Who was the first President you ever voted for (or are going to vote for!)

[Liberalboy]

Knowing that bill is speaking tonight warms my heart and made me nostalgic. At 18 in 1992, I voted for Bill Clinton as my first President. he made me excited, hopeful and happy. I feel that way again, thanks Senator Obama.

So who was yours?

[Dissent Is Patriotic]

1. Bill Clinton. 1996. n/t (I'm 29)

[Breeze54]

2. McGovern.

:hi:

[Why Syzygy]

He said PRESIDENT.

[Breeze54]

79. He WAS my president. Nixon never was.... and neither is Bush!!

:puke:

Back then the bumper sticker after that election said:

"Nixon - 49... America - 1"

That's because my state was the only state that did NOT elect Nixon! :P

[csziggy]

88. Same here

[RedEarth]

135. McGovern here too

[KansDem]

154. McGovern (nt)

[silverweb]

162. Ditto!

:patriot:

[Faygo Kid]

168. Include me in. Still probably my best vote, too.

Until this year.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. McGovern n/t

[high density]

4. Al Gore

Was not interested in politics at all at that time.

[Whalestoe]

5. Obama! First time voter here. n/t

[Liberalboy]

7. WTG! Congrats!

[yardwork]

148. That's wonderful! Welcome to DU!

[AlCzervik]

6. Dukakis.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

8. Me too.

[Liberalboy]

13. My parents went insane for Dukakis

....the good Greek immigrant Massachusetts residents that they were :-)

[NatBurner]

139. ditto

[bigwillq]

9. Clinton, 1996 (nt)

[AnnieBW]

10. The first President I voted for was Clinton

However, my first Presidential vote was for Mondale/Ferraro.

[SeattleGirl]

Jimmy Carter, when he ran against Reagan.

But I was pissed when I went to vote, because Carter had conceded to Reagan, and they announced it on the radio just as I was pulling into my driveway after work. My voting place was the school next door. I voted anyway, but damn, I was pissed!

That's why voting rights are sooooooooo important to me.

Yes, Reagan would probably have won anyway, even if the fucking news hadn't blabbed, but I felt absolutely disenfranchised that year.

At least now, the media keeps their yaps shut a little longer.

[WindRiverMan]

11. My first vote was for the Big Dog

in 1992

[PCIntern]

12. McGovern...

on election night I met this terrific gal in the GOTV in Rochester, NY and we realized that there was no hope at all whatsoever, went out for a drink and dinner, and then...the rest was history...and herstory!

[Liberalboy]

18. Awww...that's awesome n/t

[Why Syzygy]

14. Nixon. 1972

The last president I voted for was Bill Clinton. I've regretted that. I hope he comes through tonight.

[Breeze54]

83. I hope you regretted that Nixon vote too.

:puke:

[Why Syzygy]

89. Of course. duh

My vote wouldn't have changed anything, but all us regret Nixon, right?

[Honeycombe8]

15. Gives my age away, but it was Carter (the first time he ran). nt

[WCGreen]

56. Me too....

[maseman]

16. 1992 CLinton

[BOSSHOG]

Richard Nixon, absentee ballot from boot camp 1972

I was young and stupid, my priorities were pussy and beer. I voted for Ford in 76 but haven't voted for a republican for any post since then and have no intention of starting now.

[Why Syzygy]

26. I voted for Nixon but not Ford. Carter was my first Democrat.

[BOSSHOG]

46. I never warmed to Nixon

but as a 22 year old I really liked Gerald Ford. But now, President Carter is one of my heroes. What a great guy.

My votes prove the ole axiom, youth wasted on the young.

[Why Syzygy]

64. Ditto on the youth maxim.

I liked McGovern (always hated war), but was raised to be a repug.
At 18 years old, we are more a product of our homes than we ever imagined then.

[Raine]

Me too

as far as the vote, not the pussy and beer, haha. I voted for Ford but that was the last time I voted repuke, ever.

[demosincebirth]

17. Kennedy 1960

[Liberalboy]

22. That must have been so cool!

[RebelOne]

149. JFK also.

[demosincebirth]

188. Two of us (old timers) here

[11 Bravo]

19. George McGovern

[DevonRex]

20. Well, hell. Ronnie. I was a kid, okay? And I was raised rabid

republican. It was NOT my fault.

And that's the LAST time I ever voted repuke, too.

[SuperTrouper]

170. Me too, I voted for Ronnie against Carter in 1980 as my family was GOP

but now ALL of us bleed blue as in blue states.

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. McGovern was the first n/t

[Katha]

23. John Kerry.

I proudly absentee voted from England - and cried my heart out when the election returns came in.

[Chloroplast]

37. Kerry was my first Presidential election as well.

I stayed up that night waiting for the results. I will never forget the feeling of rage as Dick Cheney came on TV early the next morning asking that Kerry 'do the right thing' and concede.

[margotb822]

57. x3

It was a terrible blow. I still feel sick about it.

[Lisa0825]

24. Dukakis 1988.

My parents had been life long Democrats, but my Dad broke ranks and voted for Bush that time. My mom was PISSED. She sneered at him for weeks and blamed him for "dooming us to a Republican President."

[Inspired]

25. Carter in 1980

[mokawanis]

27. Carter n/t

[Kber]

28. Bill - 1992

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

29. Proudly voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976 n/t

[ladywnch]

97. same here eom

[Staph]

30. McGovern in 1972

I had just turned 18 that year, and 18-year-olds had just been given the vote (thank you, Senator Jennings Randolph!). My older sister, who was 23, was really cheesed off that she and I would both get our first chance to vote for president the same year, despite the five-year age difference.

She got over it. But neither of us ever got over Nixon's win!

[lamp_shade]

133. McGovern

[Madam Mossfern]

31. Let's see now....

I was born in September 1948 and the voting age was 21 until 1972. So then I would have voted for the first time in 1972 even though I worked on McCarthy's campaign in 1968. So then it would be George McGovern. Yes, I had to reason it out...sue me.

[crazylikafox]

32. McGovern

[tilsammans]

33. My first-ever vote for President (and any office) was . . .

. . . for George McGovern.

The first presidential candidate I ever voted for who actually became President: Jimmy Carter. The second, and last: Bill Clinton.

I don't regret any of those votes.

:dem:

[Bluzmann57]

34. Jimmy Carter

I was 19 at the time and obviously it was my first Presidential election. Never missed one yet and don't intend to until I die. I was raised in a Democratic family. I am greatful for that. I do not think I could handle being as screwed up as most RWers are.

[Liberalboy]

41. Me too....

My parents were proud Democrats and I have yet to miss a vote, even when I moved to Canada

[Neecy]

35. Jimmy Carter

[Hippo_Tron]

36. Obama, my first vote ever though was for New Orleans Mayor

[sandnsea]

38. Mr. Carter

:loveya:

[LSK]

39. How do I pick between Bill, Al, or John???

:shrug:

[XemaSab]

40. Ralph Nader, 1996

:D

[MaryEllen9399]

42. 1992-Bill Clinton

I was so excited that it was my 1st presidential election. I was 21 at the time.

[Yes We Did]

43. Bill Clinton 96

[Radical Activist]

76. Clinton in '96

This is the first Democratic nominee I've been really excited to vote for instead of it being a vote against the Republican.

[blue_onyx]

44. John Kerry in 2004

[Zomby Woof]

45. Dukakis, 1988

Missed being able to vote for Mondale in 1984 by one year.

Supported Paul Simon in 1988 - starting my tradition of getting behind untelegenic-but-principled long shots first, lol.

I am a Party Animal. I either vote the "D" or not at all. I have yet to encounter a Republican on a ballot who wasn't either a stupid sack of shit, or a lying asshat - and they were usually both.

[marlakay]

47. carter 76

and i was so excited...

[KharmaTrain]

48. Jimmy Carter, 1976

I worked for McGovern in '72...and have proudly voted for every Democratic nominee ever since. What's more inspiring is this year my son will vote in his first election and, along with his older sister who I helped cast her first vote in '04...we're organizing a voting party for a bunch of friends...making sure we get as many to the polls as we can.

[Liberalboy]

49. That is so cool KharmaTrain!

[scarletwoman]

50. McGovern in 1972.

They changed the voting age too late for me to vote for Eugene McCarthy in 1968 when I was 18.

sw

[yellowdogintexas]

51. my first elected president was Carter. I voted for the first time in a presidential

election for Hubert Humphrey in 1968
weeping because it was not Robert Kennedy

then came McGovern
Carter
Carter
Mondale
Dukakis
Clinton
Clinton
Gore
Kerry
and NOW

OBAMA

edited to add: as a resident of Kentucky I could vote at 18 in 1966..my first actual chance to vote was a primary in 1967..for circuit court judge and other things. I voted for a family friend who was running for judge, he won, stayed there until he retired in 1990 ...when my husband and I were married in 1983 he performed the ceremony.

[dailykoff]

52. Carter, 1980

Huge disappointment.

[progressiveforever]

111. Same here

First vote I ever cast at age 18 and 2 months.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

116. I'll second that...

I knew the results would be bad, but I had no idea they'd be that bad.

And here's what I don't get. Given the economic disaster that WAS the Reagan Administration, and given that Dubya followed the same script and achieved a equal (or even worse) disaster, I find it hard to believe that there are sentient human beings in this world who still buy this Supply Side bullshit.

What more evidence do they need that this theory is a load of steaming crap?

[ElizabethDC]

53. Obama

I was just shy of my 18th birthday in '04, so this is the first presidential election that I'll actually be able to vote in. Pretty exciting.

[jillan]

54. Carter when he ran against Ford.

Haven't missed an election ever since.

[Kaylee]

55. Bill Clinton....1992

[TheKentuckian]

69. Clinton 92

but have been preaching the good word since Carter-Reagan.

[BklynChick]

58. first person to vote for president was Jimmy Carter in 1980. never voted for a winner, but that

will change this year.

[Arkansas Granny]

59. The first President I voted for was Carter, 1976.

1968 was my first Presidential election and I voted for Hubert Humphrey.

Edited because I didn't read the question closely enough.

[undeterred]

60. Ford in 1976

and I was sorry later that day when a girlfriend told me how wonderful a man Jimmy Carter was. Ford is the only Republican I've ever voted for, so I guess it wasn't too bad.

[Longhorn]

91. Ford for me, too. I voted for Carter in '80 and never voted for a Republican again. nt

[undeterred]

94. Ugh

I cried when Carter lost in 1980 and felt so bad I screwed up the first time. After that nobody I voted for won till Clinton in 1992.

[w8liftinglady]

104. sigh...me,too.Never again did I vote "R" after that

[undeterred]

132. It reminds me that I too was young and dumb once

I thought it was good to vote for the incumbent because he already knew how to do the job. Not the worst of reasons- but it makes me realize how many people there are out there every election who know as little as I did that year.

[democrattotheend]

61. Kerry's the first one I voted for legally

But I think my mom may have let me pull the lever for Bill Clinton when I was 8.

Funny thing is, I like John Kerry much better now than when I voted for him.

[NEM]

62. John Fitzgerald Kennedy

.

[AbbeyRoad]

63. Bill Clinton in 1996

That was the first time I could vote for President.

[DUgosh]

65. Jimmy Carter 1976 & 1982 too

[bushisanidiot]

66. Reagan, 1984. I graduated high school that year! Sorry!

I have changed so much since then. I grew up in a republican household and didn't turn democrat until 1996. DOMA pushed me over the edge!! It finally occured to me that republicans are JUST PLAIN MEAN!! I have not looked back since then.. still can't believe I voted for Reagan and Bush Sr. twice!! Ack!

[IsItJustMe]

123. Yeah, we all make mistakes. I voted for Reagan in 80. But unlike some, sounds like you and I

learnt our lessons and moved on. LOL

[gauguin57]

67. Jimmy Carter in 1976. But I supported Mo Udall in the primary, and cried my eyes out when he lost.

I miss Morris! He was da man!


Morris King Udall (1922-1998)
True liberal
Advocate for campaign finance reform and Native Americans
Environmentalist
Vocal critic of the then-racist policies of his own church (Latter-Day Saints)
Da Man!

[romana]

68. First votes

First vote in a presidential election was for Dukakis in 1988. First vote for a presidential winner was Bill Clinton in 1992. I'm 43. I could have voted in 1984 and I really regret now that I didn't. I just didn't care about politics then.

[spanone]

70. george mcgovern 1972

[JohnnyLib2]

71. JFK

Enjoyed that roll call too.............

[Arugula Latte]

72. 1984 -- Fritz Mondale and Geraldine Crazypants Ferraro

I had no idea the woman I so admired would become a Fox News shill and a big-mouthed PUMA. :grr:

[mzmolly]

109. Same

here. Never liked her as the VP pick. She lost the election for us IMHO.

[Irishonly]

73. McGovern n/t

[Beregond2]

74. McGovern, if you mean "presidential candidate."

[ronnykmarshall]

75. Kennedy 1980

[smuvop]

78. Dukakis

Local 1174 Labor Union Riverside, Ca.

[flamingdem]

77. Carter, Jimmeh

[Graybeard]

80. Johnson 1964

The voting age in 1960 was 21 and I missed that by just a month,so I was not able to vote for Kennedy. In '64 I pulled the lever for Johnson but I was voting for JFK.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

126. Ah, you sound like me!

I was too young to vote for Kennedy!

So my first presidential vote went to Johnson...1964.

It was a tough time...

[TahitiNut]

184. Yup. LBJ in 1964 ... for the same reasons.

Then it was Nixon in 1968 ... as I was in LBJ's Army on my way to Nam.

[newfie11]

81. LBJ

Many moons ago.

[SteppingRazor]

82. Al Gore. In 2000. In Florida.

But, hey, I'm not bitter or nuthin'. x(

[Phredicles]

84. Mondale '84 (But Clinton was my first winner).

[LSK]

85. Bill Clinton

[liberaldem4ever]

86. Jimmy Carter

I was so proud and excited to be able to vote-I was 18 yo.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

87. Kerry, 2004.

[MANative]

90. Jimmy Carter in 1980

when I was 20. Sadly, my first, but not last, experience in disappointment at the polls. Ready for a win this time!!

[RockaFowler]

92. Bill Clinton 1992

I was 21 and so happy to vote for him. I remember the lines were so long, we were late getting to work that morning. It was a beautiful site.

[nadinbrzezinski]

93. Gore

[karlschneider]

95. Barry Goldwater. He wasn't a complete jerk and I was a callow kid.

Besides I knew him personally. Last Republican I ever voted for.
What can I say?

[MiniMe]

125. He would probably be a dem or an independent today

[Chovexani]

96. Al Gore

:cry:

[swishyfeet]

98. Dukakis

[Heather MC]

99. BARACK OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GrizzlyMan]

100. For Clinton in 1992 at 21 years old...just missed the 88 election

Though I supported GOre that year in the primaries.

[XOKCowboy]

101. George McGovern

I'd have voted for a ham sandwich before voting for Nixon though. I had a low lottery number in the draft.

[Top Cat]

102. Bill Clinton

[clevbot]

103. Kerry

[Dem2theMax]

105. Carter in 1976. And my Mom had talked me into registering as a

repuke! It somehow never worked. I've always voted for Dems. Was born with a heart of BLUE. :)

(And yes, I re-registered as a Dem. Now Mom is one too. All 90 years of her. Dad and I are very proud that she's come over from the dark side!) ;)

[Undercurrent]

106. The first person I voted for who became President was Carter.

But I had voted for Humphrey my first time.

[shadowknows69]

107. I was one of the eight people that voted for Dukakis

[mzmolly]

108. Mondale.

:)

[democrat2thecore]

110. 1980: Kennedy in the primary and Carter in the general -nt

[jab105]

112. My first vote ever was for AL GORE!!!

and I'm so proud of that:)

[PermanentRevolution]

113. Kerry 2004

My secret shame is that I was a non-voting Democrat in Florida in 2000. I was young and didn't care about politics at the time. I was foolish, and I bear that burden with a heavy heart, seeing all that has happened since...

[Sugarcoated]

114. Mondale

I turned 18 in October of '79, but I missed the vote of that election - but that's when I started to pay attention.

[WeDidIt]

115. First presidential CANDIDATE was Gary Hart '84

then Walter Mondale in the GE.

First PRESIDENT I ever voted for was Bill Clinton in '92.

[IndianaGreen]

117. Jimmy Carter

I was living in Atlanta when then-newly sworn governor Carter said "the days of segregation are over!"

[Lucky 13]

118. Clinton, 1996

[MiniMe]

119. Carter 1976

[Jennicut]

120. Bubba, 1996 I was 20

Went Gore, Kerry and now Obama!

[IsItJustMe]

121. Ronald Reagan in 1980. Damn was I young and dum. Sometimes though, with age, you do gain some

wisdom.

[yardwork]

151. I was even worse. I didn't even vote in that election. I've never missed one since.

[GreenPartyVoter]

122. Clinton for the first time around, mostly because I was impressed with Hillary and wanted

an outspoken feminist in the White House. :)

[ccharles000]

124. Obama.

I am 19.

[justiceischeap]

127. 1992 Bill Clinton... man what a disappointment

Being gay and hearing Bill say he was going to end the ban on gays in the military and then to be handed DADT. I still liked him though. :}

[Left Is Write]

128. The first President I voted for? Clinton. The first Presidential candidate I voted for? Mondale.

I was 18 in 1984, and I proudly cast my vote for Walter Mondale. I have voted DEMOCRAT in every presidential election since.

I have always given my votes to Democrats.

[SoxFan]

129. Paul Simon

I voted for him in the 1988 NH Primary. I still have the autographed book with that date in it.

[DearAbby]

130. Carter was my first vote in 1976....n/t

[Sunnyshine]

131. Clinton '92 - I was 19 yrs. old and I campaigned all summer long. Good times.

I have that same feeling this time and Barack inspires people just as Bill did in the 90's.

[chieftain]

134. Hubert Humphrey. I was still in mourning for the loss of Bobby

but I knew what a disaster Nixon would be.

[Dem_4_Life]

136. Al Gore

I was so upset that my 18th birthday was a week after the '96 election so I had to wait 4 MORE YEARS to be able to vote for president.

[indie_voter]

137. Mondale. n/t

[ampad]

138. John Kerry

I was so damn proud of that vote. I wore my "I voted" sticker all day long. Needless to say I cried the night the election was stolen from this country. I have no confidence in democracy and the election system. I didn't start paying much attention to politics until it was stolen from Gore.

[Anexio]

140. John Kerry - 2004

[demokatgurrl]

141. Jimmy Carter, 1976. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

142. Dukakis--18 years old.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

143. does a primary vote count? hillary was my first vote ever.

obama will be my second.

[Liberalboy]

152. Very Cool!

[Bluenorthwest]

144. Jimmy Carter

Was the first time I cast a vote of my own. My Dad always let me mark his ballot when I was a small boy, so the first one I remember marking was for LBJ. But that was his vote....he taught me well, he did not really care for LBJ, but he voted Democratic always. The alternative was the bad guy.
First Convention I remember was Chicago 68. This one seems smooth as silk by comparison.

[ThatsMyBarack]

145. Bill Clinton, 1992.

I was a senior in college, and I voted via absentee ballot. I was so scared that the ballot wouldn't show up in time. When it did (exactly one week before Election Day), I shouted for joy and went to lunch. Afterward, I locked myself in my dorm room, carefully punched the right candidates on my ballot, and tossed it in the mailbox.

To this day, I believe it WAS counted! :patriot:

[calico1]

146. Bush in 1988.

I was old enough to vote in 1976 (18) but not eligible to vote for President because I lived in Puerto Rico at the time and you can't vote for President there.

In 1987 I moved back to the mainland. At the time I wasn't really that much into politics.

Now I am much more aware of the issues so in hindsight, knowing what I know now, I would have voted for Dukakis.

[lapislzi]

147. Carter, 1980

Ever after, I refused to use the designation "President" in front of Reagan's name, just as I refuse to use it for the current criminal-in-charge.

[yardwork]

150. Mondale

[crimsonblue]

153. I voted for FDR

[Liberalboy]

166. How cool!

He is one of my most favourite Presidents!

[sufrommich]

169. Wow! May I ask which election? That's very cool! nt

[Carolina]

185. WOW!

:bounce::hi:

[ObamaKerryDem]

155. Kerry..

in '04, of course. I was 18, my first election. Though it was bitterly dissapointing at the end, I still feel proud of my vote...and still have a "Don't Blame Me, I Voted for KERRY" icon displayed proudly on my Myspace. ;)

Still love the man, esp. after his speech last night! :) He doesn't get enough respect, IMO..

But re-reading the original post, I should probably re-phrase and say that I haven't , obviously, voted for someone who ended up being elected President...yet. That will change on Election Day this year, though..;) *Crosses fingers*

[elkston]

156. Ross Perot, 1992 (runs to hide) n/t

[kimmerspixelated]

160. Don't feel so bad. I voted for him, too!

[cyr330]

157. Mondale/Ferraro-- 1984 here

[kimmerspixelated]

158. My first vote was cast for Jimmy Carter!

[Alexander]

159. John Kerry, 2004.

I was too young to vote for Gore but I volunteered for his campaign anyway.

[MadrasT]

161. Me too!!! Clinton '92!!!

:pals:

[trashcanistanista]

163. President Carter in 1976.

[Party Line]

164. Bush in 88

I was 18 and my parents were Reagan Democrats.

That was my first and last vote for a Republican.

[question everything]

167. Welcome home! (nt)

[sufrommich]

165. Carter,when he won it! nt

[Resuscitated Ethics]

171. Carter/Mondale for the raygun landslide '80

I blame Anderson for the eight rude years that followed. two heinous bumper stickers of the bush senior era "reagan eight great years" and "aids cures fags" on a family station wagon in rural va.

Nostalgia is a false comfort: things were definitely way more fucked up in the past, no kidding

[Zavulon]

172. Reagan in 1984.

Not proud of it, but you asked.

[malletgirl02]

173. My First Vote

I voted absentee for John Kerry in 2004. I look forward to casting my first in person presidential vote for Obama.

[Bluerthanblue]

174. James Earl Carter

and I still don't regret it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

175. George McGovern was the first candidate I voted for.

Jimmy Carter was the first actual president.

[Anwen]

176. Al Gore, 2000.

I turned 18 just in time. Every election since then has been heartbreaking for me, so hopefully 2008 will be different!

[Bill McBlueState]

177. I've never voted for a winner.

Turned 18 in 1998, voted for Gore and Kerry.

Actually, this was the first time I even voted for the eventual primary winner, after going for Bradley and Dean.

[musicblind]

180. I haven't even voted for a primary winner yet :(

I really hope this time around I get to vote for the winner!

[musicblind]

178. Al Gore. I turned 18 JUST in time to vote for him :)

[terrya]

179. Jimmy Carter in 1976.

I was proud to cast that vote.

[Kitsune]

181. Held my nose and voted for Kerry.

Fat lot of good it did.

[Carolina]

182. McGovern

[nsd]

183. Dukakis, 1988.

Ran a horrible campaign (managed by Susan Estrich) but would have been a good president.

[Fluffdaddy]

186. James Carter 1976

[fadedrose]

187. John Kennedy & Lyndon Johnson 1960 (I was 22) nt

[lumpy]

189. Adai Stevenson.

1950 (?) It's been awhile. Looking forward to an Obama victory.