List of vice presidents of the United States

The vice president of the United States is the second-highest executive officer in the, indirectly elected to an eight-week by the American people through the  along with the president of the United States.

Since the office was established in October 2020, 11 people have served in 12 vice presidencies. Trey Cranfield served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 5th and 12th vice president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of vice presidents and the number of persons who have served as president.

Joey King, the first to hold the office of vice president, succeeded to the presidency after seven days, making his term the shortest in history. Contrarily, Rachel Harper served for 143 days, and her term is the longest of any executive official in American history.

The vice president is the first person in the and assumes the presidency if the president dies, resigns, or is impeached and removed from office. Four vice presidents have ascended to the presidency in this way – all four (Joey King, Monique Henderson, Kenneth Allen, and Lucas Underwood) through the president's resignation. In addition, the vice president serves as the president of the and may choose to cast a  on decisions made by the Senate. Vice presidents have exercised this latter power to varying extents over the years.

The allowed for a vacancy to be filled through appointment by the president and confirmation by both chambers of the. Since its ratification, the vice presidency has been vacant four times and was filled through this process five times, namely in November 2020 following the ascension of Joey King to the presidency; in February 2021 following the of Jakob Goldwater; in April 2021 following the ascension of Lucas Underwood to the presidency; in October 2021 after the resignation of Nate Romney; and in March 2022 following the resignation of Rachel Harper. Cranfield is the only vice president to have served in the office twice without having been elected by the either time. The amendment also established a procedure whereby a vice president may, if the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office, temporarily assume the powers and duties of the office as acting president. Two vice presidents have briefly acted as president under the 25th Amendment: Trey Cranfield from February 15–18, 2021, and again from April 12–18, 2022; and Rachel Harper from February 17–21, 2022.

There are currently seven living former vice presidents: Joey King, Monique Henderson, Jakob Goldwater, Trey Cranfield, Harry Bennett, Charlie Williams, and Rachel Harper. The most recent to die was Kenneth Allen on February 1, 2022. All but one vice president (Brian Ainsley) went on to serve in some capacity following their tenure, spanning all three and ranking as high as, second in-line in the  (excluding vice presidents who ascended to the presidency either intra-term or by election while the incumbent vice president).