Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the United States

Donald Trump, the current president, is 6 feet 3 inches (190 centimeters) according to a physical examination summary from February 2019.

[45] It also found that the winning probability of the taller candidate increases to the present day, affecting studies which only analyze elections from the recent past.

† Ran unopposed The tallest president elected to office was Abraham Lincoln (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in or 192.4 cm).

[83] Only slightly shorter than Lincoln was Lyndon B. Johnson (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in or 192 cm), the tallest president who originally entered office without being elected directly.

The second-largest difference was in the 1812 election, with DeWitt Clinton standing 11 inches (28 cm) taller than incumbent James Madison.

Presidents have trended to be taller over time, as shown using linear trend estimation .
Abraham Lincoln , the tallest president, was 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).
James Madison , the shortest president, was 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).
Graph of winner vs. loser heights in presidential elections, 1789–2004
Secretary Kerry compares his height to that of a statue of George Washington while touring National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
President Lincoln at Antietam in October 1862 with eventual 1864 opponent Gen. George B. McClellan (second from left)