History quiz
Republican or Democrat? US presidents since 1857
Every president since 1857 has been a Republican or a Democrat. A name appears: click the party. 31 presidents, 15 to a round.
- Format
- Sort into groups
- Items
- 15 to sort
- Limit
- 1:15
- Level
- Easy
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
A fresh 15 of the 31 each time. Today's first round is the same for everyone.
- Items
- 15
- Groups
- 2
- Time limit
- 1:15
- A miss
- Shows the answer, then moves on
- Each president appears in turn. Click its party, or press its number.
- The groups never move, so the number keys are quick.
- Skip (0) sends a prompt to the back of the queue.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Click the party of each president. The groups appear when you start.
About this quiz
Since the Republican Party first won the White House with Abraham Lincoln, the presidency has passed only between the two parties. The round draws 15 of the 31 presidents.
- Andrew Johnson was a Democrat who was elected vice president on Abraham Lincoln's ticket in 1864.
- Of the 31 presidents on the list, 19 were Republicans and 12 were Democrats.
- A miss shows the right party before the next name comes up.
Sources
- [1]US House of Representatives, Office of the Historian. Party Government Since 1857.
Note on the data. Parties are those the House of Representatives' Office of the Historian gives for each president in its table of party government since 1857, read on 3 October 2026. Andrew Johnson is listed there as a Democrat. Presidents before 1857 are left out because the table starts with the 35th Congress.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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