Poll: More Than Three-Quarters of American Voters Say They Want Businesses to Stay out of Politics

Bi-Partisan Opposition to Companies Pushing Political Agendas Serves as Warning to Corporations Pushing ESG

(Austin, TX—February 15, 2023) Convention of States Action, in partnership with The Trafalgar Group—one of America’s most accurate pollsters in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021—is releasing the results of a new national survey. Results were from surveys conducted February 2nd through February 5th of over 1,000 likely general election voters.

“This offers the latest proof point that Americans are absolutely finished with woke obsessions being pushed by the Left through our nation’s business community, most particularly the insipid ESG agenda. An elite group of wealthy, radical activists in our country and around the world–who gathered last month at the World Economic Forum–are intent on forcing their beliefs on our citizens. Make no mistake, such policies are not to the benefit of our citizens, and they know it,” said Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States. “The bottom line here is in fact, the bottom line itself. Businesses that are hell bent on continuing down the ESG path are going to continue to suffer in this tough and challenging economy. Businesses that stay out of politics and focus on serving their customers–on the other hand–will thrive. So, instead of wondering how many diversity and inclusion officers they have, corporations should be worried about how they are intentionally alienating a broad group of Americans who will just shop somewhere else.”

For complete details on the poll, including graphics, please visit: 

https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/nat-issues-business-politics-0207/

KEY INSIGHT: Huge Majority of American Voters Say They are More Likely to do Business with a Company That Stays Out of Politics:

• 78.8 percent of voters say they are more likely to do business with a company that stayed politically neutral and tolerated viewpoints of employees and customers across the board:
  • 58.9 percent say much more likely.
  • 19.9 percent say somewhat more likely.

• 10.1 percent of voters say they are less likely to do business with a company that stayed politically neutral and tolerated viewpoints of employees and customers across the board:
  • 6.5 percent say much less likely.
  • 3.6 percent say somewhat less likely.

• 11 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: Large Bi-Partisan Support for Businesses Staying Politically Neutral:

• 77.1 percent of Independent voters say they are more likely to do business with a company that stayed politically neutral and tolerated viewpoints of employees and customers across the board. 10.6 percent say less likely, and 12.2 percent are not sure.

• 76.9 percent of Democratic voters say they are more likely to do business with a company that stayed politically neutral and tolerated viewpoints of employees and customers across the board. 9.6 percent say less likely, and 13.5 percent are not sure.

• 82.3 percent of Republican voters say they are more likely to do business with a company that stayed politically neutral and tolerated viewpoints of employees and customers across the board. 10.2 percent say less likely, and 7.6 percent are not sure.