{"id":2404248,"date":"2025-02-19T13:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-consumers-changing-shopping-habits-due-to-politics\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T13:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:15:55","slug":"liberal-consumers-changing-shopping-habits-due-to-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-consumers-changing-shopping-habits-due-to-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal consumers changing shopping habits due to politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliberal-consumers-changing-shopping-habits-due-to-politics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404248&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>According to a recent poll, a\u2064 significant portion\u2062 of consumers, especially liberals, are altering their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">shopping habits based<\/a> on their political beliefs. The survey \u2063reveals that 40% of\u200b consumers\u2062 have boycotted certain businesses \u2062due to perceived political stances, with 24% of respondents specifically ceasing to shop at their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-need-to-be-producers-not-just-consumers\/\" title=\"Conservatives Need To Be Producers, Not Just ...\">favorite stores<\/a> for this reason. Many shoppers have\u200d distanced themselves from retailers like Target following the company&#8217;s decision to revise its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. Notably, the poll indicates that 45% \u2064of Democrats have reported boycotting stores \u2063for political reasons, compared to 34% of Republicans. Additionally, while some\u2062 companies have begun to phase out DEI \u200binitiatives, others like Apple and Costco have committed \u200dto maintaining them. \u2063Remarkably, 36% of respondents expressed a desire to avoid the economy altogether to escape political influences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Liberal consumers increasingly changing shopping habits due to political beliefs: Poll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1998174\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poll<\/a> shows that 4 in 10 consumers are boycotting certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">businesses<\/a> because of political beliefs, according to a report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The poll found that liberal consumers&rsquo; views had shifted over the last few months, noting that at least 24% of respondents had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/800-big-box-stores-expected-to-close-nationwide-this-year-as-recession-fears-loom\/\" title=\"800 Big-Box Stores Expected to Close Nationwide This Year as Recession Fears Loom\">stopped shopping<\/a> at their favorite stores because of a perceived shift in the companies&rsquo; political views, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/18\/shoppers-political-boycotts-spending-patterns-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/18\/shoppers-political-boycotts-spending-patterns-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">  Guardian<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Shoppers have reportedly dropped stores such as Target for ending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/19\/business\/target-dei-boycott\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">diversity, equity, and inclusion policies<\/a>, a move that includes eliminating hiring goals for minorities in a new strategy the company referred to as &ldquo;staying in step with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-ends-dei-policies-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... ends ... policies - Washington Examiner\">evolving external landscape<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both Democrats and Republicans were reported as dropping their favorite stores due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-your-bank-might-be-spying-on-you-for-the-feds\/\" title=\"Report: Your Bank Might Be Spying On You For The Feds\">perceived political views<\/a>, but more Democrats, 45%, reported doing so versus 34% of Republicans. Conservatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/10\/business\/target-pride-merchandise-june-2024\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">boycotted Target last year<\/a> as a result of its line of LGBT-themed pride merchandise.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other companies reported to be sunsetting DEI policies included Walmart, Amazon, and McDonald&rsquo;s, while other companies, including Apple, Costco, and Microsoft, have indicated that they have no plans of dropping DEI policies.<\/p>\n<p>More than one-third of respondents, 36%, said they were &ldquo;opting out&rdquo; of the economy to avoid politics altogether, the poll found.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1998174\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1998174\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poll: 40% of consumers boycott businesses over politics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3042,"featured_media":2404249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/target-stores-business-economy-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50679,33564,50677,37194,50678],"class_list":["post-2404248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-activism-in-retail","tag-consumer-behavior","tag-liberal-consumers","tag-political-influence","tag-shopping-habits"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/target-stores-business-economy-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404248"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404252,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404248\/revisions\/2404252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}