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Twenty-one states have the distinction of being the birthplace of a president. One president's birth state is in dispute; North and South Carolina (British colonies at the time) both lay claim to Andrew Jackson, who was born in 1767 in the Waxhaw region along their common border.
A list of U.S. vice presidents grouped by primary state of residence and birth, with priority given to residence. Only 22 out of the 50 states are represented. Vice presidents with an asterisk (*) did not primarily reside in their respective birth states (they were not born in the state listed below).
Mount Vernon, George Washington's Fairfax County, Virginia plantation home Peacefield, the home of John Adams and John Quincy Adams in Quincy, Massachusetts Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Albemarle County, Virginia plantation home; appears on the back of the U.S. nickel Montpelier, James Madison's Orange County, Virginia plantation home Lincoln Home, Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois ...
In 1996, Bob Dole lost New York, the home state of his running mate Jack Kemp, as well as Kemp's birth state of California. In 2004, John Kerry lost North Carolina, the home state of his running mate John Edwards, as well as Edwards' birth state of South Carolina. In 2012, Mitt Romney lost Wisconsin, the home state of his running mate Paul Ryan.
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...
One state by far leads as the state that has produced the most US presidents at birth, with eight of 43 commander-in-chiefs originally hailing from there.
In love and politics alike, absence tends to make the heart grow fonder. As InsideGov looked at how historians and political scientists have ranked U.S. presidents, we found that, in general ...
Washington's tomb at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C., originally designed to entomb the body of George Washington. Burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States are located across 23 states and the District of Columbia. Since the office was established in 1789, 45 people have served as President of the United ...