Throughout the ’90s, Dean Cain voted blue, helping elect Bill Clinton in 1992 and in 1996, he revealed on Twitter in 2020. In the same tweet, he also indicated he voted for Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election. While the gif that accompanied his post suggests he regrets voting for both men, Cain has been more explicit about his disappointment with the latter. “I would definitely take that vote back,” he told The Washington Post in 2019.
The following decade and a half was marked by an affinity for Republican candidates. In 2008, he endorsed John McCain, even though he initially supported Barack Obama. “I loved his enthusiasm. I loved his ability to speak, his character … And then I started getting into issues. And that’s what made me switch to John McCain,” Cain said on CNN’s “Larry King Live.” He continued to vote red in the following elections, supporting Mitt Romney during his 2012 run. Sharing another gif on Twitter, Cain appears to also regret that vote.
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In 2016, Cain voted for Donald Trump, support he carried over to the following election in 2020. However, Cain contends he doesn’t think the Republican Party represents him, choosing to identify as an independent instead. “I don’t ever vote party lines … I vote candidates and I vote issues,” he told The Washington Post. In May 2018, he concretized his conservative tendencies by becoming a board member of the National Rifle Association.
