New York Times presidential endorsements

New York Times presidential endorsements are made every four years by The New York Times to give its readers the name of the candidate that the paper's editors believe is best suited to fit the needs of the nation. The first endorsement was in 1860 for Abraham Lincoln and the most recent one was for Hillary Clinton in 2016. Its first six endorsements were for Republicans, and it was not until 1884 that it backed its first Democrat, Grover Cleveland. Since then it has endorsed the Democratic candidate 26 times, the Republican six times (the last being Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956), and a third-party candidate once (in 1896).[1]

Endorsements by the New York Times since 1860

Republican winner in RED, Democratic winner in BLUE

Year Endorsed Opponent(s) Winner
1860Abraham Lincoln, RepublicanStephen A. Douglas, Democrat; John C. Breckinridge, Southern Democrat; John Bell, Constitutional Union Party Lincoln
1864Abraham Lincoln, RepublicanGeorge B. McClellan, Democrat Lincoln
1868Ulysses S. Grant, RepublicanHoratio Seymour, Democrat Grant
1872Ulysses S. Grant, RepublicanHorace Greeley, Democrat Grant
1876Rutherford B. Hayes, RepublicanSamuel Tilden, Democrat Hayes
1880James Garfield, RepublicanWinfield S. Hancock, Democrat Garfield
1884Grover Cleveland, DemocratJames G. Blaine, Republican Cleveland
1888Grover Cleveland, DemocratBenjamin Harrison, RepublicanHarrison
1892Grover Cleveland, DemocratBenjamin Harrison, Republican; James Weaver, People's PartyCleveland
1896John M. Palmer, National Democratic PartyWilliam Jennings Bryan, Democrat; William McKinley, RepublicanMcKinley
1900William McKinley, RepublicanWilliam Jennings Bryan, DemocratMcKinley
1904Alton B. Parker, DemocratTheodore Roosevelt, Republican Roosevelt
1908William Howard Taft, RepublicanWilliam Jennings Bryan, Democrat Taft
1912Woodrow Wilson, DemocratWilliam Howard Taft, Republican; Theodore Roosevelt, Bull Moose PartyWilson
1916Woodrow Wilson, DemocratCharles Evans Hughes, RepublicanWilson
1920James M. Cox, DemocratWarren G. Harding, Republican Harding
1924John W. Davis, DemocratCalvin Coolidge, Republican; Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Progressive Party Coolidge
1928Alfred E. Smith, DemocratHerbert Hoover, Republican Hoover
1932Franklin D. Roosevelt, DemocratHerbert Hoover, Republican Roosevelt
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt, DemocratAlfred M. Landon, Republican Roosevelt
1940Wendell Willkie, RepublicanFranklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat Roosevelt
1944Franklin D. Roosevelt, DemocratThomas E. Dewey, Republican Roosevelt
1948Thomas E. Dewey, RepublicanHarry S. Truman, Democrat; Strom Thurmond, States Rights' Democratic Party (Dixiecrat); Henry A. Wallace, Progressive/American Labor Party Truman
1952Dwight D. Eisenhower, RepublicanAdlai E. Stevenson, DemocratEisenhower
1956Dwight D. Eisenhower, RepublicanAdlai E. Stevenson, DemocratEisenhower
1960John F. Kennedy, DemocratRichard M. Nixon, Republican Kennedy
1964Lyndon B. Johnson, DemocratBarry Goldwater, Republican Johnson
1968Hubert H. Humphrey, DemocratRichard M. Nixon, Republican; George Wallace, American Independent Party Nixon
1972George McGovern, DemocratRichard M. Nixon, Republican Nixon
1976Jimmy Carter, DemocratGerald R. Ford, Republican Carter
1980Jimmy Carter, DemocratRonald Reagan, Republican; John B. Anderson, independent Reagan
1984Walter Mondale, DemocratRonald Reagan, Republican Reagan
1988Michael Dukakis, DemocratGeorge H.W. Bush, Republican Bush
1992Bill Clinton, DemocratGeorge H.W. Bush, Republican; Ross Perot, independent Clinton
1996Bill Clinton, DemocratBob Dole, Republican; Ross Perot, Reform Party Clinton
2000Al Gore, DemocratGeorge W. Bush, Republican; Ralph Nader, Green Party Bush
2004John Kerry, DemocratGeorge W. Bush, Republican Bush
2008Barack Obama, DemocratJohn McCain, Republican Obama
2012Barack Obama, DemocratMitt Romney, Republican Obama
2016Hillary Clinton, DemocratDonald Trump, Republican Trump
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References

  1. ↑ "New York Times Endorsements Through the Ages". The New York Times. 2016-09-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
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