What MBTI types tend to be elected as American President?
Here is a look at American Presidents and their MBTI types (since 1933 and adequate television footage).
Donald Trump (January 20, 2025-) & (January 20, 2017-January 20, 2021) ESTP
Joe Biden (January 20, 2021-January 20, 2025) ESFP
Barack Obama (January 20, 2009-January 20, 2017) ENTP
George W. Bush (January 20, 2001-January 20, 2009) ESFP
Bill Clinton (January 20, 1993-January 20, 2001) ESFP
George H.W. Bush (January 20, 1989-January 20, 1993) ESFJ
Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981-January 20, 1989) ESFP
Jimmy Carter (January 20, 1977-January 20, 1981) ESFJ
Gerald Ford (August 9, 1974-January 20, 1977) ISTJ
Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969-August 9, 1974) ENTJ
Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963-January 20, 1969) ESTJ
John F. Kennedy (January 20, 1961-November 22, 1963) ESTP
Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 20, 1953-January 20, 1961) ESTJ
Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945-January 20, 1953) ESFP
Franklin D. Roosevelt (March 4, 1933–April 12, 1945) ESFP
Totals out of 15 American Presidents:
* Nine types have not been American President (since 1933) including: ENFP, ENFJ, ISTP, ISFP, ISFJ, INTJ, INFJ, INTP, INFP
Regardless of party affiliation, Americans overwhelming vote for a show and elect extroverted S types, especially ESFPs!
The United States of America has a constitutional federal representative republic system of government. Citizens vote directly for their President and Americans tend to elect showy leaders over competent administrators with less personal charisma.
Extroverts are very overwhelmingly preferred to introverts. Only 1/15 or 7% of Presidents have been introverts. This lone introvert, Vice President Gerald Ford (ISTJ) succeeded to the office of President without running for election after President Richard Nixon's (ENTJ) resignation due to the Watergate scandal. He lost the following presidential race to another extrovert, Jimmy Carter (ESFJ).
Feelers are slightly preferred to thinkers. 8/15 or 53% of Presidents have been feelers, while 7/15 or 47% of Presidents have been thinkers. There does not seem to be any substantial differences in party affiliation for Presidents of feeling and thinking preferences.
There are overwhelmingly more sensors than intuitives. 13/15 Presidents (or 87%) have been sensors while 2/15 (or 13%) were intuitives. Both intuitive types were extroverted, thinking types: Richard Nixon (ENTJ), a Republican has auxiliary introverted intuition; Barack Obama (ENTP), a Democrat has dominant extroverted intuition. There does not seem to be any substantial difference in party affiliation for Presidents of sensing and intuiting preferences.
Perceiving type Presidents are elected somewhat more often than judging types. There have been 9/15 or 60% perceiving and 6/15 or 40% judging type Presidents (since 1933).
Introversion followed by intuiting appear to be significant inhibitors to becoming President of the United States of America.
*Note: since 1933, there has been a relatively even division of the Presidency between the two main political parties with eight Democrat Presidents (or 53%) and seven Republican Presidents (or 47%).