Complete List of U.S. Vice Presidents and Their Terms (1789–Present)

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Why This List Matters

The vice presidency is a critical yet often underappreciated role in U.S. government. Vice presidents serve as the president’s key advisor, president of the Senate, and first in line for presidential succession. Understanding their tenures and the presidents they worked alongside offers insight into pivotal moments in American history, from the founding era to modern times.

List of All U.S. Vice Presidents by Term

Below is the complete list of U.S. Vice Presidents, their terms of office, and the presidents they served under. Note that some vice presidents served under multiple presidents, and vacancies occurred before the 25th Amendment (1967) allowed for replacements.

• John Adams (1789–1797) – Served under George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson (1797–1801) – Served under John Adams
• Aaron Burr (1801–1805) – Served under Thomas Jefferson
• George Clinton (1805–1809) – Served under Thomas Jefferson
• George Clinton (1809–1812) – Served under James Madison (died in office)
• [Vacant] (1812–1813) – Under James Madison
• Elbridge Gerry (1813–1814) – Served under James Madison (died in office)
• [Vacant] (1814–1817) – Under James Madison
• Daniel D. Tompkins (1817–1825) – Served under James Monroe
• John C. Calhoun (1825–1829) – Served under John Quincy Adams
• John C. Calhoun (1829–1832) – Served under Andrew Jackson (resigned)
• [Vacant] (1832–1833) – Under Andrew Jackson
• Martin Van Buren (1833–1837) – Served under Andrew Jackson
• Richard M. Johnson (1837–1841) – Served under Martin Van Buren
• John Tyler (1841) – Served under William Henry Harrison (succeeded to presidency)
• [Vacant] (1841–1845) – Under John Tyler
• George M. Dallas (1845–1849) – Served under James K. Polk
• Millard Fillmore (1849–1850) – Served under Zachary Taylor (succeeded to presidency)
• [Vacant] (1850–1853) – Under Millard Fillmore
• William R. King (1853) – Served under Franklin Pierce (died in office)
• [Vacant] (1853–1857) – Under Franklin Pierce
• John C. Breckinridge (1857–1861) – Served under James Buchanan
• Hannibal Hamlin (1861–1865) – Served under Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Johnson (1865) – Served under Abraham Lincoln (succeeded to presidency)
• [Vacant] (1865–1869) – Under Andrew Johnson
• Schuyler Colfax (1869–1873) – Served under Ulysses S. Grant
• Henry Wilson (1873–1875) – Served under Ulysses S. Grant (died in office)
• [Vacant] (1875–1877) – Under Ulysses S. Grant
• William A. Wheeler (1877–1881) – Served under Rutherford B. Hayes
• Chester A. Arthur (1881) – Served under James A. Garfield (succeeded to presidency)
• [Vacant] (1881–1885) – Under Chester A. Arthur
• Thomas A. Hendricks (1885) – Served under Grover Cleveland (died in office)
• [Vacant] (1885–1889) – Under Grover Cleveland
• Levi P. Morton (1889–1893) – Served under Benjamin Harrison
• Adlai E. Stevenson (1893–1897) – Served under Grover Cleveland
• Garret A. Hobart (1897–1899) – Served under William McKinley (died in office)
• [Vacant] (1899–1901) – Under William McKinley
• Theodore Roosevelt (1901) – Served under William McKinley (succeeded to presidency)
• [Vacant] (1901–1905) – Under Theodore Roosevelt
• Charles W. Fairbanks (1905–1909) – Served under Theodore Roosevelt
• James S. Sherman (1909–1912) – Served under William Howard Taft (died in office)
• [Vacant] (1912–1913) – Under William Howard Taft
• Thomas R. Marshall (1913–1921) – Served under Woodrow Wilson
• Calvin Coolidge (1921–1923) – Served under Warren G. Harding (succeeded to presidency)
• [Vacant] (1923–1925) – Under Calvin Coolidge
• Charles G. Dawes (1925–1929) – Served under Calvin Coolidge
• Charles Curtis (1929–1933) – Served under Herbert Hoover
• John N. Garner (1933–1941) – Served under Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Henry A. Wallace (1941–1945) – Served under Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Harry S. Truman (1945) – Served under Franklin D. Roosevelt (succeeded to presidency)
• [Vacant] (1945–1949) – Under Harry S. Truman
• Alben W. Barkley (1949–1953) – Served under Harry S. Truman
• Richard M. Nixon (1953–1961) – Served under Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Lyndon B. Johnson (1961–1963) – Served under John F. Kennedy (succeeded to presidency)
• [Vacant] (1963–1965) – Under Lyndon B. Johnson
• Hubert H. Humphrey (1965–1969) – Served under Lyndon B. Johnson
• Spiro T. Agnew (1969–1973) – Served under Richard M. Nixon (resigned)
• Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) – Served under Richard M. Nixon (appointed, succeeded to presidency)
• Nelson A. Rockefeller (1974–1977) – Served under Gerald R. Ford (appointed)
• Walter F. Mondale (1977–1981) – Served under Jimmy Carter
• George H. W. Bush (1981–1989) – Served under Ronald Reagan
• J. Danforth Quayle (1989–1993) – Served under George H. W. Bush
• Albert A. Gore Jr. (1993–2001) – Served under Bill Clinton
• Richard B. Cheney (2001–2009) – Served under George W. Bush
• Joseph R. Biden Jr. (2009–2017) – Served under Barack Obama
• Michael R. Pence (2017–2021) – Served under Donald J. Trump
• Kamala D. Harris (2021–2025) – Served under Joe Biden
• J.D. Vance (2025–Present) – Served under Donald J. Trump

Note: Vacancies occurred when a vice president died, resigned, or succeeded to the presidency before the 25th Amendment (ratified 1967) allowed appointments. Since then, vacancies have been filled by presidential nomination and congressional confirmation.