But, how common is the Minority President in our history? Common? Rare? Somewhere in between? The wiki has the answer, but I'll save you the effort. Let's skip Washington, who ran unopposed and likely would have gotten 100% anyway.
Less than 51% Less than 50% Madison/2 J. Q. Adams Van Buren Polk Taylor Pierce Buchanan Lincoln Hayes Garfield Cleveland/1 Harrison Cleveland/2 Wilson/1&2 Truman JFK Nixon/1 Carter Reagan/1 Clinton/1&2 Dubya/1 Dubya/2 Trump/1&2That's a lot of Minority Rule for a democracy.
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