Only eleven presidents have failed to win re-election and this includes Donald Trump
John Adams
America's second president John Adams lost the second term in the 1800 election to Thomas Jefferson.
John Quincy Adams
He's the son of John Adams who also failed to win the reelection bid in 1828. He lost to Andrew Jackson.
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison defeated Martin Van Buren in the reelection that happened in 1840, thanks to the financial stress that hit his regime leading to his fall.
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison beat Grover depsite the latter winning the popular votes in 1888.
Banjamin Harrison
Depsite losing the popular vote, Harrison beat Cleveland in the 1888 election.
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson defeated Willian Howard Taft in the 1912 elections thereby depriving the latter of another term.
Herbert Hoover
In the 1932 election, Franklin D Roosevelt beat Herbert Hoover, who lost brownie points for failing to rise to the occasion when the country was hit by Great Depression.
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford not only failed to win re-election as the US president, but also never won a presidential election. Mr Ford, a Republican, became the president after Richard Nixon resigned, following the Watergate scandal. In 1976, Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford thus denying him another term of presidency.
Jimmy Carter
During the 1980 election, Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter, thanks to the latter's poor management of economy which killed his popularity.
George H.W. Bush
George H W Bush was the last president to fail to win re-election, when he was beaten by Democrat, Bill Clinton, in the 1992 election. Mr Bush was the 41st US president and was the director of the CIA from 1976 to 1980.