Pro-Israel Political Contributions

(1990-2006)

 

 

Election Cycle

Rank†

Total Contributions

Contributions from Individuals

Contributions from PACs

Soft Money Contributions

Donations to Democrats

Donations to Republicans

% to Dems

% to Repubs

2006*

66

$3,194,791

$163,248

$3,031,543

N/A

$1,755,096

$1,276,009

55%

40%

2004*

52

$6,097,620

$2,927,126

$3,170,494

N/A

$3,904,496

$2,192,624

64%

36%

2002

44

$8,426,750

$4,226,149

$2,750,601

$1,450,000

$6,324,761

$2,098,989

75%

25%

2000

57

$6,323,292

$3,914,888

$1,923,904

$484,500

$4,118,283

$2,204,009

65%

35%

1998

41

$6,105,139

$3,878,058

$2,104,331

$122,750

$3,992,804

$2,112,335

65%

35%

1996

45

$5,989,375

$3,422,779

$2,387,880

$178,716

$3,720,817

$2,268,558

62%

38%

1994

30

$5,835,357

$3,222,298

$2,378,059

$235,000

$4,512,768

$1,317,939

77%

23%

1992

18

$8,630,321

$4,556,341

$4,048,960

$25,020

$6,225,700

$2,391,659

72%

28%

1990

12

$7,675,913

$3,576,665

$4,099,248

N/A

$5,541,260

$2,134,653

72%

28%

Total

43

$58,278,558

$29,887,552

$25,895,020

$2,495,986

$40,095,985

$17,996,775

69%

31%

†These numbers show how the industry ranks in total campaign giving as compared to more than 80 other industries. Rankings are shown only for industries (such as the Automotive industry) -- not for widely encompassing "sectors" (such as Transportation) or more detailed "categories" (like car dealers).

*These figures do not include donations of "Levin" funds to state and local party committees. Levin funds were created by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions of $200 or more from PACs and individuals to federal candidates and from PAC, soft money and individual donors to political parties, as reported to the Federal Election Commission. While election cycles are shown in charts as 1996, 1998, 2000 etc. they actually represent two-year periods. For example, the 2002 election cycle runs from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002.  Data for the current election cycle were released by the Federal Election Commission on Monday, February 19, 2007.

NOTE: Soft money contributions to the national parties were not publicly disclosed until the 1991-92 election cycle, and were banned by the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act following the 2002 elections.

Source: Center for Responsive Politics
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