Can Birth Order be a Predictor of Presidential Elections?

We have just come through a very contentious Presidential

Campaign. For months the pundits and prognosticators and

pollsters were predicting the outcome. Of course, many got

it right and many got it wrong.  Many said no standing

President has won re-election with unemployment over 8%.

If they had used Birth Order as their guide they would have

picked the winner in the last seven Presidential Elections. Each

of these winners had the higher birth order than their opponent.

Communication

There is no doubt that in the last 28years communication of the

candidates ideas through television has been the major 

source of information to the general public.  Many would 

say it is the issues that help the public pick a candidate but 

I would say it’s the candidates ability to communicate with 

his audience. The higher birth order has that ability to make 

their points more believable.

Birth Order Power

There is a hierarchy in the pyramid of power with birth orders.

The oldest or Firstborn usually has the most power over the

younger siblings. The order is 1,2,3,4 and then it starts over

again with number 5 as a lower level number 1.

Double Birth Orders

Double birth orders occur when there are four of more years

separating a child from all others in the family.  This adds the

Only birth order to their ordinal number of birth and increases

their power.

One Only Double Birth Orders

The One/Only double birth order would be represented by a

firstborn that did not have another sibling for at least 4 years. 

This is President Obama as he is separated by five years from

his younger sister. All firstborns start life as Only children so

there is little confusion as to who they are when that have a

double birth order it just adds power and confidence.

Other Types of Double Birth Orders

When you add the Only birth order to a number 2, 3 or 4

birth order you can get the demonstration of two different

people. The reason is that adding the power of an Only

birth order allows the person to switch back and forth

between birth orders. This can be confusing to the public.

Frequently you may hear people say oh “he is much different

in private” and that is true as these people have two

personalities. It can be difficult for them to express a

consistent image and many may think they are not clear on

the issues. Governor Romney has a Four/Only birth order

which has the most extreme difference between the two

birth orders,  The Only child is self confident and appears the

adult while the four is the baby in the family looking to others

for advice.

Presidential Birth Order History

              Winner                         Loser

2012  Barack Obama     1/0   Mitt Romney 4/0

2008  Barack Obama     1/0   John McCain   2

2004  George  W. Bush 1/0   Al Gore 2/0

1996  Bill Clinton            1/0   Bob Dole 2

1992  Bill Clinton            1/0   George H W Bush 2

Elections with Candidates with the Same Birth Orders

This situation is where a few missteps or small events can 

swing the voters in either direction.

               Winner                           Loser

1988  George HW Bush   2    Michael Dukakis  2

                  53.4%                         45.7%

                   Both had older brothers

1964  John Kennedy      2       Richard Nixon     2

                 49.7%                           49.5%

      Both had older brothers that died in their 20’s

1860  Abraham Lincoln 2      Stephen Douglas  2

                 39.8%                            29.5%

          Both had older sisters. There were four candidates

          in this election. Slavery was the issue of the day.

Exceptions to the Birth Order Rule

Charisma can be the explanation for the exception to the birth

order rule. This characteristic is rarely seen in Presidential 

candidates but occasionally it happens. This is

such a strong factor it can overrule birth order.  Ronald

Reagan was said to have this quality. He was a Second

born with an older brother and won the election over

Jimmy Carter a Firstborn.

Birth Order the Predictor

This information should be considered as another factor in

The election process.  No tool can be 100% correct but if

history is a lesson than both parties must add this to their

tools in the selection process if they want to win.

You can find more information on Double Birth Orders in,

 Life’s Fingerprint: How Birth Order Affects Your Path

Throughout Life by Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst

Buy an autographed copy at:  www.mybirthorder.com

and receive a family birth order analysis.