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The following is a non-exhaustive list of for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations. (These companies are listed alphabetically.) This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based on activities approved but not sponsored by the company.
(Note: Indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To be certain, we suggest that our readers also do research on their own. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!)

Very conservative

The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.

Anschutz Corp (Regal Cinemas, etc.)^[1]
Bass Pro Shops^[2]^[3]
Cerberus Capital Management (Safeway Inc.)^[4]^[5]
Charity Mobile^[6]
Chick-Fil-A^[7]^[8]
Cintas Corporation^[9]
ConocoPhillips Corporation^[10]
ExxonMobil^[11]
Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykakes, etc.)^[12]^[13]
Hobby Lobby^[14]^[15]
Koch Industries^[16]
Molson Coors Brewing^[17]
Patriot Mobile^[18]
Publix Super Markets, Inc.^[19]
Sheetz^[20]^[21]
Waffle House Inc.^[22]^[23]
Wendy's Co^[24]

Somewhat conservative

The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint are still more conservative than not.

Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)^[25]^[26]
Arby's (Roark Capital Group)^[27]^[28]
AutoZone Inc.^[29]^[30]
Burger King (3G Capital)^[31]
Cabela's^[32]^[33]
Carl’s Jr.^[34]
Darden Restaurants^[35]^[36] (Longhorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, The Capital Grille, etc.)^[37]
Lowe's Corporation^[38]^[39]
Murphy USA^[40]^[41]
New Balance^[42]^[43]
Progressive Insurance^[44]^[45]
TRT Holdings (Gold's Gym, Omni Hotels, etc.)^[46]
White Castle System^[47]^[48]

Slightly conservative

The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

Ace Hardware Corporation^[49]^[50]
Advance Auto Parts^[51]
American Greetings Corp^[52]
Amway/Alticor Inc.^[53]
Anheuser-Busch^[54]
Blue Bell^[55]
CenturyLink^[56]^[57]
Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)^[58]^[59]
Domino's Pizza^[60]^[61]
Expedia^[62]^[63]
Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)^[64]^[65]
Hanes^[66]^[67]
iHeartMedia Inc^[68]^[69]
KFC (YUM! Brands)^[70]^[71]
Long John Silver (YUM! Brands)^[70]
Menard^[72]
Perry Ellis International^[73]^[74]
ProPay^[75]^[76]
Remington (Cerberus Capital Management)^[77]^[78]
Royal Dutch Shell (Shell Oil)^[79]^[80]
Staples Inc.^[81]
Taco Bell (YUM! Brands)^[70]^[82]
USAA^[83]^[84]

Debatable whether conservative

The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

AT&T^[85]^[86]
Boeing Co^[87]
Budget (Avis Budget Group)^[88]^[89]
Dick’s Sporting Goods^[90]^[91]
FedEx Corp^[92]^[93]
Health Net^[94]^[95]
Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)^[96]^[97]
Krispy Kreme^[98]
McDonald's Corp^[99]^[100]
Papa John's^[101]^[102]
PepsiCo Inc.^[103]^[104]
Southwest Airlines^[105]^[106]^[107]^[108]
United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, Pratt & Whitney, and UTC Aerospace Systems)^[109]
Wal-Mart Stores^[110]^[111]

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[2] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops

[3] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016

[4] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907

[5] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/

[6] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile

[7] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016

[8] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a

[9] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274

[10] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000303

[11] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129

[12] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016

[13] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods

[14] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby

[15] ttps://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement

[16] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016

[17] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694

[18] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile

[19] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488

[20] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz

[21] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016

[22] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728

[23] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/

[24] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802

[25] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016

[26] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories

[27] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016

[28] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/

[29] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/

[30] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2016

[31] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000059880&cycle=2016

[32] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas

[33] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016

[salon.com_5_radically-34] ttps://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies

[35] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949

[36] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden

[37] ttps://www.darden.com/restaurants/our-brands

[38] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296

[39] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes

[40] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa

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[44] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000040450&cycle=2016

[45] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance/

[46] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288

[47] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016

[48] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle

[49] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548

[50] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware

[51] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042550

[52] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746

[53] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111

[54] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510

[55] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383

[56] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink

[57] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016

[58] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2

[59] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403

[60] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos

[61] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016

[62] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000854&cycle=2016

[63] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/expedia-inc/

[64] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757

[65] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway

[66] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes

[67] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016

[68] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056

[69] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio

[YUM.21_Brands-70] 70.0 ^70.1 ^70.2 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016

[71] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/

[72] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069

[73] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016

[74] ttps://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119

[75] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay

[76] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016

[77] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington

[78] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016

[79] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525

[80] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/

[81] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples

[82] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/

[83] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616

[84] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa

[85] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016

[86] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att

[87] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016

[88] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget

[89] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016

[90] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016

[91] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods

[92] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016

[93] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex

[94] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016

[95] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/

[96] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016

[97] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz

[98] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/

[99] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016

[100] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/

[101] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns

[102] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016

[103] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016

[104] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico

[105] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines

[106] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016

[107] ttps://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/

[108] ttp://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009

[109] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016

[110] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367

[111] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/

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