Difference between revisions of "Conservative companies"

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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 companies.
(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.

Bass Pro Shops^[1]^[2]
Cerberus Capital Management (Safeway Inc.)^[3]^[4]
Charity Mobile^[5]
Chick-Fil-A^[6]^[7]^[8]
Cintas Corporation^[9]
ConocoPhillips Corporation^[10]
ExxonMobil^[11]
Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykakes, etc.)^[12]^[13]^[14]
Hobby Lobby^[15]^[16]
Koch Industries (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)^[17]
Molson Coors Brewing^[18]
Patriot Mobile^[19]
Publix Super Markets, Inc.^[20]
Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)^[21]
Sheetz^[22]^[23]
Waffle House Inc.^[8]^[24]^[25]^[26]
Wendy's Co^[27]^[28]

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.)^[29]^[30]
Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)^[31]^[32]
Arby's (Roark Capital Group)^[33]^[34]
AutoZone Inc.^[35]^[36]
Burger King (3G Capital)^[37]
Cabela's^[38]^[39]
Lowe's Corporation^[40]^[41]^[42]
Murphy USA^[43]^[44]
New Balance^[45]^[46]
Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)^[47]^[48]
Progressive Insurance^[49]^[50]
TRT Holdings (Gold's Gym, Omni Hotels, etc.)^[51]
Urban Outfitters^[52]^[53]
White Castle System^[8]^[54]^[55]^[56]

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^[57]^[58]
Advance Auto Parts^[59]
American Greetings Corp^[60]
Amway/Alticor Inc.^[61]
Anheuser-Busch^[62]
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse^[63]
Blue Bell^[64]
Carl’s Jr.^[8]^[65]^[66]
CenturyLink^[67]^[68]
Domino's Pizza^[8]^[69]^[70]
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott’s, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)^[71]^[72]https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/
Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)^[73]^[74]
FedEx^[75]^[76]^[77]^[78]
Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)^[79]^[80]
Hanes^[81]^[82]
iHeartMedia Inc^[83]^[84]
KFC (Yum! Brands)^[85]^[86]
Long John Silver (Yum! Brands)^[85]
Menard^[87]
Perry Ellis International^[88]^[89]
ProPay^[90]^[91]
Remington (Cerberus Capital Management)^[92]^[93]
Royal Dutch Shell (Shell Oil)^[94]^[95]
Staples Inc.^[96]
Taco Bell (Yum! Brands)^[85]^[97]^[98]
USAA^[99]^[100]

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.

Best Buy^[101]^[102]^[103]
Boeing Co^[104]
Budget (Avis Budget Group)^[105]^[106]
Dick’s Sporting Goods^[107]^[108]^[109]
Health Net^[110]^[111]
Hormel^[112]
Howard Johnson^[113]
Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)^[114]^[115]
Krispy Kreme^[116]
Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)^[117]^[118]
McDonald's Corp^[119]^[120]
Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)^[117]^[118]^[121]
Papa John's^[122]^[123]^[124]
PepsiCo Inc.^[125]^[126]
Southwest Airlines^[127]^[128]^[129]^[130]
Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)^[131]^[132]^[133]
SunTrust^[134]
The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)^[117]^[118]^[135]
United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, Pratt & Whitney, and UTC Aerospace Systems)^[136]
Wal-Mart Stores^[137]^[138]^[139]

No longer conservative

These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

AT&T^[140]^[141]^[142]
Dell Inc.^[143]^[144]^[145]
Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)^[146]^[147]^[148]
Target Corp^[149]^[150]^[151]

References

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[salon.com_5_radically-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies

[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] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/

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

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

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

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

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

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

[21] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589

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

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

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

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

[26] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/

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

[28] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/

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

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

[31] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016

[32] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[42] ttp://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12

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

[44] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016

[45] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175

[46] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/

[47] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016

[48] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/

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

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

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

[52] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016

[53] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/

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

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

[56] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/

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

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

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

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

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

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

[63] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/

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

[65] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/

[66] Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature

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

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

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

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

[71] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016

[72] ttps://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/

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

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

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

[76] ttp://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/

[77] ttp://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[YUM.21_Brands-85] 85.0 ^85.1 ^85.2 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[98] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/

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

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

[101] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016

[102] ttp://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/

[103] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/

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

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

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

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

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

[109] ttp://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/

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

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

[112] ttps://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/

[113] ttps://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson

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

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

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

[OS_Darden-117] 117.0 ^117.1 ^117.2 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949

[2nd_Darden-118] 118.0 ^118.1 ^118.2 https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden

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

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

[121] ttp://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/

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

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

[124] ttps://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship

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

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

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

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

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

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

[131] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016

[132] ttp://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop

[133] ttps://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment

[134] ttps://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/

[135] ttp://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/

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

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

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

[139] ttp://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/

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

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

[142] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/

[143] ttp://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/

[144] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER

[145] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/

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

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

[148] ttp://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953

[149] ttp://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target

[150] ttps://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000619&cycle=2016

[151] ttp://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/18/

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 *CenturyLink<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref>
 *Domino's Pizza<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
-*Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott’s, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, etc.)<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/
+*Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott’s, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/
 *Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000854&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/expedia-inc/</ref>
 *FedEx<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref>

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