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One stop shop to follow the money!
In boxing, big punchers seek knockouts. In government, the same principle applies: The wealthiest corporations and special interest groups usually pepper politicians with overwhelming amounts of money in hope of influencing the political process.
Here you’ll find total contributions for the 100 biggest givers in federal-level politics since 1989 — information that exists nowhere else.
Thanks to:
Center for Responsive Politics
View top individual contributors from these organizations
Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2010
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= Between 40% and 59% to both parties = Leans Dem/Repub (60%-69%) = Strongly Dem/Repub (70%-89%) = Solidly Dem/Repub (over 90%) |
| Rank | Organization | Total ’89-’10 | Dem % | Repub % | Tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ActBlue | $51,124,846 | 99% | 0% | ![]() |
| 2 | AT&T Inc | $46,292,670 | 44% | 55% | ![]() |
| 3 | American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees | $43,477,361 | 98% | 1% | ![]() |
| 4 | National Assn of Realtors | $38,721,441 | 49% | 50% | ![]() |
| 5 | Goldman Sachs | $33,387,252 | 61% | 37% | ![]() |
| 6 | American Assn for Justice | $33,143,279 | 90% | 8% | ![]() |
| 7 | Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $33,056,216 | 97% | 2% | ![]() |
| 8 | National Education Assn | $32,024,610 | 93% | 6% | ![]() |
| 9 | Laborers Union | $30,292,050 | 92% | 7% | ![]() |
| 10 | Teamsters Union | $29,319,982 | 93% | 6% | ![]() |
| 11 | Carpenters & Joiners Union | $29,265,808 | 89% | 10% | ![]() |
| 12 | Service Employees International Union | $29,140,232 | 95% | 3% | ![]() |
| 13 | American Federation of Teachers | $28,733,991 | 98% | 0% | ![]() |
| 14 | Communications Workers of America | $28,376,306 | 98% | 0% | ![]() |
| 15 | Citigroup Inc | $28,065,874 | 50% | 49% | ![]() |
| 16 | American Medical Assn | $27,597,820 | 40% | 59% | ![]() |
| 17 | United Auto Workers | $27,134,252 | 98% | 0% | ![]() |
| 18 | National Auto Dealers Assn | $26,311,758 | 32% | 67% | ![]() |
| 19 | Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union | $26,229,477 | 98% | 0% | ![]() |
| 20 | United Parcel Service | $25,290,039 | 36% | 62% | ![]() |
| 21 | United Food & Commercial Workers Union | $25,226,733 | 98% | 1% | ![]() |
| 22 | Altria Group | $24,643,651 | 27% | 72% | ![]() |
| 23 | American Bankers Assn | $24,048,220 | 40% | 59% | ![]() |
| 24 | National Assn of Home Builders | $23,461,905 | 35% | 64% | ![]() |
| 25 | EMILY’s List | $23,391,763 | 99% | 0% | ![]() |
| 26 | National Beer Wholesalers Assn | $22,757,795 | 34% | 65% | ![]() |
| 27 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | $22,514,838 | 51% | 48% | ![]() |
| 28 | Microsoft Corp | $21,691,408 | 53% | 46% | ![]() |
| 29 | National Assn of Letter Carriers | $20,943,434 | 88% | 10% | ![]() |
| 30 | Time Warner | $20,327,541 | 72% | 27% | ![]() |
| 31 | Morgan Stanley | $20,245,499 | 44% | 54% | ![]() |
| 32 | Lockheed Martin | $19,839,004 | 43% | 56% | ![]() |
| 33 | General Electric | $19,725,132 | 51% | 48% | ![]() |
| 34 | Verizon Communications | $19,690,873 | 40% | 58% | ![]() |
| 35 | Credit Union National Assn | $18,908,979 | 48% | 51% | ![]() |
| 36 | AFL-CIO | $18,900,396 | 95% | 4% | ![]() |
| 37 | FedEx Corp | $18,816,940 | 40% | 58% | ![]() |
| 38 | Bank of America | $18,699,265 | 46% | 53% | ![]() |
| 39 | National Rifle Assn | $18,209,746 | 17% | 82% | ![]() |
| 40 | Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $18,197,594 | 39% | 60% | ![]() |
| 41 | Ernst & Young | $18,183,788 | 44% | 55% | ![]() |
| 42 | Sheet Metal Workers Union | $18,111,313 | 97% | 1% | ![]() |
| 43 | International Assn of Fire Fighters | $17,731,993 | 81% | 17% | ![]() |
| 44 | Plumbers & Pipefitters Union | $17,635,976 | 94% | 4% | ![]() |
| 45 | American Hospital Assn | $17,562,729 | 53% | 45% | ![]() |
| 46 | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | $17,445,497 | 35% | 64% | ![]() |
| 47 | American Dental Assn | $17,371,235 | 46% | 53% | ![]() |
| 48 | Operating Engineers Union | $17,122,185 | 85% | 14% | ![]() |
| 49 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | $16,699,488 | 37% | 62% | ![]() |
| 50 | Air Line Pilots Assn | $16,586,697 | 84% | 15% | ![]() |
| 51 | UBS AG | $16,428,222 | 40% | 58% | ![]() |
| 52 | Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors | $15,984,854 | 42% | 57% | ![]() |
| 53 | AFLAC Inc | $15,832,719 | 44% | 55% | ![]() |
| 54 | Boeing Co | $15,641,085 | 47% | 52% | ![]() |
| 55 | Pfizer Inc | $14,900,921 | 31% | 68% | ![]() |
| 56 | Union Pacific Corp | $14,883,203 | 25% | 74% | ![]() |
| 57 | United Steelworkers | $14,677,901 | 99% | 0% | ![]() |
| 58 | United Transportation Union | $14,475,010 | 88% | 10% | ![]() |
| 59 | Merrill Lynch | $14,295,360 | 37% | 61% | ![]() |
| 60 | Ironworkers Union | $14,142,975 | 92% | 6% | ![]() |
| 61 | Reynolds American | $13,687,778 | 24% | 75% | ![]() |
| 62 | Northrop Grumman | $13,560,724 | 43% | 56% | ![]() |
| 63 | American Institute of CPAs | $13,367,435 | 42% | 57% | ![]() |
| 64 | American Postal Workers Union | $13,312,673 | 95% | 3% | ![]() |
| 65 | Credit Suisse Group | $13,138,060 | 44% | 55% | ![]() |
| 66 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn | $13,029,671 | 51% | 48% | ![]() |
| 67 | BellSouth Corp | $12,993,782 | 45% | 54% | ![]() |
| 68 | Anheuser-Busch | $12,862,221 | 48% | 51% | ![]() |
| 69 | General Dynamics | $12,566,267 | 47% | 52% | ![]() |
| 70 | Comcast Corp | $11,888,339 | 56% | 43% | ![]() |
| 71 | American Financial Group | $11,760,437 | 18% | 81% | ![]() |
| 72 | Walt Disney Co | $11,753,831 | 68% | 31% | ![]() |
| 73 | Exxon Mobil | $11,677,631 | 13% | 85% | ![]() |
| 74 | National Air Traffic Controllers Assn | $11,630,988 | 80% | 18% | ![]() |
| 75 | Chevron | $11,530,759 | 24% | 75% | ![]() |
| 76 | GlaxoSmithKline | $11,522,090 | 29% | 70% | ![]() |
| 77 | KPMG LLP | $11,478,786 | 34% | 65% | ![]() |
| 78 | Club for Growth | $11,357,288 | 1% | 96% | ![]() |
| 79 | DLA Piper | $11,357,157 | 67% | 32% | ![]() |
| 80 | Raytheon Co | $11,333,292 | 46% | 52% | ![]() |
| 81 | News Corp | $11,270,692 | 58% | 41% | ![]() |
| 82 | Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn | $11,265,500 | 77% | 21% | ![]() |
| 83 | Koch Industries | $11,002,235 | 10% | 89% | ![]() |
| 84 | Honeywell International | $11,001,355 | 47% | 52% | ![]() |
| 85 | Human Rights Campaign | $10,501,271 | 90% | 9% | ![]() |
| 86 | National Restaurant Assn | $10,354,545 | 16% | 82% | ![]() |
| 87 | New York Life Insurance | $10,274,174 | 52% | 46% | ![]() |
| 88 | Associated Builders & Contractors | $10,264,858 | 1% | 98% | ![]() |
| 89 | Wal-Mart Stores | $10,178,938 | 27% | 71% | ![]() |
| 90 | Southern Co | $10,162,887 | 31% | 67% | ![]() |
| 91 | Saban Capital Group | $10,139,185 | 99% | 0% | ![]() |
| 92 | American Health Care Assn | $10,114,879 | 52% | 46% | ![]() |
| 93 | American Academy of Ophthalmology | $10,043,708 | 52% | 47% | ![]() |
| 94 | Prudential Financial | $10,033,181 | 50% | 49% | ![]() |
| 95 | MBNA Corp | $10,029,256 | 17% | 82% | ![]() |
| 96 | Newsweb Corp | $9,957,850 | 98% | 0% | ![]() |
| 97 | UST Inc | $9,950,761 | 21% | 78% | ![]() |
| 98 | American Society of Anesthesiologists | $9,867,537 | 42% | 57% | ![]() |
| 99 | MetLife Inc | $9,867,248 | 54% | 45% | ![]() |
| 100 | AIG | $9,828,364 | 50% | 49% | ![]() |
| 101 | Freddie Mac | $9,819,600 | 43% | 56% | ![]() |
| 102 | American Crystal Sugar | $9,792,339 | 62% | 37% | ![]() |
| 103 | CSX Corp | $9,791,929 | 33% | 65% | ![]() |
| 104 | Associated General Contractors | $9,753,590 | 15% | 84% | ![]() |
| 105 | Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America | $9,698,525 | 40% | 59% | ![]() |
| 106 | General Motors | $9,678,878 | 39% | 60% | ![]() |
| 107 | Securities Industry & Financial Mkt Assn | $9,678,182 | 44% | 55% | ![]() |
| 108 | Eli Lilly & Co | $9,630,679 | 31% | 68% | ![]() |
| 109 | National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare | $9,610,115 | 80% | 18% | ![]() |
| 110 | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance | $9,606,748 | 39% | 59% | ![]() |
| 111 | American Optometric Assn | $9,477,163 | 59% | 40% | ![]() |
| 112 | Lehman Brothers | $9,357,030 | 54% | 44% | ![]() |
| 113 | American Maritime Officers | $9,285,471 | 46% | 52% | ![]() |
| 114 | Transport Workers Union | $8,994,649 | 95% | 4% | ![]() |
| 115 | Amway/Alticor Inc | $8,872,278 | 0% | 99% | ![]() |
| 116 | Seafarers International Union | $8,727,594 | 85% | 14% | ![]() |
| 117 | National Cmte for an Effective Congress | $8,707,940 | 99% | 0% | ![]() |
| 118 | National Fedn of Independent Business | $8,608,362 | 7% | 92% | ![]() |
| 119 | Archer Daniels Midland | $8,522,673 | 44% | 55% | ![]() |
| 120 | American Airlines | $8,467,294 | 47% | 52% | ![]() |
| 121 | Ford Motor Co | $8,453,192 | 38% | 61% | ![]() |
| 122 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp | $8,383,535 | 31% | 68% | ![]() |
| 123 | Fannie Mae | $8,362,326 | 54% | 45% | ![]() |
| 124 | Painters & Allied Trades Union | $8,337,796 | 88% | 10% | ![]() |
| 125 | National Assn of Broadcasters | $8,218,537 | 45% | 54% | ![]() |
| 126 | Skadden, Arps et al | $8,135,046 | 78% | 21% | ![]() |
| 127 | MCI Inc | $8,092,972 | 46% | 53% | ![]() |
| 128 | Wachovia Corp | $8,059,347 | 31% | 68% | ![]() |
| 129 | American Council of Life Insurers | $7,930,665 | 38% | 61% | ![]() |
| 130 | Amalgamated Transit Union | $7,776,918 | 93% | 6% | ![]() |
| 131 | Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn | $7,713,366 | 45% | 54% | ![]() |
| 132 | American Trucking Assns | $7,704,240 | 28% | 71% | ![]() |
| 133 | Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn | $7,598,877 | 74% | 24% | ![]() |
| 134 | Bristol-Myers Squibb | $7,370,699 | 22% | 77% | ![]() |
| 135 | Bear Stearns | $7,145,772 | 55% | 43% | ![]() |
| 136 | Enron Corp | $6,548,235 | 28% | 71% | ![]() |
| 137 | Andersen | $6,253,977 | 37% | 62% | ![]() |
| 138 | BP | $6,231,474 | 28% | 70% | ![]() |
| 139 | MGM Resorts International | $6,190,170 | 48% | 51% | ![]() |
| 140 | Vivendi | $4,704,596 | 66% | 32% |
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