Financial Guru Dave Ramsey Reveals His Shocking Political Stance

Financial expert and syndicated radio star Dave Ramsey shocked fans recently by announcing his presidential endorsement.

Last month, Ramsey shared strong opinions about Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

"I'm looking at ideas and which idea lands on which side of the aisle," he said. "Where am I most likely to get a tax policy that I like? Where am I most likely to get an immigration policy I like? Where am I most likely to get a foreign policy I like? Where am I most likely to get a gun policy I like? A climate change policy I like? A woke policy I like? That I agree with."

When it comes to managing money, people have turned to Ramsey, 64, for years. He became an entrepreneur and millionaire in his 20s.

Then he turned his attention to advising others on finances. Ramsey first got attention as one of three alternating hosts of The Money Game on Nashville radio station WWTN in 1992. The show became nationally syndicated as The Dave Ramsey Show, a daily three-hour call-in financial advice talkfest, in 1997.

Ramsey, the owner and CEO of Ramsey Solutions, also had a cable TV show, The Dave Ramsey Show on the Fox Business Network, from 2007 to 2010. He’s written several books, including the bestseller The Total Money Makeover.

Ramsey's radio show has enormous reach, garnering more 18 million weekly listeners on platforms such as Sirius XM and iHeartRadio.

When Ramsey speaks, fans listen, so read on to find out more about his controversial presidential pick.

Why is Dave Ramsey so popular?

Born in Antioch, Tenn., Ramsey gives callers down-home, tough love advice about their financial dilemmas.

According to a 2018 Politico article, “The relationships he forges with listeners can be intensely personal; people travel from every corner of the country, and occasionally from around the globe, to visit Ramsey in person and thank him for changing their lives.”

What has Ramsey said about the 2024 presidential election?

The finance mentor has claimed that neither Vice President Harris or former President Trump are going to be a "savior" for American finances.

Ramsey said bluntly on Cavuto Coast to Coast that both the Harris and Trump campaigns are "figuring out different ways they're going to spend our money and send us further over the abyss. Neither one of them are supposing that we're going to turn this deficit around."

Who has Ramsey endorsed in presidential election?

Despite his pessimism about the economy, Ramsey thinks one candidate would give America the best chance.

When Ramsey thought about the issues of taxes, immigration, guns, foreign policy, and climate change, he made a decision about his Presidential pick.

"I can check those boxes very clearly, very quickly on these two candidates,” he told his radio listeners on Oct. 19. "So I'm going to tell you, I'm voting for Donald Trump. Because I checked those boxes and more of them are on that side than the other."

But Ramsey also noted that people should vote for which candidate best matches their own political beliefs.

Did Ramsey fear blowback in endorsing Trump?

Ramsey said he wasn't concerned about reaction from his radio fans, because he owns The Dave Ramsey Show.

“Some of you are never gonna listen to me again after this. That's OK. I can deal with that. That has happened to me for 30 years,” he said.

Ramsey continued with a laugh, “People have threatened me like, ‘I'm going to cancel you.’ That's hard to do. I own the show and so you're not gonna get to cancel me.

“So you can leave, but you can't cancel me.”

What have listeners said about Ramsey's political stance?

One liberal complained about him on Reddit, “Lately it seems like every time Dave has a chance to make it political, he does. He seems SUPER conservative, and keeps making the show about that.”

But another Reddit user replied about the money man, “there is wisdom there, also.”

Were listeners surprised by Ramsey’s pick?

They shouldn’t have been. In October, Ramsey interviewed former President Trump about his economic plans.

Trump is a fan of Ramsey’s, saying on the show, “I’ve watched him for my whole life. This should be the easiest interview because I’ve learned from him.”

The radio star then went on Fox Business to praise Trump's policies and economic knowledge.

Among other things, Ramsey told Fox News host Stuart Varney, “He was very direct and very knowledgeable about tax rates and about the things that move in the energy world, and how that intersects [with] the economy, and how to control a commodity market as best you can from the presidential seat. It’s not something you can do, but you can encourage ‘drill, baby drill.’ You can encourage opening the Keystone pipeline, and if you flood any commodity market with that commodity, we all know supply, demand, it drops the price.”

Has Ramsey been unfair to Kamala Harris?

Ramsey has said he reached out to both candidates. In a TikTok video, he said he’d contacted Vice President Harris for a similar interview as he did with Trump. "I'll do the same thing with Vice President Harris if I get the chance," he wrote in a caption.

But the interview never happened.

What else has Ramsey shared about politics?

Before the 2020 Presidential election, which Joe Biden won, Ramsey told his followers on Facebook, “What happens in YOUR house is more important than what happens in the White House, and it always has been. It's time to take CONTROL of your house.”

Still, in the runup to 2024, Ramsey advised people, “You should make a list of the eight or 10 issues that are out there and which side each candidate falls on, regardless of the candidate themselves. I don’t believe in voting on a single issue. … I believe in looking at the whole thing and saying, OK, there’s the economy, there’s inflation, there’s interest rates, there’s taxes — which candidate falls on the side of those things that you believe they can fix or that they’re going to impact?”

Is Dave Ramsey a Democrat or a Republican?

While his exact party affiliation isn’t known, Ramsey has called himself a conservative “both fiscally and culturally.”

Ramsey said presidents should do “as little as possible” with the economy.