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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.
James K. Polk Birthplace Home, Pineville, North Carolina James K. Polk Home, Columbia, Tennessee ... Vice President of the United States (served 1981–1989) 42:
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
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).
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 ...
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.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in North Carolina, ordered by year.Since its admission to statehood in 1789, North Carolina has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the election of 1864, during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy.
The Historical Sites table appears to list presidents in birth order rather than in order of office (I may add a column listing year born). That table and the Birth places table above it were moved here from a page titled List of Presidents of the United States by date and place of birth. I suggest restoring that article title.