Which U.S. president is your astrological match?
There's no higher office in our country than president of the United States. In the spirit of the upcoming 2016 presidential election, discover which presidents share your star sign and prove that anyone on the zodiac has the power to rule the free world.
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Aries
March 21 – April 19
Thomas Jefferson, born April 13, 1743, in Albemarle, Virginia, was the third U.S. president and also served as vice president under John Adams. He is known as one of the founding fathers of the United States and the main author of the Declaration of Independence. He wasn't just a president, however. Jefferson is remembered as a great philospher and intellectual who passionately advocated for civil liberties and the rights of minorities.
Other Aries president: John Tyler
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Taurus
April 20 – May 20
Harry S. Truman was born May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri, and served as the nation's 33rd president. While he is remembered for ordering the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II, he is also responsible for expanding Social Security, creating the Fair Employment Practices Act and many other social programs that helped protect citizens which were later coined "The Fair Deal."
Other Taurus presidents: James Buchanan, Ulysses S. Grant and James Monroe
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Gemini
May 21 – June 20
John F. Kennedy, born May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, served as the 35th president of the United States and was the youngest man ever elected into office (although President Roosevelt was the youngest to ever serve, after the assassination of President McKinley). Possibly the most popular president in history, Kennedy actively supported the civil rights movement and worked to restore a dwindling economy. Shortly after his 1000th day in office, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while in a motorcade.
Other Gemini president: George H. Bush
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Cancer
June 21 – July 22
George W. Bush was born July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, to another former president, George H. W. Bush, and Barbara Bush. He was the 43rd president of the United States, serving two terms. He is remembered for his leadership following the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. and his decision to bring our nation into one of the longest-standing wars in history.
Other Cancer presidents: Calvin Coolidge, John Quincy Adams and Gerald Ford
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Leo
July 23 – August 22
Barack Obama, born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to ever hold the office and receive a nomination from a major political party. Although widely contested, President Obama was the architect of the Affordable Care Act, which brought the rate of uninsured Americans below ten percent for the first time in history.
Other Leo presidents: Herbert Hoover, Benjamin Harrison and Bill Clinton
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Virgo
August 23 – September 22
William Howard Taft was born September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and served as the 27th president of the United States. While he is known as the last president to sport facial hair, he is also the only president to have also served as the Chief Justice of the United States, an office he held for nine years.
Other Virgo president: Lyndon B. Johnson
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Libra
September 23 – October 22
James "Jimmy" Carter, born October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, was the 39th president of the United States. He inherited a floundering economy struggling under the weight of inflation and high rates of unemployment that was still recovering from the conflict in Vietnam. Still alive today, he is remembered for creating the Department of Energy and for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
Other Libra presidents: Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester Arthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Scorpio
October 23 – November 22
Theodore Roosevelt, born October 27, 1858, in Manhattan, New York, served as the 26th president of the United States. In 1901, Roosevelt took office after President McKinley was assassinated and officially became the youngest man to ever serve as president. He was also the first president to receive a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.
Other Scorpio presidents: John Adams, James K. Polk, Warren G. Harding and James Garfield
[ED: The under-caffeinated writer previously confused Franklin D. with Theodore and accidentally merged them into one Roosevelt. Teddy did not contract polio at the age of 39, but Franklin, his fifth cousin and the 32nd president, did.]
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Sagittarius
November 23 – December 21
Franklin Pierce, born November 23, 1804, in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, was the 14th president of the U.S. Although he had no prior military experience, Pierce fought in the Mexican-American War. He was also responsible for the Gadsden Purchase, which bought territory from Mexico that later became part of New Mexico and Arizona,
Other Sagittarius presidents: Zachary Taylor and Martin Van Buren
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Capricorn
December 22 – January 19
Woodrow Wilson was born December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia, and served as the 28th president of the United States. He is known for ratifying the 17th Amendment which prevented state legislators from hand-choosing state senators, as allowed in the Constitution. This meant that senators had to win their office through popular vote, making their election fairer and more representative of the people they served. He is also credited with passing the Federal Trade Act, the Underwood Tariff Act and creating the Federal Reserve System.
Other Capricorn presidents: Andrew Johnson, Millard Fillmore and Richard M. Nixon
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Aquarius
January 20 – February 18
Ronald Reagan, born February 16, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, was a screen actor who appeared in 53 films before becoming the 40th president of the United States. His political views shifted from more liberal leaning to conservative before he became the governor of California in 1966. His presidency was marked by an attempted assassination in 1981 and a major tax overhaul that put more money in low-income tax-payers' pockets.
Other Aquarius presidents: William McKinley, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William H. Harrison and Abraham Lincoln
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Pisces
February 19 – March 20
George Washington was born February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and became the first-ever president of the United States of America on April 30, 1789. His growing resistence to British rule landed him the position of commander in chief of the Continental Army that fought in the American Revolution for six long years. Realizing that the Articles of Confederation no longer served the nation, he pushed for a new Constitution, which, once ratified, gained him the respect of his peers and nomination as the nation's first official leader.
Other Pisces presidents: Andrew Jackson, James Madison and Grover Cleveland
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