Ketinggian presiden dan calon presiden Amerika Syarikat

Rekod ketinggian presiden Amerika Syarikat dan calon presiden amat berguna untuk menilai peranan apa, jika ada, ketinggian yang diutamakan dalam pilihan raya presiden. Sesetengah pemerhati telah menyatakan bahawa calon lebih tinggi daripada dua parti utama cenderung diguna pakai dan berhujah ini adalah kerana keutamaan orang ramai untuk calon yang lebih tinggi. USA TODAY

Presiden dengan ketinggian paling tinggi ialah Abraham Lincoln pada ukuran 6 kaki 4 inci (193 cm). Manakala, presiden dengan ketinggian paling pendek ialah James Madison pada ukuran 5 kaki 4 inci (163 cm).

Donald Trump, presiden terkini, adalah 6 kaki 3 inci (191 cm) menurut ringkasan pemeriksaan fizikal rasmi pada tahun 2018 walaupun kad pendaftaran Perkhidmatan Terpilih 1964 menyatakan beliau adalah kira-kira 6 kaki 2 inci (188 cm). Mike Pence, naib presiden terkini, adalah 5 kaki 10 inci (178 cm).

Joe Biden, presiden terpilih terkini, adalah 5 kaki 11½ inci (182 cm) menurut ringkasan laporan pemeriksaan fizikal pada Disember 2019.

 Rekod ukuran ketinggian Presiden A.S. mengikut kedudukan
 Ked.  Bil.  Presiden  Tinggi (inci)  Tinggi (cm) Ruj. 1  16  Abraham Lincoln            2  36  Lyndon B. Johnson         3 3  Thomas Jefferson      4 1  George Washington   Various sources have put Washington's height between 6 ft and 6 ft 3 in. See: Chernow, Ron, Washington: A Life, 2010, The Penguin Press HC ; Wilson, Woodrow, George Washington, 2004, Cosimo, Inc., p. 111; Alden, John Richard, George Washington: A Biography, 1984, Louisiana State University Press, p. 11; Lodge, Henry Cabot, George Washington, Vol. I, 2007, The Echo Library, p. 30; Haworth, Paul Leland, George Washington, Kessinger Publishing, 2004, p. 119; Thayer, William Roscoe, George Washington, 1931, Plain Label Books, p. 65"George Washington Height, Weight", HowTallis.Org 21   Chester A. Arthur           32  Franklin D. Roosevelt        41  George H. W. Bush         42  Bill Clinton              45  Donald Trump       10  44  Barack Obama    11 7  Andrew Jackson       Remini, Robert V., Andrew Jackson, HarperCollins, 1969, p. 15.  35   John F. Kennedy               40  Ronald Reagan             14 5  James Monroe             Whitcomb, John and Claire Whitcomb, Real Life at the White House, Routledge (UK), 2002.  10  John Tyler                    15  James Buchanan                20  James A. Garfield             29   Warren G. Harding              38   Gerald Ford                   20 27   William Howard Taft     Sotos, John G. Taft and Pickwick: sleep apnea in the White House.  Chest. 2003;124:1133-1142.Online copy 31   Herbert Hoover           37   Richard Nixon               43   George W. Bush          24 22, 24   Grover Cleveland             28   Woodrow Wilson              Levin, Phyllis Lee, Edith & Woodrow: the Wilson White House, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.  Google Print 26  34    Dwight D. Eisenhower      27 14   Franklin Pierce              17   Andrew Johnson               26   Theodore Roosevelt           30   Calvin Coolidge             31 39   Jimmy Carter            32 13   Millard Fillmore             33   Harry S. Truman             34 19   Rutherford B. Hayes     35  9   William Henry Harrison       11   James K. Polk               Behrman, Carol H.James K. Polk, Twenty-First Century Books, 2004.  12   Zachary Taylor               18   Ulysses S. Grant            King, Charles, The True Ulysses Grant, Philadelphia & London, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1914.Google Print39  6   John Quincy Adams       Levy, Debbie,John Quincy Adams, Twenty-First Century Books, 2004, p. 28.  40 2   John Adams                Ferling, John E., John Adams: A Life, Owl Books, 1996, , p. 169.Google Print 25   William McKinley          42 8 Martin Van Buren           Widmer, Ted and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Edward L. Widmer, Martin Van Buren, Times Books, 2005, p. 2.  23   Benjamin Harrison      Loderhouse, Gary and Nelson Price, William Addison Hunter, Legendary Hoosiers: Famous Folks from the State of Indiana, Emmis Books, 1999.  Google Print44 4   James Madison              Phillips, Louis, Ask Me Anything About the Presidents, HarperCollins, 1992. 

Jadual perbandingan ketinggian calon presiden Amerika Syarikat

   Calon lebih tinggi dipilih    Calon lebih pendek dipilih    Pemenang dan lawan sama tinggi    Perbandingan data tiada 

 Pilihan raya  Pemenangdalam Kolej Elektoral  Tinggi  Lawan utamasemasa pilihan raya  Tinggi  Beza 2020  Joe Biden   Donald Trump    2½ in  6 cm 2016  Donald Trump    Hillary Clinton    7 in  18 cm  2012  Barack Obama    Mitt Romney    ½ in  1 cm 2008  Barack Obama    John McCain    4½ in  12 cm 2004  George W. Bush    John Kerry    4½ in  11 cm 2000  George W. Bush   Al Gore    1½ in  3 cm 1996  Bill Clinton    Bob DoleThe Washington Post listed Dole at 6'2"/1.88 m, USA TODAY listed him at 6'1"/1.85 m    ½ in  1 cm 1992  Bill Clinton    George H. W. Bush    0 in  0 cm 1988  George H. W. Bush    Michael Dukakis    6 in  15 cm 1984  Ronald Reagan    Walter Mondale    2 in  5 cm 1980  Ronald Reagan    Jimmy Carter    3½ in  8 cm 1976  Jimmy Carter    Gerald Ford    2½ in  6 cm 1972  Richard Nixon    George McGovern    1½ in  3 cm 1968  Richard Nixon    Hubert Humphrey   ½ in  2 cm 1964  Lyndon B. Johnson    Barry Goldwater    4½ in  12 cm 1960  John F. Kennedy    Richard Nixon    1½ in  3 cm1956  Dwight D. Eisenhower  Adlai Stevenson II   ½ in  1 cm 1952  Dwight D. Eisenhower    Adlai Stevenson II    ½ in  1 cm 1948  Harry S. Truman    Thomas Dewey    1 in  2 cm 1944  Franklin D. Roosevelt    Thomas Dewey    6 in  15 cm 1940  Franklin D. Roosevelt    Wendell Willkie    ½ in  1 cm 1936  Franklin D. Roosevelt    Alfred Landon    3 in  8 cm 1932  Franklin D. Roosevelt    Herbert Hoover    2½ in  6 cm 1928  Herbert Hoover    Al Smith    ½ in  2 cm 1924  Calvin Coolidge    John W. Davis    1 in  2 cm 1920  Warren G. Harding    James M. Cox    6 in  15 cm 1916  Woodrow Wilson    Charles Evans Hughes    1 in  2 cm 1912  Woodrow Wilson    William Howard TaftTheodore Roosevelt5 ft 11  in5 ft 10 in  182 cm178 cm  ½ in1 in  2 cm2 cm 1908  William Howard Taft   William Jennings BryanGillis, Too Tall, Too Small, p. 20.  Lists his height as . Lists his height as . Lists his height as  during his second year in college. Lists his height as .    ½ in  2 cm 1904  Theodore Roosevelt   Alton B. Parker    1 in  3 cm 1900  William McKinley    William Jennings Bryan    4 in  10 cm 1896  William McKinley    William Jennings Bryan     4 in  10 cm 1892  Grover Cleveland    Benjamin Harrison    5 in  12 cm 1888  Benjamin Harrison    Grover Cleveland*    5 in  12 cm 1884  Grover Cleveland    James G. BlaineRecords of his height have been difficult to obtain.  In one biography, he was described as "just under six feet in height".  While not a definitive record of his height, this description does allow us to presume he was at least comparable in height to Cleveland.  See     0 in  0 cm 1880  James A. Garfield   Winfield Hancock     1½ in  4 cm 1876  Rutherford B. Hayes    Samuel Tilden*    1½ in  4 cm 1872  Ulysses S. Grant     Horace Greeley    2 in  5 cm 1868  Ulysses S. Grant     Horatio Seymour           1864  Abraham Lincoln    George B. McClellan    8 in  20 cm 1860  Abraham Lincoln    Stephen A. DouglasJohn C. Breckinridge  5 ft 4 in6 ft 2 in  163 cm188 cm  12 in2 in  30 cm5 cm 1856  James Buchanan   Millard FillmoreJohn C. Frémont  69 in5 ft 9 in5 ft 9 in  175 cm175 cm  3 in3 in  8 cm8 cm 1852  Franklin Pierce     Winfield Scott    7 in  18 cm 1848  Zachary Taylor    Lewis CassAccording to Cass's biography, he was "about five foot eight or nine inches".  See     ½ in  1 cm 1844  James K. Polk     Henry Clay    5 in  12 cm 1840  William Henry Harrison    Martin Van Buren    2 in  5 cm 1836  Martin Van Buren    Hugh Lawson WhiteWilliam Henry Harrison  5 ft 11 in68 in5 ft 8 in  180 cm173 cm  5 in2 in  12 cm5 cm 1832  Andrew Jackson    Henry Clay    0 in  0 cm 1828  Andrew Jackson    John Quincy Adams    5½ in  14 cm 1824  John Quincy Adams    William H. CrawfordOne biography of Crawford describes his stature as being "considerably over six feet".  See Andrew Jackson**Henry Clay   6 ft 3 in73 in6 ft 1 in73 in6 ft 1 in  191 cm185 cm185 cm  7½ in5½ in5½ in  20 cm14 cm14 cm 1820  James Monroe†                  1816  James Monroe    Rufus King             1812  James Madison    DeWitt ClintonCornog, Evan, The Birth of Empire: DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828,     11 in  28 cm 1808  James Madison    Charles C. Pinckney    5 in  12 cm 1804  Thomas Jefferson    Charles C. Pinckney    5½ in  14 cm 1800  Thomas Jefferson    John Adams    7½ in  19 cm 1796  John Adams    Thomas Jefferson    7½ in  19 cm 1792  George Washington†                1788–89  George Washington†               

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** Kehilangan undi Dewan Perwakilan tetapi mendapat undi paling popular dan sejumlah undi elektoral majmuk, bukan majoriti yang diperlukan untuk menang.

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