15 celebrities who are outspoken Republicans

Before winning the US presidency in 2016, Trump was both a businessman and a television personality. He hosted "The Apprentice" from 2004 to 2015.

He's a member of the Republican Party and was elected as America's 45th president.

Trump ran for president again in 2020 but lost to Joe Biden. He's running against Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

In December 2017, the "Frasier" star Grammer said that being a Republican in the acting industry was like having "a target on your back."

He said knowing this hadn't dissuaded him from the party but that it had prevented him from pursuing a political career.

Going into politics is "just too nasty now," Grammer told Kirsty Young on an episode of BBC Radio 4's "Desert Island Discs." He added: "I guess you could always rise above it, but just don't think it's really cut out for me anymore."

The actor has also expressed his support for Trump and confirmed he voted for him in 2016. 

Bure followed in Elisabeth Hasselbeck's footsteps in 2015 when she took the hot seat as a Republican cohost on ABC's "The View." The actor left after two seasons.

"That was a super tough job," she told Good Housekeeping in 2020, referencing her time on the talk show. "It helped me grow a lot, but that was the most difficult job I've had to date." She added: "You always feel like you're fighting to speak your opinion."

Even though she's firm in her beliefs, Bure has said the Republican Party is far from perfect.

"Everybody is out for themselves, not for the country," the "Fuller House" star said of the 2016 Republican presidential candidates in a 2016 preelection interview with Fox News. "I am disappointed in my party."

In October 2021, she posted a TikTok about being a "conservative in Hollywood" that appears to have been taken down.

Schwarzenegger launched his political career in 2003 when he became the Republican governor of California. The "Terminator" actor served two consecutive terms.

But even though Schwarzenegger is an outspoken Republican, he doesn't necessarily support Trump's politics.

In March 2018, the entertainer told Deadline that Trump — the president at the time — wasn't doing California any favors.

"I'm so happy that he's only made one trip," Schwarzenegger said. "Look, I mean the very fact that he doesn't want us to write off our state tax is a direct attack on Californians. So I don't think that he's been good for California. I don't think he cares about California, and I think California doesn't care about him."

Hasselbeck wasn't afraid to speak her conservative mind during her time on "The View" from 2003 to 2013.

After many political disputes with her cohosts Joy Behar and Rosie O'Donnell, the season-two "Survivor" alum left the show to join "Fox & Friends."

She returned to "The View" as a guest cohost in August 2022. 

Jenner showed her support for Trump during the 2016 election.

While the former Olympian still considers herself a Republican, Jenner wrote a 2018 article for The Washington Post to retract her faith that the president would support and stand up for LGBTQ+ communities.

"The reality is that the trans community is being relentlessly attacked by this president," Jenner wrote. "My hope in him — in them — was misplaced, and I cannot support anyone who is working against our community. I do not support Trump. I must learn from my mistakes and move forward."

She previously ran for governor of California and is a contributor on Fox News. 

After showing his support for the 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz, and then pledging his allegiance to Trump, Woods retired from acting in 2017.

The "Casino" actor said in 2017 that he was blacklisted from Hollywood for being a Republican. 

In 2024, he said he was told not to promote "Oppenheimer" because of his right-wing views even though he worked on it as an executive producer.

You might recognize Dash from her performance as Dionne in the '90s cult classic "Clueless," but ever since the actor came out as a conservative, she said finding work hadn't been easy.

"You're tolerated only if you fit their liberal profile," Dash told The Guardian in 2018. "I've been blacklisted. I don't even get to auditions."

In March 2018, the former Fox News contributor decided she was "done talking" and announced her Southern California congressional campaign but pulled out not even a month later.

In March 2021, she apologized for supporting Trump following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Not all conservative celebrities feel ostracized for vocalizing their Republican views.

In a 2013 interview with Fox News, the actor said that back when she voted for the Republican Bob Dole, her costars weren't exactly supportive.

However, she said at the time she felt comfortable expressing her opinions and genuinely enjoyed hearing other political views.

"These days I'm pretty much surrounded by Republicans at work," Hart told Fox News. "It's made it a little easier, but I love talking to my Democrat friends about how they see things."

At the 2017 Grammy Awards, the singer-songwriter walked the red carpet in a red, white, and blue mermaid gown with Trump's campaign catchphrase, "Make America Great Again," on the front.

Designed by Andre Soriano, the dress got Villa's message across loud and clear: She supports Trump.

"America is the greatest country in the world and @realDonaldTrump will go down in history as the GREATEST leader in world history," Villa posted across her social-media accounts. "Who brokered peace when no others could broker peace, who forged friendship with the Middle East, North Korea, and soon, Russia! #trumpworldpeace."

This was not the last time Villa wore her politics on the red carpet. At the 2020 Grammy Awards, she wore a dress supporting Trump's reelection campaign.

"I'm a public figure and new Republican," Villa wrote in a 2018 op-ed for USA Today. 

Swanson isn't shy about her conservative views and has regularly defended her party on social media.

In August 2017, Chelsea Handler called Trump out via Twitter for his response to the Charlottesville, Virginia, attack, and Swanson was quick to swoop in with a rebuttal.

When a fan responded, startled by the actor's political stance, Swanson said she'd always been a "proud Republican."

In December 2019, she posted on X, then Twitter, "Love our President, he's the BEST! @realDonaldTrump."

The actor known for his role as Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on ABC's "Home Improvement" and for playing Santa in "The Santa Clause" movies has always been an outspoken Republican.

During a 2021 interview on "WTF With Marc Maron," Allen said he's a "fiscal conservative" as a result of his long-standing dislike for paying taxes.

"Once I started making money, I had this silent partner that just took almost half of my money and never gave me anything for it. That's taxes. I've never liked taxes," he said.

In 2022, the television personality Dr. Oz ran for a Pennsylvania Senate seat as a Republican. He was endorsed by Trump but lost to his Democratic opponent, John Fetterman.

The musician has been an outspoken supporter of the Republican Party and Trump for years. Nugent has also spoken out against the Democratic Party. 

In May 2022, Nugent was recorded promoting violence against Democrats during a Trump event in Austin. 

"I love you people madly, but I'd love you more if you went forward and just went berserk on the skulls of the Democrats and the Marxists and the communists," Nugent said. 

In 2016, The Telegraph labeled the "Fantastic Beasts" actor Voight as Hollywood's "Republican-in-Chief."

According to the publication, Voight announced he was a conservative in 2007 and has since been loyal to the party. He's also endorsed Trump for president many times.

"He's an answer to our problems. We need to get behind him," Voight told Breitbart in March 2016. 

"I've been the most outspoken supporter of Donald Trump in Hollywood," he told Variety in July. "I've been saying he's the answer, the only answer." 

This story was originally published on November 6, 2018, and most recently updated on October 11, 2024.