Country club Republican

A country club Republican, also known as a country club conservative or establishment Republican, is a term, usually used pejoratively, to describe certain members of the Republican Party in the United States. The label is typically applied to Republicans who are perceived as being from higher socioeconomic backgrounds, often with inherited wealth, and who hail from politically or socially prominent families. These individuals are generally fiscally conservative but hold liberal, moderate, or indifferent positions on social issues such as abortion, censorship, and gay rights. Country club Republicans are also more likely than other party members to have attended prestigious colleges and universities.