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
11
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

President
Birthday
Sign
Washington
February 22, 1732
Pisces
J. Adams
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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31 Comments

  1. Dannnny on April 7, 2014 at 9:16 am

    You left out the 13th president Millard Filmore

    • Eric Ostermeier on April 7, 2014 at 9:22 am

      This analysis only examined elected presidents.

    • Lexi on April 25, 2017 at 8:27 pm

      They did leave out that president

    • Carol on March 8, 2019 at 10:32 pm

      Look above stupid. Presidents not elected into office.

  2. Dannnny on April 7, 2014 at 9:22 am

    & you missed John Tyler

    • Lexi on April 25, 2017 at 8:27 pm

      Yup

  3. Dannnny on April 7, 2014 at 9:33 am

    They were elected John Tyler 10th, Millard Filmore 13th, Anderw Johnson 17th, Chester Arthur 21th, & Gerald Ford 37th which were all left.

    • A.Lanae on September 15, 2014 at 7:59 pm

      Not sure if u noticed the asterisk at the bottom of the chart.

  4. Dannnny on April 7, 2014 at 9:38 am

    Ohhh only Elected Presidents ok ok

  5. Christine on February 9, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    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.

  6. Christine on February 9, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    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.

  7. David on May 25, 2016 at 10:20 pm

    Aquarius Jeb Bush, didn’t do well.
    I’m Aquarius myself.

  8. Ms. Billie M. Spaight on June 15, 2016 at 4:39 pm

    Who were the 3 Sagittarius presidents?

    • Eric Ostermeier on June 17, 2016 at 9:27 am

      Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, and Franklin Pierce.

  9. astrodian on July 3, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    I really love this post. Thanks for your sharing. Hope that I could read more and more useful article like this. Keeping moving forward!! <3

    • Bill on March 3, 2024 at 2:56 pm

      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

  10. paula on August 8, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    Its incredible but John F. Kennedy and Trump seem to be very different.

    • Barb62 on November 2, 2016 at 7:29 am

      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.

    • Holly on September 11, 2017 at 3:31 am

      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.

      • Holly on September 11, 2017 at 3:45 am

        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…..

  11. Neelam on January 30, 2017 at 4:15 am

    wow amazing research

  12. Lexi on April 25, 2017 at 8:25 pm

    Burden,Taylor,Pierce

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  14. keegam on February 1, 2018 at 12:55 pm

    this is radical

  15. keegam on February 1, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    presidents are cool, but were is trump?

  16. George on June 27, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    Teddy Roosevelt served two terms, you stated that he only served one.

    • Dr Eric Ostermeier on June 27, 2019 at 3:30 pm

      The article is about elected presidents and he was elected to one term for that office.

  17. Lisa on August 24, 2019 at 12:58 am

    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.

    • Bill on March 3, 2024 at 2:58 pm

      You are an idiot. Obama was born August 4, 1961

  18. moti on December 23, 2019 at 1:38 am

    Hi,

    wow very creative post,

  19. Nrampuria on June 3, 2020 at 4:25 am

    Presidents with Aquarius signs are lucky all the time.

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