In a 2020 essay for V Magazine, Jennifer Lawrence made it clear who she was supporting in that year’s presidential election. “I would consider this upcoming election the most consequential of our lifetime,” she wrote. “I’m voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris this year because Donald Trump has and will continue to put himself before the safety and well-being of America.” However, there was a time when she didn’t support the Democratic nominee. On the “Absolutely Not” podcast, she admitted to voting for John McCain instead of Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. “I was a little Republican,” she said, explaining that this was simply the political affiliation of her family members in Kentucky. But she credits an episode of “30 Rock” for making her question her political stance.
Lawrence was 16 at the time, so the episode would have aired in 2006. Per Vogue, Tina Fey’s character, Liz Lemon, stated something like, “I’m not a crazy liberal. I just think people should drive hybrid cars.” Lawrence found that she agreed with this sentiment, and as the actor gained wealth, she realized that she also agreed with the idea that the wealthy should pay their fair share of taxes for the good of society.
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Trump’s presidency made Lawrence even more passionate about politics, and she told Vanity Fair that it’s what made her decide to quit worrying whether being more vocal about her views would alienate some movie fans.
