Pro-Israel Political Contributions (1990-2012)

Pro-Israel Political Contributions

(1990 - 2012)

Elections: Table of Contents | 2012 Campaign | Arab PAC Donations

Election Cycle	Rank†	Contributions				Distribution
Election Cycle	Rank†	Individuals	PACs	Soft Money	TOTAL	Democrats	%Dem	Republicans	%Rep
2012	56	$1,959,687	$1,004,274	$18,177	$2,982,138	$2,008,011	68%	$948,950	32%
2010	39	$9,669,153	$2,963,418	$152,000	$12,784,571	$7,988,919	64%	$4,475,687	36%
2008	40	$10,840,595	$3,150,927	$0	$13,991,522	$8,658,048	62%	$5,330,474	38%
2006	38	$7,903,824	$3,033,993	$33,000	$10,970,817	$5,839,728	60%	$3,907,649	40%
2004	40	$7,944,240	$3,170,494	$10,000	$11,124,734	$7,283,123	65%	$3,840,611	35%
2002	43	$4,574,299	$2,750,601	$1,450,000	$8,774,900	$6,549,576	75%	$2,222,324	25%
2000	55	$4,620,812	$1,923,904	$484,500	$7,029,216	$4,762,633	68%	$2,263,583	32%
1998	43	$3,785,917	$2,104,331	$122,750	$6,010,998	$3,931,568	65%	$2,079,430	35%
1996	46	$3,177,726	$2,387,880	$10,275	$5,575,881	$3,500,337	63%	$2,075,544	37%
1994	30	$3,327,629	$2,378,059	$210,000	$5,915,688	$4,596,692	78%	$1,314,346	22%
1992	17	$4,675,323	$4,048,960	$24,020	$8,748,303	$6,317,911	72%	$2,417,430	28%
1990	12	$3,894,792	$4,099,248	$0	$7,994,040	$5,784,623	72%	$2,209,417	28%
Total	40	$66,373,997	$33,016,089	$2,512,722	$101,902,808	$67,221,169	67%	$33,085,445	33%

†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).

METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions of $200 or more from PACs and individuals to federal candidates and from PACs, soft money (including directly from corporate and union treasuries) and individual donors to political parties and outside spending groups, as reported to the Federal Election Commission. Donations to Democrats, Donations to Republicans, and the associated percentages are based solely on contributions to candidates and parties. Independent expenditures and electioneering communications are not reflected in the breakdown by party. 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, April 25, 2011.

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. Contributions to Outside Spending groups legalized by the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision are listed in the "Soft/Outside Money" column as are donations of "Levin" funds to state and local party committees. Levin funds were created by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

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