into force in 1951, no person can be elected president more than twice.
US Presidents List 2026
Since the office started in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies. That gap is because Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump both served two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland is counted as the 22nd and 24th president, while Trump is counted as the 45th and 47th president.
George Washington was the first President, with Martha Washington as First Lady and John Adams as the first Vice President. Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over 12 years in office, before his death in 1945. William Henry Harrison had the shortest presidency, just 31 days in 1841. Four presidents died in office of natural causes and four were assassinated, while Richard Nixon resigned in 1974.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| List Name | US Presidents and Vice Presidents List |
| Total Presidencies | 47, held by 45 individuals |
| Current President | Donald Trump, 47th President |
| Current Vice President | JD Vance, 50th Vice President |
| First Lady | Melania Trump |
| Term Length | 4 years, maximum two elected terms |
| Official Website | usa.gov/presidents |
| Last Updated | September 2026 |
John Tyler was the first vice president to take over as president during a term. The table below gives the full list of US Presidents and Vice Presidents along with their party and years in office.
All US Presidents and Vice Presidents with Terms
| S.No | Name of President | Political Party | Term of Office | Vice President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Washington | Unaffiliated | 1789 - 1797 | John Adams |
| 2 | John Adams | Federalist | 1797 - 1801 | Thomas Jefferson |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | 1801 - 1809 | Aaron Burr, George Clinton |
| 4 | James Madison | Democratic-Republican | 1809 - 1817 | Elbridge Gerry |
| 5 | James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | 1817 - 1825 | Daniel D. Tompkins |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams | Democratic-Republican | 1825 - 1829 | John C. Calhoun |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson | Democratic | 1829 - 1837 | John C. Calhoun, Martin Van Buren |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren | Democratic | 1837 - 1841 | Richard Mentor Johnson |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison | Whig | 1841 | John Tyler |
| 10 | John Tyler | Whig | 1841 - 1845 | Vacant throughout presidency |
| 11 | James K. Polk | Democratic | 1845 - 1849 | George M. Dallas |
| 12 | Zachary Taylor | Whig | 1849 - 1850 | Millard Fillmore |
| 13 | Millard Fillmore | Whig | 1850 - 1853 | Vacant throughout presidency |
| 14 | Franklin Pierce | Democratic | 1853 - 1857 | William R. King |
| 15 | James Buchanan | Democratic | 1857 - 1861 | John C. Breckinridge |
| 16 | Abraham Lincoln | Republican | 1861 - 1865 | Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson | National Union | 1865 - 1869 | Vacant throughout presidency |
| 18 | Ulysses S. Grant | Republican | 1869 - 1877 | Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson |
| 19 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Republican | 1877 - 1881 | William A. Wheeler |
| 20 | James Abram Garfield | Republican | 1881 | Chester Arthur |
| 21 | Chester Alan Arthur | Republican | 1881 - 1885 | Vacant throughout presidency |
| 22 | Grover Cleveland | Democratic | 1885 - 1889 | Thomas A. Hendricks |
| 23 | Benjamin Harrison | Republican | 1889 - 1893 | Levi P. Morton |
| 24 | Grover Cleveland | Democratic | 1893 - 1897 | Adlai E. Stevenson |
| 25 | William McKinley | Republican | 1897 - 1901 | Garret Hobart, Theodore Roosevelt |
| 26 | Theodore Roosevelt | Republican | 1901 - 1909 | Charles W. Fairbanks |
| 27 | William Howard Taft | Republican | 1909 - 1913 | James S. Sherman |
| 28 | Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | 1913 - 1921 | Thomas R. Marshall |
| 29 | Warren G. Harding | Republican | 1921 - 1923 | Calvin Coolidge |
| 30 | Calvin Coolidge | Republican | 1923 - 1929 | Charles G. Dawes |
| 31 | Herbert Hoover | Republican | 1929 - 1933 | Charles Curtis |
| 32 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 1933 - 1945 | John Nance Garner, Henry A. Wallace, Harry S. Truman |
| 33 | Harry S. Truman | Democratic | 1945 - 1953 | Alben W. Barkley |
| 34 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Republican | 1953 - 1961 | Richard Nixon |
| 35 | John F. Kennedy | Democratic | 1961 - 1963 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 36 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic | 1963 - 1969 | Hubert Humphrey |
| 37 | Richard Nixon | Republican | 1969 - 1974 | Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford |
| 38 | Gerald Ford | Republican | 1974 - 1977 | Nelson Rockefeller |
| 39 | Jimmy Carter | Democratic | 1977 - 1981 | Walter Mondale |
| 40 | Ronald Reagan | Republican | 1981 - 1989 | George H.W. Bush |
| 41 | George H.W. Bush | Republican | 1989 - 1993 | Dan Quayle |
| 42 | Bill Clinton | Democratic | 1993 - 2001 | Al Gore |
| 43 | George W. Bush | Republican | 2001 - 2009 | Dick Cheney |
| 44 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2009 - 2017 | Joe Biden |
| 45 | Donald Trump | Republican | 2017 - 2021 | Mike Pence |
| 46 | Joe Biden | Democratic | 2021 - 2025 | Kamala Harris |
| 47 | Donald Trump | Republican | 2025 - Incumbent | JD Vance |
Donald Trump appears twice in this table because his two terms were not back to back. He first served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021 and returned as the 47th president on 20 January 2025. Grover Cleveland is the only other president counted twice, as the 22nd and 24th president.
List of Vice Presidents of the United States
So far, 50 people have served as vice president of the United States. The vice president presides over the Senate and takes charge as president if the president cannot do the job. If the vice president also cannot serve, the role passes to the next leader in the order of presidential succession. JD Vance is the current vice president and took the oath on 20 January 2025.
- Kamala Harris was the first woman to hold the post. She served as the 49th vice president from 2021 to 2025 with Joe Biden.
- Spiro Agnew resigned in 1973, and Gerald Ford was appointed as vice president before he became president in 1974.
- Many vice presidents later became president, including John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Harry S. Truman, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush and Joe Biden.
Where to Check the Official US Presidents List
STEP 1 - Open the official USA.gov page at usa.gov/presidents to read about the current president, vice president and first lady, along with the eligibility rules for the post.
STEP 2 - For the full record of past presidents and vice presidents, open the history.house.gov page linked from that page and check the president by president details.
STEP 3 - For biographies of the current leaders, go to the White House administration section at whitehouse.gov and open the profile of the president or vice president.
Also check out the List of Vice Presidents of India from 1952 to present, the List of Prime Ministers of India from 1947 to 2026, and the Russia Presidents List from 1991 to present.
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