Oprah Winfrey
After her speech at the Golden Globes in January, many expected that the media queen would run for office in 2020 to oppose President Trump. While those rumors seem to have quieted down after her statement that she didn’t have the right temperament to put up with the political landscape, there was never any question about which party’s ticket she would run on. Winfrey has been a consistent Democrat for years, even though President Obama’s 2008 campaign was the first time she endorsed a political candidate. Some economists have estimated that her endorsement was responsible for at least 420,000 of Obama’s votes in the Democrat primary and might possibly have resulted in his election.
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep received accolades for her portrayal of conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but she has always been a staunch Democrat. Over the years, she has donated more than $30,000 to various Democrat candidates, including President Obama’s in 2008. She also famously condemned President Trump during the Golden Globes in 2017, though she didn’t use his name. Streep specifically derided Trumps rallies, saying elsewhere, “You can see it in the Trump rallies, where people I just know, in their living rooms, would be better people, are driven to the worst possibilities by the bloodlust in a crowd.”
Elizabeth Banks
The “Pitch Perfect” star has always been a Democrat. In 2012, she filmed an ad for President Obama in opposition to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, discussing women’s rights issues, primarily Romney’s opposition to Planned Parenthood. In the ad, she claimed, “For that little 5 percent that Mitt Romney decides he doesn’t agree with, he’s going to take away cancer screenings. What is he doing? He’s going to take away people’s access to health care close by. We’re talking about working-class ladies who need health care. That’s it. That’s Planned Parenthood.” She continued her support at the Democratic National Convention in 2016 with a speech mocking then-candidate Trump.