1 | | Governor | 20 |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson (VA) | |
| 5 | James Monroe (VA) | |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson (FL Territory) | |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren (NY) | |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison (IN Territory, LA District, Northwest Territory) | |
| 10 | John Tyler (VA) | |
| 11 | James K. Polk (TN) | |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson (TN) | |
| 19 | Rutherford B. Hayes (OH) | |
| 22 & 24 | Grover Cleveland (NY) | |
| 25 | William McKinley (OH) | |
| 26 | Theodore Roosevelt (NY) | |
| 27 | William H. Taft (Cuba, Philippines) | |
| 28 | Woodrow Wilson (NJ) | |
| 30 | Calvin Coolidge (MA) | |
| 32 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) | |
| 39 | Jimmy Carter (GA) | |
| 40 | Ronald Reagan (CA) | |
| 42 | Bill Clinton (AR) | |
| 43 | George W. Bush (TX) | |
1 | | State Legislator | 20 |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson (VA House) | |
| 4 | James Madison (VA House) | |
| 5 | James Monroe (VA House) | |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams (MA Senate) | |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren (NY Senate) | |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison (OH Senate) | |
| 10 | John Tyler (VA House) | |
| 11 | James K. Polk (TN House) | |
| 13 | Millard Fillmore (NY Assembly) | |
| 14 | Franklin Pierce (NH House) | |
| 15 | James Buchanan (PA House) | |
| 16 | Abraham Lincoln (IL House) | |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson (TN House & Senate) | |
| 20 | James A. Garfield (OH Senate) | |
| 26 | Theodore Roosevelt (NY Assembly) | |
| 29 | Warren G. Harding (OH Senate) | |
| 30 | Calvin Coolidge (MA House & Senate) | |
| 32 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY Senate) | |
| 39 | Jimmy Carter (GA Senate) | |
| 44 | Barack Obama (IL Senate) | |
3 | | Member of the House of Representatives | 19 |
| 4 | James Madison (VA) | |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams (MA) | |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson (TN) | |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison (OH) | |
| 10 | John Tyler (VA) | |
| 11 | James K. Polk (TN) | |
| 13 | Millard Fillmore (NY) | |
| 14 | Franklin Pierce (NH) | |
| 15 | James Buchanan (PA) | |
| 16 | Abraham Lincoln (IL) | |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson (TN) | |
| 19 | Rutherford B. Hayes (OH) | |
| 20 | James A. Garfield (OH) | |
| 25 | William McKinley (OH) | |
| 35 | John F. Kennedy (MA) | |
| 36 | Lyndon B. Johnson (TX) | |
| 37 | Richard M. Nixon (CA) | |
| 38 | Gerald R. Ford (MI) | |
| 41 | George H. W. Bush (TX) | |
4 | | Senator | 17 |
| 4 | James Madison (VA) | |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams (MA) | |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson (TN) | |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren (NY) | |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison (OH) | |
| 10 | John Tyler (VA) | |
| 14 | Franklin Pierce (NH) | |
| 15 | James Buchanan (PA) | |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson (TN) | |
| 23 | Benjamin Harrison (IN) | |
| 29 | Warren G. Harding (OH) | |
| 33 | Harry S. Truman (MO) | |
| 35 | John F. Kennedy (MA) | |
| 36 | Lyndon B. Johnson (TX) | |
| 37 | Richard M. Nixon (CA) | |
| 44 | Barack Obama (IL) | |
| 46 | Joe Biden (DE) | |
5 | | Vice President | 15 |
| 2 | John Adams | |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren | |
| 10 | John Tyler | |
| 13 | Millard Fillmore | |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson | |
| 21 | Chester A. Arthur | |
| 26 | Theodore Roosevelt | |
| 30 | Calvin Coolidge | |
| 33 | Harry S. Truman | |
| 36 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 37 | Richard M. Nixon | |
| 38 | Gerald R. Ford | |
| 41 | George H. W. Bush | |
| 46 | Joe Biden | |
6 | | Cabinet Secretary | 8 |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson (State) | |
| 4 | James Madison (State) | |
| 5 | James Monroe (State, War) | |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams (State) | |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren (State) | |
| 15 | James Buchanan (State) | |
| 27 | William H. Taft (War) | |
| 31 | Herbert Hoover (Commerce) | |
6 | | Ambassador | 8 |
| 2 | John Adams (Britain) | |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson (France) | |
| 5 | James Monroe (France, Britain) | |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams (Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Britain) | |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren (Britain) | |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison (Gran Colombia) | |
| 15 | James Buchanan (Britain) | |
| 41 | George H. W. Bush (United Nations, China) | |
8 | | Continental Congress | 5 |
| 1 | George Washington | |
| 2 | John Adams | |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | |
| 4 | James Madison | |
| 5 | James Monroe | |
9 | | Supreme Court | 1 |
| 27 | William H. Taft (Chief Justice) | |
9 | | Federal Director | 1 |
| 41 | George H. W. Bush (CIA) | |
9 | | Confederate Congress | 1 |
| 10 | John Tyler | |