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Election Cycle |
Rank† |
Contributions |
Distribution |
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Individuals |
PACs* |
Soft Money |
TOTAL |
Democrats |
%Dem |
Republicans |
%Rep |
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2012 |
47 |
$7,124,686 |
$1,887,443 |
$18,877 |
$9,031,006 |
$5,832,241 |
65% |
$3,157,388 |
35% |
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2010 |
39 |
$9,669,153 |
$2,963,418 |
$152,000 |
$12,784,571 |
$7,988,919 |
64% |
$4,475,687 |
36% |
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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% |
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2000 |
55 |
$4,620,812 |
$1,923,904 |
$484,500 |
$7,029,216 |
$4,762,633 |
68% |
$2,263,583 |
32% |
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1998 |
43 |
$3,785,917 |
$2,104,331 |
$122,750 |
$6,010,998 |
$3,931,568 |
65% |
$2,079,430 |
35% |
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1996 |
46 |
$3,177,726 |
$2,387,880 |
$10,275 |
$5,575,881 |
$3,500,337 |
63% |
$2,075,544 |
37% |
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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% |
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1990 |
12 |
$3,894,792 |
$4,099,248 |
$0 |
$7,994,040 |
$5,784,623 |
72% |
$2,209,417 |
28% |
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Total |
40 |
$71,541,296 |
$34,503,658 |
$2,513,422 |
$108,558,376 |
$71,056,649 |
66% |
$35,898,483 |
34% |
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†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).
*A Political Action Committee (PAC) is an organization that campaigns for or against particular political candidates, initiatives, or legislation. At the federal level, an organization becomes a PAC when it receives more than $1,000 according to the Federal Election Campaign Act.
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.
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
