As we enter the debacle of debate season and rise to the crest of the circus that is election year, we are taking a look at the zodiac signs most likely to be voted in as president of the broken, yet beautiful US.
While all signs find representation in the constellation of the American presidency, some signs and one modality figure more prominently than others.
Former presidents John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump, while vastly different politically and personally, fall under the sign of Gemini, with their presidential terms similarly marked by scandal, intrigue, and incessant media coverage.
Curiously, or not, both men chose wives of fixed signs (Jackie O. was a Leo, and Melania is a real stand-by-your man, habits-are-hard-to-quit, quadruple Taurus), perhaps knowing their own mercurial selves could best be served by some solar stability.
In kind, and in terms of modality, fixed signs are most likely to be elected to office. Fixed signs stabilize seasons and represent the integration of resources and the staunch defense of firmly held beliefs.
Aries and Virgo rank the lowest in presidential showing, which is apt considering the impetuous, authentic energy of Aries has no place in politics. Aries can’t be controlled, and they have no interest in controlling others. For all intents and purposes, Virgo simply has better things to do, like murder people in non-state-sanctioned ways.
Though our founding father/first president, the ruthless, denture-wearing, Delaware-crossing enslaver George Washington was born in the mutable, murky waters of Pisces, we haven’t had a fish in the White House since 1897.
Read on to learn more about the three most common zodiac signs among US presidents, past and present.
LEO (July 23 – August 22)
There’s a fair amount of pageantry to politics — and Leo knows how to play the game, kiss the baby, and appear at once regal and relatable.
Leo is the sign of the sun and personal vitality. Born to shine, it requires the attention of others to feel real and the admiration of strangers to feel whole. Big-time presidential catnip.
Leo rules and leads with the golden chariot of the human heart, making them by no means perfect, but generally popular and genuinely galvanizing. We see this energy at work in former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Leo is about play and speaks from and to the inner child, and fittingly, these two are photographed smiling more often than not.
They top the list of politicians with whom you’d want to share a beer or a 2,000-pound cheesecake. Joining the lion pride of presidents are double Leo Herbert Hoover and Benjamin Harrison.
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21)
In a surprise to no one, Scorpio, a sign associated with power, secrecy, birth, death, control, and other people’s money, is the most represented zodiac sign in presidential history.
Scorpio is ruled by Pluto, the planet named for the Roman god of the underworld and synonymous with seismic change, karmic debt, and destiny.
Pluto is akin to the mother as destroyer goddess Khali. Pluto is a powder keg, and Scorpio its agent of destruction and evolution and evolution through destruction.
Straddling the goalpost between the world above and the world below, Scorpio is the most power-centric and powerful sign in the zodiac wheel, and it finds its ultimate seat in the tufted leather of the Oval Office, nuclear war a button away and the fate of reproductive rights on the mahogany desk.
It is interesting to note that democracy and the infancy of America as we know it coincided with Pluto changing signs in the 18th century.
In aesthetic terms, Scorpios love to dress in dark suits and inspire fear and admiration in the hearts of their communities and/or countrymen. It tracks, folks.
In addition to being the most common sign to reign the White House, Scorpios make up the bulk of world leaders.
POTUS Joe Biden, born on Nov. 20, 1942, is joined in the fixed, underworld waters by fellow scorpions Theodore Roosevelt, John Adams, James K. Polk, Warren G. Harding, and James Garfield.
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18)
Representing the dividing line between structure and chaos, Saturn and Uranus, Aquarius is the sign of the idealistic revolutionary bringing the world to betterment in their image and/or the drunk-on-power, starved-for-compromise cult leader determined to make everyone fall in step with their skewed vision of utopia.
Coincidentally, many a politician carries a prominent Aquarius placement.
Five of the 45 men who have served as US president have fallen under the sign of Aquarius and under some rather unfavorable stars.
William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia a mere month into his first term; Franklin D. Roosevelt died three months into his fourth term; and Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, and Ronald Reagan were shot by assailants.
Reagan was the lone survivor among the trio, going on to make light of the attempt on his life during an iconic moment in a 1987 speech.
Interestingly, four out of the five presidents listed here declared war while in office; Lincoln on the confederacy, McKinley on Spain, Roosevelt on the Axis powers, and Reagan on drugs.
Astrology 101: Your guide to the star
- The 12 zodiac signs
- What are the astrology houses
- Here’s what each planet represents
- Sun, moon and rising signs: Get to know your Big 3
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. She is also an accomplished writer who has profiled a variety of artists and performers, as well as extensively chronicled her experiences while traveling. Among the many intriguing topics she has tackled are cemetery etiquette, her love for dive bars, Cuban Airbnbs, a “girls guide” to strip clubs and the “weirdest” foods available abroad.
