War Cries

US Presidential Election Campaign Slogans, 1824-2016

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The word "slogan" comes from an Anglicisation of Scottish and Irish Gaelic, combining its words for sluagh (army) and gairm (cry). Since its inception new wars have arisen, from the aisles of capitalism to the polling booths of democracy, but its purpose remains the same: to rally troops and solidify support.

The slogan data is largely derived from Wikipedia, with some additional content from Presidential Campaigns & Elections, Presidents USA, and generic search-engine trawling.

Candidates that did not win any electoral college votes have been left out. I also have not included slogans for the first 9 presidential elections (1788-1820) because there was insufficient information to present them properly, and also because the elections of 1788, 1792, and 1820 were uncontested!

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War Cries was conceived, designed, and built by Ben Elwyn.