Donald Trump and Grover Cleveland share little else in common

Until November 5 , Grover Cleveland held the distinction of being the only U.S. president to regain the office after voters turned him out.

Donald Trump matched Cleveland 's achievement by winning last year’s presidential election.

Cleveland curtailed government corruption, adhered to a restrictive view of presidential authority and opposed expansionism.

Grover Cleveland pushed for lower tariffs even though they were popular, a stance that likely cost him his first attempt at winning a second term.

He opposed women’s suffrage, and he made virtually no effort to protect Black people in the South from the terror and disenfranchisement of Jim Crow .

Trump began considering a comeback bid almost as soon as he left the White House in 2021 , but Cleveland did not.

Donald Trump's return to the White House won’t completely erase Cleveland ’s record comeback, his grandson says.

Cleveland 's story has receded from national memory largely because his presidency did not coincide with momentous events; the country was not at war, and he did not die in office.

Cleveland is gaining on second -tier presidential rivals such as Martin Van Buren , whose historic site in New York receives about 13,000 people a year.