Presidents Day Special: The Astrological Signs of the Presidents
Elected presidents most frequently born under the sign of Aquarius (1 in 5); Sarah Palin only leading contender of 2012 GOP rumored candidates to be born under this sign
(This report is the third installment in Smart Politics’ ‘Pathway to the White House’ Series. Past reports analyzed from which states presidents come and how frequently presidents have been elected without carrying their home states).
The celebration of George Washington’s Birthday, or Presidents Day, appropriately falls this year on February 15th, under the sign of Aquarius.
Appropriately, that is, as a Smart Politics analysis finds of the 56 presidential elections in U.S. history, 20 percent (11) have been won by those born under the sign of Aquarius (although not Washington) – more common than any other astrological sign.
There have been five Aquarius presidents, and presidential scholars frequently rank three of them among the Top 10 Presidents of all time: Abraham Lincoln (February 12), Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 30), and (the critically surging) Ronald Reagan (February 6). William McKinley (January 29), and William Henry Harrison (February 9) round out the list.
One bleak spot for the Aquarius club – four of the five died in office with the fifth, Reagan, nearly assassinated in 1981. Nonetheless, these presidents proved to be quite popular, with all but Harrison elected to more than one term in office.
There have also been five Scorpios elected president – although none since 1920. Two Scorpios died in office and none were elected to more than one term: John Adams (October 30), James Polk (November 2), James Garfield (November 19), Teddy Roosevelt (October 27), and Warren Harding (November 2).
Thirty-three percent of presidential elections have been won by candidates born under the signs of Aquarius (11) or Pisces (8), which follows Aquarius on the astrological calendar. Four presidents – each elected to two terms – were Pisces: George Washington (February 22), James Madison (March 16), Andrew Jackson (March 15), and Grover Cleveland (March 18).
The longest astrological drought – at 206 years and counting – is currently being endured by Aries. Thomas Jefferson (April 13) is the last and only elected president born under the sign of The Ram, when he was reelected in 1804.
Leos have made a strong showing in recent years, winning three of the last five presidential races, with Bill Clinton (August 19) and Barack Obama (August 4) as members. There have been four Leos elected president, as well as four Tauruses.
Most Common Astrological Signs of Elected Presidents
|
Sign
|
Elections won
|
# Presidents
|
Last
|
|
Aquarius
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11
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5
|
1984
|
|
Pisces
|
8
|
4
|
1892
|
|
Taurus
|
6
|
4
|
1948
|
|
Scorpio
|
5
|
5
|
1920
|
|
Leo
|
5
|
4
|
2008
|
|
Cancer
|
4
|
3
|
2004
|
|
Libra
|
4
|
3
|
1976
|
|
Capricorn
|
4
|
2
|
1972
|
|
Sagittarius
|
3
|
3
|
1852
|
|
Gemini
|
2
|
2
|
1988
|
|
Virgo
|
2
|
2
|
1964
|
|
Aries
|
2
|
1
|
1804
|
Data compiled by Smart Politics.
And which rumored 2012 Republican presidential candidate has the astrological goods to take on the surging Leos?
As it turns out – none other than Sarah Palin. Born on February 11th, Palin is the only Aquarius of the leading batch of rumored GOP contenders.
Pisces Mitt Romney (March 12) has the next best astrological history on his side with Virgo Mike Huckabee (August 24), Sagittarius Tim Pawlenty (November 27), Geminis Bobby Jindal (June 10) and Newt Gingrich (June 17), Capricorn John Thune (January 7), and Libra Haley Barbour (October 22) on less sound astrological footing.
The Astrological Signs of Elected Presidents
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President
|
Birthday
|
Sign
|
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Washington
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February 22, 1732
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Pisces
|
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J. Adams
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October 30, 1735
|
Scorpio
|
|
Jefferson
|
April 13, 1743
|
Aries
|
|
Madison
|
March 16, 1751
|
Pisces
|
|
Monroe
|
April 28, 1758
|
Taurus
|
|
J.Q. Adams
|
July 11, 1767
|
Cancer
|
|
Jackson
|
March 15, 1767
|
Pisces
|
|
Van Buren
|
December 5, 1782
|
Sagittarius
|
|
W.H. Harrison
|
February 9, 1773
|
Aquarius
|
|
Polk
|
November 2, 1795
|
Scorpio
|
|
Taylor
|
November 24, 1784
|
Sagittarius
|
|
Pierce
|
November 23, 1804
|
Sagittarius
|
|
Buchanan
|
April 23, 1791
|
Taurus
|
|
Lincoln
|
February 12, 1809
|
Aquarius
|
|
Grant
|
April 27, 1822
|
Taurus
|
|
Hayes
|
October 4, 1822
|
Libra
|
|
Garfield
|
November 19, 1831
|
Scorpio
|
|
Cleveland
|
March 18, 1837
|
Pisces
|
|
B. Harrison
|
August 20, 1833
|
Leo
|
|
McKinley
|
January 29, 1843
|
Aquarius
|
|
T. Roosevelt
|
October 27, 1858
|
Scorpio
|
|
Taft
|
September 15, 1857
|
Virgo
|
|
Wilson
|
December 28, 1856
|
Capricorn
|
|
Harding
|
November 2, 1865
|
Scorpio
|
|
Coolidge
|
July 4, 1872
|
Cancer
|
|
Hoover
|
August 10, 1874
|
Leo
|
|
F. Roosevelt
|
January 30, 1882
|
Aquarius
|
|
Truman
|
May 8, 1884
|
Taurus
|
|
Eisenhower
|
October 14, 1890
|
Libra
|
|
Kennedy
|
May 29, 1917
|
Gemini
|
|
L. Johnson
|
August 27, 1908
|
Virgo
|
|
Nixon
|
January 9, 1913
|
Capricorn
|
|
Carter
|
October 1, 1924
|
Libra
|
|
Reagan
|
February 6, 1911
|
Aquarius
|
|
G.H.W. Bush
|
June 12, 1924
|
Gemini
|
|
Clinton
|
August 19, 1946
|
Leo
|
|
G.W. Bush
|
July 6, 1946
|
Cancer
|
|
Obama
|
August 4, 1961
|
Leo
|
Note: Presidents not elected into office include Capricorns Millard Fillmore (January 7) and Andrew Johnson (December 29), Aries John Tyler (March 29), Cancer Gerald Ford (July 14), and Libra Chester Arthur (October 5). Data compiled by Smart Politics.
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You left out the 13th president Millard Filmore
This analysis only examined elected presidents.
They did leave out that president
Look above stupid. Presidents not elected into office.
& you missed John Tyler
Yup
They were elected John Tyler 10th, Millard Filmore 13th, Anderw Johnson 17th, Chester Arthur 21th, & Gerald Ford 37th which were all left.
Not sure if u noticed the asterisk at the bottom of the chart.
Ohhh only Elected Presidents ok ok
This article says Teddy Roosevelt (October 22) was a Scorpio, but that birthday would make him a Libra. Other sources say he was born October 27, 1858, which would indeed make him a Scorpio.
Looks as if I can’t edit my comment, so I’ll post a new one. In some places in this article it does list Roosevelt’s birthday as October 27, but in at least one place his birthday is listed as October 22.
Aquarius Jeb Bush, didn’t do well.
I’m Aquarius myself.
Who were the 3 Sagittarius presidents?
Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, and Franklin Pierce.
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George Washington was an Aquarius. He was actually born February 11, 1732 under the Julian calendar. Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752 and added 11 days making Washington’s new birthday February 22. He is totally an Aquarian. Definitely not a Pisces
Its incredible but John F. Kennedy and Trump seem to be very different.
That’s a Gemini. Remember Gemini is the twin symbol and they can be quite controversial.
While John Kennedy was very composed in public, they say he was quite the womanizer. Having many affairs.
John F Kennedy had his moon in Private and reserved Virgo, always carful with what they do and sometimes say; on the other hand President Trump has his moon in of all signs, Sagittarius, this is a sign with very abrupt words that are real strong these guys do not bite their tongue and very vibrate. The moon influence your emotional mode of operation. Hope this helps everyone.
since this site will not let you edit, I have to, Virgo moon or sun always try to pay attention to detail, instead of always being careful with what they do, because as you know he had his hiccups, with women or a woman…..
wow amazing research
Burden,Taylor,Pierce
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this is radical
presidents are cool, but were is trump?
Teddy Roosevelt served two terms, you stated that he only served one.
The article is about elected presidents and he was elected to one term for that office.
Jeb Bush is a Pisces. Not Aquarius.
We’ve had more Aquarious Presidents because they are a good choice because Aquarius never uses their emotions on decision making.
We haven’t seen any Pisces President for so long because Pisces are ruled by emotions & flaky.
Nobody knows Obamas real birthday or year.
You are an idiot. Obama was born August 4, 1961
Hi,
wow very creative post,
Presidents with Aquarius signs are lucky all the time.