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Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the United States

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Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the United States

A record of the heights of the presidents and presidential candidates of the United States is useful for evaluating what role, if any, height plays in presidential elections in the United States. Some observers have noted that the taller of the two major-party candidates tends to prevail, and argue this is due to the public's preference for taller candidates. The tallest U . president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters). The average height of the 45 U . presidents is 5 feet 11 inches (180 centimeters). Donald Trump, the current president, is 6 feet 3 inches (190 centimeters) tall, according to the White House physician (as of April 2025). JD Vance, the current vice president, is reportedly 6 feet 2 inches (188 centimeters) tall. Trump's height is disputed; he is generally considered shorter than his officially listed height.

Tables

· U . presidents by height order
1
1
Rank
1
№
16
President
Abraham Lincoln
Height (imperial)
6 ft 4 in
Height (metric)
193 cm
2
2
Rank
2
№
36
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Height (imperial)
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
Height (metric)
192 cm
3
3
Rank
3
№
45, 47
President
Donald Trump
Height (imperial)
6 ft 3 in
Height (metric)
190 cm
4
4
Rank
4
№
3
President
Thomas Jefferson
Height (imperial)
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Height (metric)
189 cm
42
42
Rank
42
№
Bill Clinton
President
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Height (imperial)
189 cm
6
6
Rank
6
№
21
President
Chester A. Arthur
Height (imperial)
6 ft 2 in
Height (metric)
188 cm
32
32
Rank
32
№
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President
6 ft 2 in
Height (imperial)
188 cm
41
41
Rank
41
№
George H. W. Bush
President
6 ft 2 in
Height (imperial)
188 cm
9
9
Rank
9
№
1
President
George Washington
Height (imperial)
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Height (metric)
187 cm
44
44
Rank
44
№
Barack Obama
President
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Height (imperial)
187 cm
11
11
Rank
11
№
7
President
Andrew Jackson
Height (imperial)
6 ft 1 in
Height (metric)
185 cm
35
35
Rank
35
№
John F. Kennedy
President
6 ft 1 in
Height (imperial)
185 cm
40
40
Rank
40
№
Ronald Reagan
President
6 ft 1 in
Height (imperial)
185 cm
14
14
Rank
14
№
5
President
James Monroe
Height (imperial)
6 ft 0 in
Height (metric)
183 cm
10
10
Rank
10
№
John Tyler
President
6 ft 0 in
Height (imperial)
183 cm
15
15
Rank
15
№
James Buchanan
President
6 ft 0 in
Height (imperial)
183 cm
20
20
Rank
20
№
James A. Garfield
President
6 ft 0 in
Height (imperial)
183 cm
29
29
Rank
29
№
Warren G. Harding
President
6 ft 0 in
Height (imperial)
183 cm
38
38
Rank
38
№
Gerald Ford
President
6 ft 0 in
Height (imperial)
183 cm
46
46
Rank
46
№
Joe Biden
President
6 ft 0 in
Height (imperial)
183 cm
21
21
Rank
21
№
27
President
William Howard Taft
Height (imperial)
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height (metric)
182 cm
31
31
Rank
31
№
Herbert Hoover
President
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height (imperial)
182 cm
37
37
Rank
37
№
Richard Nixon
President
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height (imperial)
182 cm
43
43
Rank
43
№
George W. Bush
President
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height (imperial)
182 cm
25
25
Rank
25
№
22, 24
President
Grover Cleveland
Height (imperial)
5 ft 11 in
Height (metric)
180 cm
28
28
Rank
28
№
Woodrow Wilson
President
5 ft 11 in
Height (imperial)
180 cm
27
27
Rank
27
№
34
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Height (imperial)
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
Height (metric)
179 cm
28
28
Rank
28
№
14
President
Franklin Pierce
Height (imperial)
5 ft 10 in
Height (metric)
178 cm
17
17
Rank
17
№
Andrew Johnson
President
5 ft 10 in
Height (imperial)
178 cm
26
26
Rank
26
№
Theodore Roosevelt
President
5 ft 10 in
Height (imperial)
178 cm
30
30
Rank
30
№
Calvin Coolidge
President
5 ft 10 in
Height (imperial)
178 cm
32
32
Rank
32
№
39
President
Jimmy Carter
Height (imperial)
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
Height (metric)
177 cm
33
33
Rank
33
№
13
President
Millard Fillmore
Height (imperial)
5 ft 9 in
Height (metric)
175 cm
33
33
Rank
33
№
Harry S. Truman
President
5 ft 9 in
Height (imperial)
175 cm
35
35
Rank
35
№
19
President
Rutherford B. Hayes
Height (imperial)
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
Height (metric)
174 cm
36
36
Rank
36
№
9
President
William Henry Harrison
Height (imperial)
5 ft 8 in
Height (metric)
173 cm
11
11
Rank
11
№
James K. Polk
President
5 ft 8 in
Height (imperial)
173 cm
12
12
Rank
12
№
Zachary Taylor
President
5 ft 8 in
Height (imperial)
173 cm
18
18
Rank
18
№
Ulysses S. Grant
President
5 ft 8 in
Height (imperial)
173 cm
40
40
Rank
40
№
6
President
John Quincy Adams
Height (imperial)
5 ft 7+1⁄2 in
Height (metric)
171 cm
41
41
Rank
41
№
2
President
John Adams
Height (imperial)
5 ft 7 in
Height (metric)
170 cm
25
25
Rank
25
№
William McKinley
President
5 ft 7 in
Height (imperial)
170 cm
43
43
Rank
43
№
8
President
Martin Van Buren
Height (imperial)
5 ft 6 in
Height (metric)
168 cm
23
23
Rank
23
№
Benjamin Harrison
President
5 ft 6 in
Height (imperial)
168 cm
45
45
Rank
45
№
4
President
James Madison
Height (imperial)
5 ft 4 in
Height (metric)
163 cm
Rank
№
President
Height (imperial)
Height (metric)
Ref.
1
16
Abraham Lincoln
6 ft 4 in
193 cm
2
36
Lyndon B. Johnson
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
192 cm
3
45, 47
Donald Trump
6 ft 3 in
190 cm
4
3
Thomas Jefferson
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
189 cm
42
Bill Clinton
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
189 cm
6
21
Chester A. Arthur
6 ft 2 in
188 cm
32
Franklin D. Roosevelt
6 ft 2 in
188 cm
41
George H. W. Bush
6 ft 2 in
188 cm
9
1
George Washington
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
187 cm
44
Barack Obama
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
187 cm
11
7
Andrew Jackson
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
35
John F. Kennedy
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
40
Ronald Reagan
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
14
5
James Monroe
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
10
John Tyler
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
15
James Buchanan
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
20
James A. Garfield
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
29
Warren G. Harding
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
38
Gerald Ford
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
46
Joe Biden
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
21
27
William Howard Taft
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
31
Herbert Hoover
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
37
Richard Nixon
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
43
George W. Bush
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
25
22, 24
Grover Cleveland
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
28
Woodrow Wilson
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
27
34
Dwight D. Eisenhower
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
179 cm
28
14
Franklin Pierce
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
17
Andrew Johnson
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
26
Theodore Roosevelt
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
30
Calvin Coolidge
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
32
39
Jimmy Carter
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
177 cm
33
13
Millard Fillmore
5 ft 9 in
175 cm
33
Harry S. Truman
5 ft 9 in
175 cm
35
19
Rutherford B. Hayes
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
174 cm
36
9
William Henry Harrison
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
11
James K. Polk
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
12
Zachary Taylor
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
18
Ulysses S. Grant
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
40
6
John Quincy Adams
5 ft 7+1⁄2 in
171 cm
41
2
John Adams
5 ft 7 in
170 cm
25
William McKinley
5 ft 7 in
170 cm
43
8
Martin Van Buren
5 ft 6 in
168 cm
23
Benjamin Harrison
5 ft 6 in
168 cm
45
4
James Madison
5 ft 4 in
163 cm
· Comparative table of heights of United States presidential candidates
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· Comparative table of heights of United States presidential candidates
2024
2024
Election
2024
Winner in Electoral College
Donald Trump
Height
6 ft 3 in
Height
190 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Kamala Harris
Height
5 ft 4+1⁄2 in
Height
164 cm
Difference
10+1⁄2 in
Difference
27 cm
2020
2020
Election
2020
Winner in Electoral College
Joe Biden
Height
6 ft 0 in
Height
183 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Donald Trump
Height
6 ft 3 in
Height
190 cm
Difference
3 in
Difference
8 cm
2016
2016
Election
2016
Winner in Electoral College
Donald Trump
Height
6 ft 3 in
Height
190 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Hillary Clinton
Height
5 ft 5 in
Height
165 cm
Difference
10 in
Difference
25 cm
2012
2012
Election
2012
Winner in Electoral College
Barack Obama
Height
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Height
187 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Mitt Romney
Height
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Height
187 cm
Difference
0 in
Difference
0 cm
2008
2008
Election
2008
Winner in Electoral College
Barack Obama
Height
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Height
187 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
John McCain
Height
5 ft 9 in
Height
175 cm
Difference
4+1⁄2 in
Difference
11 cm
2004
2004
Election
2004
Winner in Electoral College
George W. Bush
Height
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height
182 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
John Kerry
Height
6 ft 4 in
Height
193 cm
Difference
4+1⁄2 in
Difference
11 cm
2000
2000
Election
2000
Winner in Electoral College
George W. Bush
Height
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height
182 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Al Gore
Height
6 ft 1 in
Height
185 cm
Difference
1+1⁄2 in
Difference
4 cm
1996
1996
Election
1996
Winner in Electoral College
Bill Clinton
Height
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Height
189 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Bob Dole
Height
6 ft 2 in
Height
188 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in
Difference
1 cm
1992
1992
Election
1992
Winner in Electoral College
Bill Clinton
Height
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Height
189 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
George H. W. Bush Ross Perot
Height
6 ft 2 in 5 ft 5 in
Height
188 cm 165 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in 9 1⁄2 in
Difference
1 cm 24 cm
1988
1988
Election
1988
Winner in Electoral College
George H. W. Bush
Height
6 ft 2 in
Height
188 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Michael Dukakis
Height
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
Height
174 cm
Difference
5+1⁄2 in
Difference
14 cm
1984
1984
Election
1984
Winner in Electoral College
Ronald Reagan
Height
6 ft 1 in
Height
185 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Walter Mondale
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Difference
2 in
Difference
5 cm
1980
1980
Election
1980
Winner in Electoral College
Ronald Reagan
Height
6 ft 1 in
Height
185 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Jimmy Carter
Height
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
Height
177 cm
Difference
3+1⁄2 in
Difference
9 cm
1976
1976
Election
1976
Winner in Electoral College
Jimmy Carter
Height
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
Height
177 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Gerald Ford
Height
6 ft 0 in
Height
183 cm
Difference
2+1⁄2 in
Difference
6 cm
1972
1972
Election
1972
Winner in Electoral College
Richard Nixon
Height
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height
182 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
George McGovern
Height
6 ft 1 in
Height
185 cm
Difference
1+1⁄2 in
Difference
4 cm
1968
1968
Election
1968
Winner in Electoral College
Richard Nixon
Height
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height
182 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Hubert Humphrey George Wallace
Height
5 ft 11 in 5 ft 7 in
Height
180 cm 170 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in 4 1⁄2 in
Difference
1 cm 12 cm
1964
1964
Election
1964
Winner in Electoral College
Lyndon B. Johnson
Height
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
Height
192 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Barry Goldwater
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Difference
4+1⁄2 in
Difference
11 cm
1960
1960
Election
1960
Winner in Electoral College
John F. Kennedy
Height
6 ft 1 in
Height
185 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Richard Nixon
Height
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height
182 cm
Difference
1+1⁄2 in
Difference
4 cm
1956
1956
Election
1956
Winner in Electoral College
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Height
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
Height
179 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Adlai Stevenson II
Height
5 ft 10 in
Height
178 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in
Difference
1 cm
1952
1952
Election
1952
Winner in Electoral College
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Height
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
Height
179 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Adlai Stevenson II
Height
5 ft 10 in
Height
178 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in
Difference
1 cm
1948
1948
Election
1948
Winner in Electoral College
Harry S. Truman
Height
5 ft 9 in
Height
175 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Thomas Dewey
Height
5 ft 8 in
Height
173 cm
Difference
1 in
Difference
3 cm
1944
1944
Election
1944
Winner in Electoral College
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Height
6 ft 2 in
Height
188 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Thomas Dewey
Height
5 ft 8 in
Height
173 cm
Difference
6 in
Difference
15 cm
1940
1940
Election
1940
Winner in Electoral College
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Height
6 ft 2 in
Height
188 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Wendell Willkie
Height
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Height
189 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in
Difference
1 cm
1936
1936
Election
1936
Winner in Electoral College
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Height
6 ft 2 in
Height
188 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Alfred Landon
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Difference
3 in
Difference
8 cm
1932
1932
Election
1932
Winner in Electoral College
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Height
6 ft 2 in
Height
188 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Herbert Hoover
Height
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height
182 cm
Difference
2+1⁄2 in
Difference
6 cm
1928
1928
Election
1928
Winner in Electoral College
Herbert Hoover
Height
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height
182 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Al Smith
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in
Difference
1 cm
1924
1924
Election
1924
Winner in Electoral College
Calvin Coolidge
Height
5 ft 10 in
Height
178 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
John W. Davis Robert M. La Follette
Height
5 ft 10 1⁄2 in 5 ft 5 in
Height
180 cm 165 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in 5 in
Difference
1 cm 13 cm
1920
1920
Election
1920
Winner in Electoral College
Warren G. Harding
Height
6 ft 0 in
Height
183 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
James M. Cox
Height
5 ft 6 in
Height
168 cm
Difference
6 in
Difference
15 cm
1916
1916
Election
1916
Winner in Electoral College
Woodrow Wilson
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Charles Evans Hughes
Height
5 ft 10 in
Height
178 cm
Difference
1 in
Difference
3 cm
1912
1912
Election
1912
Winner in Electoral College
Woodrow Wilson
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt
Height
5 ft 11 1⁄2 in 5 ft 10 in
Height
182 cm 178 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in 1 in
Difference
1 cm 3 cm
1908
1908
Election
1908
Winner in Electoral College
William Howard Taft
Height
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
Height
182 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
William Jennings Bryan
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in
Difference
1 cm
1904
1904
Election
1904
Winner in Electoral College
Theodore Roosevelt
Height
5 ft 10 in
Height
178 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Alton B. Parker
Height
5 ft 9 in
Height
175 cm
Difference
1 in
Difference
3 cm
1900
1900
Election
1900
Winner in Electoral College
William McKinley
Height
5 ft 7 in
Height
170 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
William Jennings Bryan
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Difference
4 in
Difference
10 cm
1896
1896
Election
1896
Winner in Electoral College
William McKinley
Height
5 ft 7 in
Height
170 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
William Jennings Bryan
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Difference
4 in
Difference
10 cm
1892
1892
Election
1892
Winner in Electoral College
Grover Cleveland
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Benjamin Harrison
Height
5 ft 6 in
Height
168 cm
Difference
5 in
Difference
13 cm
1888
1888
Election
1888
Winner in Electoral College
Benjamin Harrison
Height
5 ft 6 in
Height
168 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Grover Cleveland
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Difference
5 in
Difference
13 cm
1884
1884
Election
1884
Winner in Electoral College
Grover Cleveland
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
James G. Blaine
Height
5 ft 11 in
Height
180 cm
Difference
0 in
Difference
0 cm
1880
1880
Election
1880
Winner in Electoral College
James A. Garfield
Height
6 ft 0 in
Height
183 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Winfield Hancock
Height
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Height
187 cm
Difference
1+1⁄2 in
Difference
4 cm
1876
1876
Election
1876
Winner in Electoral College
Rutherford B. Hayes
Height
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
Height
174 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Samuel Tilden
Height
5 ft 10 in
Height
178 cm
Difference
1+1⁄2 in
Difference
4 cm
1872
1872
Election
1872
Winner in Electoral College
Ulysses S. Grant
Height
5 ft 8 in
Height
173 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Horace Greeley
Height
5 ft 10 in
Height
178 cm
Difference
2 in
Difference
5 cm
1868
1868
Election
1868
Winner in Electoral College
Ulysses S. Grant
Height
5 ft 8 in
Height
173 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Horatio Seymour
1864
1864
Election
1864
Winner in Electoral College
Abraham Lincoln
Height
6 ft 4 in
Height
193 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
George B. McClellan
Height
5 ft 8 in
Height
173 cm
Difference
8 in
Difference
20 cm
1860
1860
Election
1860
Winner in Electoral College
Abraham Lincoln
Height
6 ft 4 in
Height
193 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Stephen A. Douglas John C. Breckinridge
Height
5 ft 4 in 6 ft 2 in
Height
163 cm 188 cm
Difference
12 in 2 in
Difference
30 cm 5 cm
1856
1856
Election
1856
Winner in Electoral College
James Buchanan
Height
6 ft 0 in
Height
183 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Millard Fillmore John C. Frémont
Height
69 in5 ft 9 in 5 ft 9 in
Height
175 cm 175 cm
Difference
3 in 3 in
Difference
8 cm 8 cm
1852
1852
Election
1852
Winner in Electoral College
Franklin Pierce
Height
5 ft 10 in
Height
178 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Winfield Scott
Height
6 ft 5 in
Height
196 cm
Difference
7 in
Difference
18 cm
1848
1848
Election
1848
Winner in Electoral College
Zachary Taylor
Height
5 ft 8 in
Height
173 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Lewis Cass
Height
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
Height
174 cm
Difference
1⁄2 in
Difference
1 cm
1844
1844
Election
1844
Winner in Electoral College
James K. Polk
Height
5 ft 8 in
Height
173 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Henry Clay
Height
6 ft 1 in
Height
185 cm
Difference
5 in
Difference
13 cm
1840
1840
Election
1840
Winner in Electoral College
William Henry Harrison
Height
5 ft 8 in
Height
173 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Martin Van Buren
Height
5 ft 6 in
Height
168 cm
Difference
2 in
Difference
5 cm
1836
1836
Election
1836
Winner in Electoral College
Martin Van Buren
Height
5 ft 6 in
Height
168 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Hugh Lawson White William Henry Harrison
Height
5 ft 11 in 68 in5 ft 8 in
Height
180 cm 173 cm
Difference
5 in 2 in
Difference
13 cm 5 cm
1832
1832
Election
1832
Winner in Electoral College
Andrew Jackson
Height
6 ft 1 in
Height
185 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Henry Clay
Height
6 ft 1 in
Height
185 cm
Difference
0 in
Difference
0 cm
1828
1828
Election
1828
Winner in Electoral College
Andrew Jackson
Height
6 ft 1 in
Height
185 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
John Quincy Adams
Height
5 ft 7+1⁄2 in
Height
171 cm
Difference
5+1⁄2 in
Difference
14 cm
1824
1824
Election
1824
Winner in Electoral College
John Quincy Adams
Height
5 ft 7+1⁄2 in
Height
171 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
William H. Crawford Andrew Jackson** Henry Clay
Height
6 ft 3 in 73 in6 ft 1 in 73 in6 ft 1 in
Height
190 cm 185 cm 185 cm
Difference
7+1⁄2 in 5+1⁄2 in 5+1⁄2 in
Difference
19 cm 14 cm 14 cm
1820
1820
Election
1820
Winner in Electoral College
James Monroe†
Height
6 ft 0 in
Height
183 cm
1816
1816
Election
1816
Winner in Electoral College
James Monroe
Height
6 ft 0 in
Height
183 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Rufus King
1812
1812
Election
1812
Winner in Electoral College
James Madison
Height
5 ft 4 in
Height
163 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
DeWitt Clinton
Height
6 ft 3 in
Height
190 cm
Difference
11 in
Difference
28 cm
1808
1808
Election
1808
Winner in Electoral College
James Madison
Height
5 ft 4 in
Height
163 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Charles C. Pinckney
Height
5 ft 9 in
Height
175 cm
Difference
5 in
Difference
13 cm
1804
1804
Election
1804
Winner in Electoral College
Thomas Jefferson
Height
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Height
189 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Charles C. Pinckney
Height
5 ft 9 in
Height
175 cm
Difference
5+1⁄2 in
Difference
14 cm
1800
1800
Election
1800
Winner in Electoral College
Thomas Jefferson
Height
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Height
189 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
John Adams
Height
5 ft 7 in
Height
170 cm
Difference
7+1⁄2 in
Difference
19 cm
1796
1796
Election
1796
Winner in Electoral College
John Adams
Height
5 ft 7 in
Height
170 cm
Main opponent(s) during election
Thomas Jefferson
Height
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Height
189 cm
Difference
7+1⁄2 in
Difference
19 cm
1792
1792
Election
1792
Winner in Electoral College
George Washington†
Height
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Height
187 cm
1788–89
1788–89
Election
1788–89
Winner in Electoral College
George Washington†
Height
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Height
187 cm
Election
Winner in Electoral College
Height
Main opponent(s) during election
Height
Difference
2024
Donald Trump
6 ft 3 in
190 cm
Kamala Harris
5 ft 4+1⁄2 in
164 cm
10+1⁄2 in
27 cm
2020
Joe Biden
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
Donald Trump
6 ft 3 in
190 cm
3 in
8 cm
2016
Donald Trump
6 ft 3 in
190 cm
Hillary Clinton
5 ft 5 in
165 cm
10 in
25 cm
2012
Barack Obama
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
187 cm
Mitt Romney
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
187 cm
0 in
0 cm
2008
Barack Obama
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
187 cm
John McCain
5 ft 9 in
175 cm
4+1⁄2 in
11 cm
2004
George W. Bush
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
John Kerry
6 ft 4 in
193 cm
4+1⁄2 in
11 cm
2000
George W. Bush
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
Al Gore
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
1+1⁄2 in
4 cm
1996
Bill Clinton
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
189 cm
Bob Dole
6 ft 2 in
188 cm
1⁄2 in
1 cm
1992
Bill Clinton
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
189 cm
George H. W. Bush Ross Perot
6 ft 2 in 5 ft 5 in
188 cm 165 cm
1⁄2 in 9 1⁄2 in
1 cm 24 cm
1988
George H. W. Bush
6 ft 2 in
188 cm
Michael Dukakis
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
174 cm
5+1⁄2 in
14 cm
1984
Ronald Reagan
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
Walter Mondale
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
2 in
5 cm
1980
Ronald Reagan
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
Jimmy Carter
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
177 cm
3+1⁄2 in
9 cm
1976
Jimmy Carter
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
177 cm
Gerald Ford
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
2+1⁄2 in
6 cm
1972
Richard Nixon
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
George McGovern
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
1+1⁄2 in
4 cm
1968
Richard Nixon
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
Hubert Humphrey George Wallace
5 ft 11 in 5 ft 7 in
180 cm 170 cm
1⁄2 in 4 1⁄2 in
1 cm 12 cm
1964
Lyndon B. Johnson
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
192 cm
Barry Goldwater
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
4+1⁄2 in
11 cm
1960
John F. Kennedy
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
Richard Nixon
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
1+1⁄2 in
4 cm
1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
179 cm
Adlai Stevenson II
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
1⁄2 in
1 cm
1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
179 cm
Adlai Stevenson II
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
1⁄2 in
1 cm
1948
Harry S. Truman
5 ft 9 in
175 cm
Thomas Dewey
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
1 in
3 cm
1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt
6 ft 2 in
188 cm
Thomas Dewey
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
6 in
15 cm
1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
6 ft 2 in
188 cm
Wendell Willkie
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
189 cm
1⁄2 in
1 cm
1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt
6 ft 2 in
188 cm
Alfred Landon
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
3 in
8 cm
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt
6 ft 2 in
188 cm
Herbert Hoover
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
2+1⁄2 in
6 cm
1928
Herbert Hoover
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
Al Smith
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
1⁄2 in
1 cm
1924
Calvin Coolidge
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
John W. Davis Robert M. La Follette
5 ft 10 1⁄2 in 5 ft 5 in
180 cm 165 cm
1⁄2 in 5 in
1 cm 13 cm
1920
Warren G. Harding
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
James M. Cox
5 ft 6 in
168 cm
6 in
15 cm
1916
Woodrow Wilson
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
Charles Evans Hughes
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
1 in
3 cm
1912
Woodrow Wilson
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt
5 ft 11 1⁄2 in 5 ft 10 in
182 cm 178 cm
1⁄2 in 1 in
1 cm 3 cm
1908
William Howard Taft
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
182 cm
William Jennings Bryan
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
1⁄2 in
1 cm
1904
Theodore Roosevelt
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
Alton B. Parker
5 ft 9 in
175 cm
1 in
3 cm
1900
William McKinley
5 ft 7 in
170 cm
William Jennings Bryan
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
4 in
10 cm
1896
William McKinley
5 ft 7 in
170 cm
William Jennings Bryan
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
4 in
10 cm
1892
Grover Cleveland
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
Benjamin Harrison
5 ft 6 in
168 cm
5 in
13 cm
1888
Benjamin Harrison
5 ft 6 in
168 cm
Grover Cleveland
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
5 in
13 cm
1884
Grover Cleveland
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
James G. Blaine
5 ft 11 in
180 cm
0 in
0 cm
1880
James A. Garfield
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
Winfield Hancock
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
187 cm
1+1⁄2 in
4 cm
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
174 cm
Samuel Tilden
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
1+1⁄2 in
4 cm
1872
Ulysses S. Grant
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
Horace Greeley
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
2 in
5 cm
1868
Ulysses S. Grant
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
Horatio Seymour
1864
Abraham Lincoln
6 ft 4 in
193 cm
George B. McClellan
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
8 in
20 cm
1860
Abraham Lincoln
6 ft 4 in
193 cm
Stephen A. Douglas John C. Breckinridge
5 ft 4 in 6 ft 2 in
163 cm 188 cm
12 in 2 in
30 cm 5 cm
1856
James Buchanan
6 ft 0 in
183 cm
Millard Fillmore John C. Frémont
69 in5 ft 9 in 5 ft 9 in
175 cm 175 cm
3 in 3 in
8 cm 8 cm
1852
Franklin Pierce
5 ft 10 in
178 cm
Winfield Scott
6 ft 5 in
196 cm
7 in
18 cm
1848
Zachary Taylor
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
Lewis Cass
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
174 cm
1⁄2 in
1 cm
1844
James K. Polk
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
Henry Clay
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
5 in
13 cm
1840
William Henry Harrison
5 ft 8 in
173 cm
Martin Van Buren
5 ft 6 in
168 cm
2 in
5 cm
1836
Martin Van Buren
5 ft 6 in
168 cm
Hugh Lawson White William Henry Harrison
5 ft 11 in 68 in5 ft 8 in
180 cm 173 cm
5 in 2 in
13 cm 5 cm
1832
Andrew Jackson
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
Henry Clay
6 ft 1 in
185 cm
0 in
0 cm

References

  1. Lyndon B. Johnson measured 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm) according to a report of physical examination from October 1941.
  2. Other public records, including Trump's 2012 driver's license, give his height as 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
  3. Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1918 passport gives his height as 6 ft 1⁄2 in (184 cm).
  4. Washington once mentioned his height as being 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
  5. Kennedy measured 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) according to a report of physical examination from October 1941.
  6. In 1984, The New York Times referred to Biden as 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).
  7. Nixon measured 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) according to a report of physical examination from October 1943.
  8. Truman measured 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) according to a report of physical examination from 1917.
  9. One account describes Seymour as "above medium height".
  10. As some examples, USA TODAY listed height among six criteria for predicting who would win the 2004 election; a Washingto
    https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-06-23-bush-kerry-cover_x.htm
  11. whitehouse
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250416130208/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/04/memorandum-from-the-white-house-physician/
  12. nymag
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250130134735/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/how-tall-is-j-d-vance-google.html
  13. Slate
    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/09/how-tall-is-donald-trump-really.html
  14. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-drivers-license-height-232948
  15. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/17/a-tall-tale-accuracy-of-trumps-medical-report-and-new-height-questioned
  16. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/08/25/donald-trump-georgia-arrest-mugshot-weight-loss-height-gain/
  17. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/wh2000/stories/tall080399.htm
  18. The Leadership Quarterly
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1048984312000884
  19. Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
  20. Kleinke, Chris L., First Impressions: The Psychology of Encountering Others, Prentice-Hall, 1975, p. 13. ISBN 0-13-31842
    https://books.google.com/books?id=4AMR5O8o-_4C
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