Are Trey Parker and Matt Stone Republicans? What South Park creators have said about their politics

The South Park creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, were recently seen at San Diego Comic-Con, Deadline confirmed.

Both were part of an SDCC panel and were asked about the Season 27 premiere of their show. After listening to a question about the reactions South Park’s recent episode received, Parker gave a deadpan response that was followed by laughs from the crowd (via Deadline):

“We’re terribly sorry.”

#SouthPark creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say “we’re very sorry” when asked about last night’s episode. #SDCC #SouthParkSeason27 #Paramount pic.twitter.com/usHSPBM3nF

— Karra Small (@karrasmallmedia) July 25, 2025

Comedy Central’s satirical show parodied Donald Trump while also releasing a deep-faked PSA mocking the POTUS. The recent episode also ignited curiosity about Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s political beliefs, especially after they targeted the GOP leader.

While the term “South Park Republican” — coined by Andrew Sullivan to describe Republicans with center-right ideas (per Times) — gained traction during the 2000s, The Book of Mormon creators have maintained their neutrality when it comes to politics. Parker and Stone have refrained from siding with either extreme of the political spectrum.

They neither identify as Republicans nor as Democrats.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s South Park has made fun of pretty much everyone

During an interview with MovieWeb in 2004, the longtime collaborators were asked about the term “South Park Republican.” In response, Parker shared insights into their political standing,

“Yeah, we have seen that. What we’re sick of — and it’s getting even worse — is: You either like Michael Moore or you wanna f***in’ go overseas and shoot Iraqis. There can’t be a middle ground. Basically, if you think Michael Moore’s full of s***, then you are a super-Christian right-wing whatever.”

Trey Parker added,

“And we’re both just pretty middle-ground guys. We find just as many things to rip on on the left as we do on the right. People on the far left and the far right are the same exact person to us.”

According to the LA Times, Parker claimed that he was a registered libertarian in 2001, though he seemingly dropped the label in the coming years. In 2006, Matt and Trey spoke with Time Magazine, when they were asked about South Park Conservatives by Brian C. Anderson.

The book branded the show as anti-liberal satire, thus implying that it was conservative-leaning. Trey Parker stated that it was partly a “fair description” and added,

“But you could also easily write a book called South Park Liberals, because we’ve attacked a lot of funny stuff that conservative people and institutions do in America. But we’re the only show that rips on Rob Reiner and antismoking laws and hippies, so we get that label.”

South Park repeatedly bashed GOP candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 election. At the same time, they declared themselves as Republicans, albeit jokingly, while accepting an honor from Norman Lear’s left-leaning organization, People for the American Way.

Trey Parker & Matt Stone of @SouthPark asked me to introduce them when they received a "freedom" award from Norman Lear's organization. After they graciously accepted, they said, "We're republicans." Nervous laughter. They repeated, "No, seriously, we're republicans."#Priceless pic.twitter.com/v6ICEXR6Eh

— Larry Elder (@larryelder) March 24, 2018

Radio host Larry Elder described the satirical moment as “priceless” in a 2018 tweet. He shared a picture with them and wrote,

“Trey Parker & Matt Stone of @SouthPark asked me to introduce them when they received a "freedom" award from Norman Lear's organization. After they graciously accepted, they said, "We're republicans." Nervous laughter. They repeated, "No, seriously, we're republicans."#Priceless”

Most recently, South Park garnered criticism from the Trump White House for mocking the incumbent POTUS. They made fun of Donald Trump over issues such as “cancel culture,” Epstein files, and more. At the same time, they depicted the parody U.S. President as being in bed with Satan.