US Presidents by Percentage (%) of Vetoes Overridden

US Presidents by Percentage (%) of Vetoes Overridden

This video shows the US Presidents in order of the percentages of their Vetoes being overridden.
Franklyn Pierce holds the record for having the highest proportion of his Vetoes being overridden (5-out-of-9 = 56%).
Dwight Eisenhower holds the record for having the lowest proportion of his Vetoes being overridden (2-out-of-181 = 1.1%).
McKinley holds the record for having as many as 42 Vetoes yet none of them being overridden (0-out-of-42 = 0%).

7 Presidents never submitted vetoes (John Adams being the 1st & Garfield being the last) and a further 12 had none of their vetoes overridden (Washington being the 1st & Lyndon Johnson being the last).

MUSIC: 'Even If You Try' by Lee J. Martin & Peter Maurice.

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