Is Sydney Sweeney a Republican? Fact-checking the viral claim amid the 'controversial' Euphoria actor's American Eagle backlash

Sydney Sweeney makes a splash every time she appears on a commercial (with her sexy commercial scratchy voice, as coined by Stephen Colbert), whether by choice or by sheer coincidence.The ‘Euphoria’ actress has been under scrutiny for the past few days, thanks to her latest and heavily criticized American Eagle campaign, where she claims that she has great ‘jeans’, a pun on ‘genes’ that sparked heated debate over racial undertones and alleged ties to eugenics.

Yes, it’s attracted more ridicule than her bathwater soap (?!), and what followed was an intense backlash and a whole lot of digging to find dirt on her.Amid mounting criticism over her ‘controversial’ commercials, now, questions have swirled about whether the ‘Anyone But You’ star is a Republican or not.More pressingly, did she vote for Donald Trump?

Is Sydney Sweeney a Republican?

Multiple sources, including Florida’s Department of State voter records (as reported by Newsweek), confirm that a Sydney Bernice Sweeney was registered as a Republican voter in Monroe County, Florida, on June 14, 2024, with an active voter status.A viral post on X by user @time222smoke first claimed that she was a registered member of the Republican Party. BuzzFeed subsequently reported on Sweeney's voter registration after reviewing publicly available records.

However, there is no official confirmation that this registration belongs to the Hollywood actress born in Spokane and based in Los Angeles. While she owns a $13.5 million home in Florida’s Summerland Key, aligning with the state of registration, none of the public reports confirm directly that the voter record refers to her.

Furthermore, there's no official statement from Sweeney’s side accepting or denying the claim.In short, yes, there’s publicly accessible data pointing to Republican registration, but no definitive confirmation that it refers to the actor herself.

Political image so far

This isn’t the first time Sweeney has faced heat.In 2022, images from her mother’s 60th birthday party went viral, with guests wearing MAGA‑style hats and “Blue Lives Matter” shirts.

Sweeney later clarified that those individuals were family friends, not her family, and she “didn’t intend a political statement.”In fact, on-screen and in public forums, Sweeney is as ‘woke’ as it gets. She has openly supported liberal-leaning causes such as LGBTQ+ rights, transgender rights, Black Lives Matter, and remained pro‑choice. However, her broader political alignment remains unclear, as she generally maintains a low public profile on explicit partisan issues.

Although that hasn’t stopped her from attending billionaire Jeff Bezos’ ludicrous (to say the least) wedding in Venice and doing another ridiculous commercial selling her bathwater soap!

Did Sweeney vote for Donald Trump?

Although multiple outlets have claimed that Sweeney is a registered Republican, there is no credible confirmation of her exact political alignment and affiliation. Which brings us to answer the obvious next question: no credible source confirms that she voted for or endorsed the US President Donald Trump.In essence, she has largely stayed out of electoral politics in public life.

Great jeans or poor campaign: The American Eagle controversy

Launched in late July, the campaign’s centerpiece, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,” triggered intense debate in the public forum. One video even featured her saying, “Genes are passed down… My jeans are blue.”The campaign generated a wave of controversy, being accused of invoking racialized beauty standards and eugenics-era rhetoric, noting Sweeney’s blonde hair and blue eyes as visual cues in the messaging.

Some even labeled the campaign “fascist‑coded,” “Nazi propaganda,” or an explicit nod to white supremacist tropes.While many argued that the pun on “genes” combined with visuals of a blonde, blue‑eyed actress evoked white‑beauty norms and eugenics imagery, American Eagle came out with a rather ‘safe’ comment, responding to the backlash, stating: “It is and always was about the jeans… great jeans look good on everyone.”

However, despite the controversy, the brand’s stock rose by around 10-11% following the campaign rollout, and Sydney Sweeney hasn’t yet stopped trending on various social media platforms; evidence that controversy can translate into commercial traction.

The final word…

Sydney Sweeney’s political identity remains ambiguous. The fact that the actress has yet to issue an official statement despite the intense heat speaks for her potential preference to keep her political stance that way.Will this ambiguity play out in her favor? Or she will come out, picking a side, justifying the same? Moreover, will that affect her career in the public eye? That remains to be seen.