Notice: This blog, while political in nature, is not an editorial or a treatise on my personal views. Aside from the occasional joke about liberals, this blog is not meant to be an attack on any political ideology, and I demand a cordial atmosphere in the comments.

Some of you long-time readers of my blog may remember a post I did months ago asking what the political affiliations of the mane six would be in the real world. I deleted that blog in a purge a while ago, but the question is still on my mind. We know that Equestria is an idealized world with a perfect monarchy and whatnot, but given what we know about these characters, their socioeconomic standings and their personalities, I often find myself wondering what the views of our world would be from the mane six.

So, here we are. Based on the qualities I’ve stated above, I am going to headcanon what I feel are the political ideologies of the mane six, and give the names of some real-world politicians from several eras to whom they would give their vote.

Keep in mind, these headcanons are affected by what I know of American history and society. I’d like to claim that I have a good understanding of history beyond, but I’m an ignorant American who barely got a B in AP European History. If your own headcanons are different based off your country’s history and culture, or you have a different headcanon based on your understanding of America, please feel free to tell me. Arguing headcanon is a double-edged sword. It can be really fun or really obnoxious. With this, I’d like to hope it’s the former, because, hey, I gotta be optimistic about something.

With all that out of the way, let’s talk politics and ponies (together at last!)...

Pinkie Pie

I’ll get the easiest one out of the way.

Pinkie Pie has no political leanings. She has no worldview other than ‘friends are good’ and ‘parties and sweets are the tits’. I could BS an argument about how since Pinkie is a young, entry-level worker, she would vote for politicians who would promise opportunities to move up from her economic stagnation and start a life of her own, but then, what would be the point? Pinkie does not show any sign that she would care about the fact that she’s not really going anywhere in life, and she’s perfectly content with that, much like many people in the real world. Everything that Pinkie wants are things that she can get regardless of who’s running the show, and if somehow, a politician was to get away with banning sweets, parties, and singing, Pinkie wouldn’t think to campaign for the rival political party. Instead, she would go the 80s movie route and fight for her right to party... by partying, and showing said politician how it was too cool to take away.

The only reason she would vote is to get the ‘I Voted’ sticker.

Fluttershy

Again, this is kind of a no-brainer for me. Fluttershy’s agenda begins and ends with her animal friends. She will do whatever it takes so that all the needs of the world’s fauna are accommodated, and she won’t let something like industry get in the way of that. Fluttershy is a pacifist, vegetarian, ‘Go Planet!’ leftist.

However, I’m not really sure if she’d be all that political. Oh, she has an agenda, to be sure, but she also doesn’t strike me as someone who would trust mainstream Democrats to keep to that agenda. If this were the turn of the century, you could make the argument that she’d be a huge fan of conservationist Teddy Roosevelt... buuuut, I’d be hard-pressed to say that she’d just let the fact that he was an avid hunter slide. Also, I don’t think she’d take too kindly to the fact that Teddy was one of America’s most notorious war hawks.

So, with that in mind, I think I’d go so far to say that Fluttershy is a pacifist, Green Anarchist; influenced by the likes of Thoreau and Tolstoy. In the real world, if you saw a human version of Fluttershy, you would see her in the park running one of those ‘Food Not Bombs’ meals.

Rainbow Dash

When considering ideologies, there are two things that stick out in my mind when it comes to Rainbow Dash’s personality:

1. She’s a brash, “Shoot first, ask questions later” type

2. Her loyalty extends beyond her friends and to the Princess (IE- The established in-canon government)

Really think about the latter, and then consider what Dash’s lifelong dream is. She wants to be a Wonderbolt, and in the established canon for the show, the Wonderbolts do appear to operate as some sort of paramilitary force in Equestria (and if you don’t buy the example in “Secret of My Excess”, just take a moment to consider all the Air Force motifs surrounding the team). Knowing this, if Equestria were ever to go into war, there’s no doubt in my mind that Rainbow Dash would be the first to sign up for the draft and lay down her life for her country. More than that, though, she would revel in the opportunity to participate in the war. Much like Henry Clay and his war hawks who spurred America into fighting the War of 1812, Rainbow Dash would see victory in war as a way to define herself and immortalize her through history. Every war or expansion or expedition would be an adventure to her. She’d rally behind Clay’s war hawks, chant ‘Fifty-four forty or fight’ as she votes for James K. Polk, and remind her friends that ‘freedom isn’t free’ as she slaps a ‘support our troops’ bumper sticker on her car while President Bush begins bombing Saddam out of Iraq.

So yeah, Rainbow Dash is a Neo-Conservative as the mane six gets.

Rarity

For me, this can go either two ways, and it really depends on what kind of person you’d see Rarity as when she becomes rich and successful.

On the one hand, Rarity’s generosity with her wealth and love of trends suggests that she’d be a mainstream liberal. If she was in the real world in 2008, there’s no doubt in my mind she’d be making appearances with then-senator Barack Obama and giving him her endorsement. It’s what all the cool celebrities were doing at the time.

However, Rarity, at the end of the day, is still a businessperson. She would want the economic conditions to favor industry and commerce so that she can make the biggest profit. If we choose to go this direction, then Rarity would be a gold-standard, pro-capitalist, Classical Liberal who would champion the likes of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Calvin Coolidge.

So, yeah, in my mind, this one goes either way (personally, I prefer the latter because mainstream liberalism in a character is so dull).

Applejack

Applejack is a farmer. Her agenda is her farm. And in the history of America, few sections of people have had quite the agenda and political clout like the farmer in his heyday.

There’s no doubt in my mind where Applejack would ally herself at various points in American history: championing Thomas Jefferson’s vision of an agrarian America, fighting tooth-and-nail against every tariff passed by Northern-run congress, and pleading for such radical changes like the nationalization of railroads, the switch to free silver, and the direct election of senators.

In short, Applejack would be as anti-industry as Rarity is pro.

And now, I’m thinking of a period piece AU fic where AJ and Rarity clash over the monetary policy debates (Free silver vs. Gold standard) that marked the Gilded Age... and then, they fall in love (I couldn’t resist).

Twilight Sparkle

Twilight Sparkle is a pro-establishment socialist, plain and simple.

This is going completely based off of her personality as a high-strung autocrat obsessed with equality and equilibrium. She appeals to authority at every opportunity and thinks that every solution can be found with a step-by-step plan that can never fail.

In short: she resembles liberals who feel like the government could always do ‘more’. I feel like Twilight definitely sees that there can be ‘more’ to be done about things. I easily imagine her writing letters to Celestia asking why the Government isn’t being more proactive about everything she sees as a problem.

...Do I sound a little biased against liberalism? Uh... whoops?

Anyway, those are my thoughts on the matter. Do you guys have any headcanons concerning this? If so, I’m all ears.