 Blavatnik is a supporter of the US Republican Party, and in 2015–2016 donated a total of $7.35 million to six Republican political candidates, including South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Arizona Senator John McCain.In February 2016, Blavatnik donated over $1 million to an anti-Donald Trump GOP group.He also donated $1 million to the committee for the inauguration of Donald Trump.