Republican Party (United States)

==== Members of the business community ====
The Republican Party has traditionally been a pro-business party. It garners major support from a wide variety of industries from the financial sector to small [[businesses]]. Republicans are 24 percent more likely to be business owners than Democrats.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2016/10/12/study-republicans-are-24-percent-more-likely-than-democrats-to-be-business-owners/|title=Study: Republicans are 24 percent more likely than Democrats to be business owners|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> Prominent business [[lobbying group]]s such as the [[United States Chamber of Commerce|U.S. Chamber of Commerce]] and [[National Association of Manufacturers]] have traditionally supported Republican candidates and economic policies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-gang-that-couldnt-lob_b_839047|title=The Gang That Couldn't Lobby Straight|newspaper=[[HuffPost]]|first=Bill|last=McKibben|date=March 22, 2011|access-date=February 26, 2023|archive-date=February 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226191446/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-gang-that-couldnt-lob_b_839047|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://waysandmeans.house.gov/chairman-brady-marks-six-months-of-tax-reform-wins/ |title=Chairman Brady Marks Six Months of Tax Reform Wins – Ways and Means |access-date=August 18, 2018 |archive-date=December 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222090755/https://waysandmeans.house.gov/chairman-brady-marks-six-months-of-tax-reform-wins/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Although both major parties support [[capitalism]], the Republican Party is more likely to favor [[private property]] rights (including [[intellectual property]] rights) than the Democratic Party over competing interests such as [[environmentalism|protecting the environment]] or lowering [[medication costs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/551769-house-republicans-urge-opposition-to-vaccine-patent-waiver/|title=House Republicans urge opposition to vaccine patent waiver|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=May 4, 2021|access-date=June 4, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512162834/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/551769-house-republicans-urge-opposition-to-vaccine-patent-waiver|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-vote-overturn-biden-rule-water-protections-rcna74317|title=House Republicans vote to overturn Biden rule on water protections|website=[[NBC News]]|date=March 10, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2023|archive-date=March 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310130746/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-vote-overturn-biden-rule-water-protections-rcna74317|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/1/10/2016_Republican_Party_Platform.pdf|title=Republican Party Platform 2016|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205210641/https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/1/10/2016_Republican_Party_Platform.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

A survey cited by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' in 2012 found that 61 percent of small business owners planned to vote for Republican presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]] in the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]]. Small business became a major theme of the [[2012 Republican National Convention]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-08-30/business/35493960_1_small-business-business-owners-plan-small-companies|title=Small business a common theme at Republican Convention|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=J. D.|last=Harrison|date=August 30, 2012|access-date=April 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328070655/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-08-30/business/35493960_1_small-business-business-owners-plan-small-companies|archive-date=March 28, 2013}}</ref>