Editing Alice Cooper (section)

===Politics===
Throughout his career, Cooper's philosophy regarding politics is that politics should not be mixed with rock music. Cooper has usually kept his political views to himself, and in 2010 said, "I am extremely non-political. I go out of my way to be non-political. I'm probably the biggest moderate you know. When [[John Lennon]] and [[Harry Nilsson]] used to argue politics, I was sitting right in the middle of them, and I was the guy who was going 'I don't care.' When my parents would start talking politics, I would go in my room and put on [[the Rolling Stones]] or [[the Who]] as long as I could avoid politics. And I still feel that way."<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>

On occasion, Cooper has spoken out against musicians who promote or opine on politics; for example, in the build-up to the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 presidential election]], he told [[The Canadian Press]] that the rock stars campaigning for and touring on behalf of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[John Kerry]] were committing "treason against rock n' roll". He added, upon seeing a list of musicians who supported Kerry, "If I wasn't already a [[George W. Bush|Bush]] supporter, I would have immediately switched. [[Linda Ronstadt]]? [[Don Henley]]? Geez, that's a good reason right there to vote for Bush."<ref name="WP_treason">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27098-2004Aug23.html |date=August 24, 2004 |title=Alice Cooper's Political Makeup |first=Richard |last=Leiby |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724154257/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27098-2004Aug23.html |archive-date=July 24, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref group="fn">On Zimbio's list of [http://www.zimbio.com/Famous+Republicans/articles/GiOVZw1djN-/Alice+Cooper "Famous Republicans"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507014230/http://www.zimbio.com/Famous+Republicans/articles/GiOVZw1djN-/Alice+Cooper |date=May 7, 2012 }} (accessed May 8, 2012), Cooper is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].</ref> In December 2018, Cooper predicted that the next U.S. president would be "worse" than [[Donald Trump]], while arguing that musicians talking politics to their fans was an "abuse of power".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-next-president-worse-than-trump/ |title=Alice Cooper Predicts Next U.S. President Will Be 'Worse Than Trump' |first=Martin |last=Kielty |website=ultimateclassicrock.com |date=December 30, 2018 |access-date=February 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217100103/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-next-president-worse-than-trump/ |archive-date=February 17, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Every four years since releasing his single "Elected" in 1972, Cooper has satirically run for president.<ref name=":1" />

In 2023, Cooper made remarks against health care for [[transgender youth]], suggested women would be sexually assaulted in bathrooms if transgender women were permitted access and called most instances of [[transgender]] identity a "fad," resulting in the loss of a cosmetics branding deal.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=2023-08-23 |title=Alice Cooper Calls Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids a 'Fad,' Condemns 'the Whole Woke Thing' |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/alice-cooper-transgender-healthcare-kids-fad-1235398217/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robledo |first=Anthony |title='I find it wrong': Cosmetics brand ends Alice Cooper collection after he called trans people a 'fad' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/08/29/alice-cooper-loses-cosmetics-deal-calling-trans-people-a-fad/70713576007/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>