Vice president born outside us

U.S. presidents rely heavily on their second-in-command, the vice president. Oftentimes, vice-presidential candidates are selected to balance the ticket.

Diversity in race, gender (as with the 2020 election), age, and geography can increase an administration’s chances of winning the election.

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As such, let’s take a look at the birthplaces of past U.S. vice presidents to see which state most V.P.s have been from and which states are without ties to a vice president. Additionally, birth dates and age ranges at inauguration are included on the map below.

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vice presidents in a full screen map

The data displayed on the map is from the List of vice presidents of the United States by place of primary affiliation on Wikipedia, though we used some Excel skills to note the age of each vice president when they first took office.

You can sort the map by that information or if you’re more interested in wher