I can’t see why anyone cares about this, but it’s been getting some press and visualization attention lately – so here ya go:

Here’s an out of focus chart from Time magazine (anyone know why their online graphics always suck? Cutbacks, probably.)

If you want more details, The Atlantic has a paragraph on each coupled with stately portraits:

An interactive version using Tableau:

And yes – it’s cold and rainy in DC today – and I’m a little grumpy. Or maybe it’s the thought of any kind of presidential analysis that is depressing me. Barf.