Editing Kevin Costner (section)

===Political activism===
Early in his life, Costner was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. He was both a supporter and friend of [[Ronald Reagan]], frequently playing golf with the former president. He eventually switched his affiliation in the early 1990s. Since 1992, Costner has financially supported a variety of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politicians, including [[Al Gore]] and [[Tom Daschle]], but also made contributions to Republican [[Phil Gramm]] as late as 1995.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Kevin_Costner.php | title = FreshMeat:Celebrity Donations | publisher = FreshMeat.com |url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130116015928/http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Kevin_Costner.php | archive-date = January 16, 2013 }}</ref>

In 2008, he said publicly that he had no ambition to run for political office, adding "I've lived quite a colorful life".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?episodeId=178462 | title = Comedy Central: Kevin Costner | date = August 6, 2008 | access-date = August 24, 2009 |url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090113163257/http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?episodeId=178462 | archive-date = January 13, 2009}}</ref> In the final days before [[2008 United States presidential election|that year's United States presidential election]], Costner campaigned for [[Barack Obama]], visiting various places in [[Colorado]], where he has a home. In his speech, Costner stated the need for young voters to get to the polls, early and with enthusiasm. "We were going to change the world and we haven't", Costner said at a [[Colorado State University]] rally. "My generation didn't get it done, and we need you to help us".<ref>{{Cite news | title = University continues to host | work = Fort Collins Coloradoan | author = Trevor Hughes | date = October 29, 2008 | page = A1}}</ref>

In October 2014, Costner sent a tribute to British troops serving around the world, thanking them for their work.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.itv.com/news/2014-10-08/i-can-offer-you-nothing-but-respect-kevin-costner-pays-tribute-to-british-forces/ | title = Kevin Costner pays tribute to British soldiers | date = October 8, 2014 | publisher = [[itv.com]]}}</ref>

On December 22, 2019, Costner endorsed Democratic presidential candidate [[Pete Buttigieg]] at a rally in [[Indianola, Iowa]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/20/politics/kevin-costner-endorses-pete-buttigieg/index.html|title=Kevin Costner to endorse Pete Buttigieg in Iowa|author=Donald Judd|website=CNN}}</ref> Later, Costner supported Democratic candidate [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Malkin |first1=Marc |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Kevin Costner Is Voting for Joe Biden, but Still Thinks Pete Buttigieg Could Have Won the White House |url=https://variety.com/video/kevin-costner-joe-biden-pete-buttigieg/ |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Costner narrated a commercial for [[J. D. Scholten]], a Democrat running for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from {{ushr|IA|4}}.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/politics/jd-scholten-challenges-steve-king/index.html |title = Iowa native JD Scholten announces second bid to unseat GOP Rep. Steve King|website = [[CNN]]}}</ref> For the [[2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming]], Costner endorsed Republican [[Liz Cheney]] for reelection.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kevin-costner-liz-cheney-shirt-b2136415.html | title=Kevin Costner dons 'I'm for Liz Cheney' shirt while filming 'Yellowstone' | website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | date=August 2, 2022 }}</ref>