Friday, November 1, 2013

Follow the Money: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2012

Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2012

LEGEND:   Republican    Democrat    On the fence



= Between 40% and 59% to both parties
= Leans Dem/Repub (60%-69%)
= Strongly Dem/Repub (70%-89%)
= Solidly Dem/Repub (over 90%)
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% as money can be given to third party
candidates or outside spending groups and PACs not affiliated with either party.
RankOrganizationTotal '89-'12Dem %Repub %Tilt
1ActBlue$92,508,79199%0%   
2American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees$60,989,60481%1% 
3AT&T Inc$56,932,96941%57%
4National Education Assn$53,908,10662%4%
5National Assn of Realtors$51,100,58244%47%
6Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$44,687,53592%1%   
7Goldman Sachs$44,510,27653%43%
8American Assn for Justice$42,240,29985%7% 
9United Auto Workers$41,772,38971%0% 
10Carpenters & Joiners Union$39,345,37174%9% 
11Service Employees International Union$37,767,66584%2% 
12Laborers Union$37,419,46085%6% 
13American Federation of Teachers$37,399,42589%0% 
14Teamsters Union$36,311,26587%5% 
15Communications Workers of America$36,180,94887%0% 
16JPMorgan Chase & Co$33,917,01147%51%
17United Food & Commercial Workers Union$33,835,27486%0% 
18Citigroup Inc$32,091,25848%50%
19United Parcel Service$32,065,19435%64%
20National Auto Dealers Assn$31,532,16031%68%
21Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union$31,368,59798%1%   
22EMILY's List$31,273,14098%0%   
23AFL-CIO$31,247,47762%3%
24American Bankers Assn$31,061,62236%63%
25American Medical Assn$30,075,77840%59%
26Altria Group$29,194,05826%73% 
27Microsoft Corp$28,999,23854%44%
28National Beer Wholesalers Assn$28,635,89535%64%
29Blue Cross/Blue Shield$28,156,57636%63%
30National Assn of Home Builders$27,451,88034%64%
31General Electric$27,279,55348%51%
32Lockheed Martin$26,405,80642%56%
33Bank of America$26,295,52341%57%
34National Assn of Letter Carriers$26,289,62484%9% 
35Morgan Stanley$25,727,87342%56%
36Verizon Communications$24,929,46540%59%
37Deloitte LLP$24,682,50735%64%
38Newsweb Corp$24,387,37141%0%
39Time Warner$24,100,79272%26% 
40Credit Union National Assn$23,959,90547%51%
41Plumbers & Pipefitters Union$23,701,84484%4% 
42Ernst & Young$23,214,37942%57%
43American Hospital Assn$22,986,47352%46%
44International Assn of Fire Fighters$22,884,83079%16% 
45Operating Engineers Union$22,842,68082%14% 
46Sheet Metal Workers Union$22,449,77895%2%   
47PricewaterhouseCoopers$22,372,69835%64%
48American Dental Assn$21,688,38344%54%
49UBS AG$21,070,79240%58%
50Boeing Co$21,053,01246%52%
51National Rifle Assn$20,368,08416%82% 
52Comcast Corp$20,024,02157%42%
53AFLAC Inc$19,680,67443%56%
54Union Pacific Corp$19,559,70627%72% 
55Air Line Pilots Assn$19,554,54783%16% 
56Pfizer Inc$19,406,55235%64%
57Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors$19,302,62441%58%
58Northrop Grumman$19,217,28042%57%
59Honeywell International$19,181,93244%54%
60Koch Industries $18,010,8988%90%   
61American Postal Workers Union$17,940,65886%2% 
62Ironworkers Union$17,224,64092%6%   
63Club for Growth $17,221,0970%95%   
64Credit Suisse Group$17,163,74041%57%
65FedEx Corp$17,131,86439%60%
66United Transportation Union$17,042,45088%11% 
67Raytheon Co $16,699,59844%54%
68New York Life Insurance$16,619,57749%50%
69United Steelworkers$16,509,07499%0%   
70General Dynamics$16,456,95246%53%
71National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn$16,327,26348%51%
72American Institute of CPAs$15,928,70541%58%
73Chevron$15,710,91519%64%
74National Air Traffic Controllers Assn$15,686,87578%20% 
75Reynolds American$15,651,49822%77% 
76Anheuser-Busch$15,598,72647%51%
77Exxon Mobil$15,052,54613%85% 
78KPMG LLP $15,045,79634%65%
79Merrill Lynch$14,928,96737%62%
80GlaxoSmithKline$14,708,90930%69%
81Wal-Mart Stores$14,685,24431%67%
82DLA Piper$14,629,26267%31%
83American Financial Group$14,340,07615%75% 
84Walt Disney Co$13,895,13269%30%
85CSX Corp$13,823,56234%65%
86News Corp$13,814,15758%40%
87Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America$13,756,87135%64%
88BellSouth Corp$13,584,87144%55%
89American Health Care Assn $13,569,36351%48%
90Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance $13,530,71338%60%
91Associated Builders & Contractors $13,489,3821%98%   
92American Society of Anesthesiologists$13,251,73741%58%
93Southern Co$13,161,24828%70% 
94American Crystal Sugar$12,951,35661%38%
95Prudential Financial$12,854,90149%50%
96National Restaurant Assn$12,592,16416%83% 
97Securities Industry & Financial Mkt Assn$12,505,41840%59%
98Human Rights Campaign$12,153,43389%8% 
99MetLife Inc$12,097,89751%47%
100American Optometric Assn $12,059,63357%42%
101American Academy of Ophthalmology$11,921,00550%49%
102Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn $11,796,20078%21% 
103Saban Capital Group $11,603,17289%0% 
104Eli Lilly & Co$11,543,20531%67%
105General Motors$11,283,75238%61%
106Associated General Contractors$11,133,54714%85% 
107Painters & Allied Trades Union$11,126,37084%12% 
108UST Inc$11,114,34321%78% 
109National Assn of Broadcasters$11,060,12244%55%
110American Maritime Officers$11,035,83146%53%
111Ford Motor Co $10,745,36839%60%
112National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare$10,642,83681%17% 
113Skadden, Arps et al$10,620,39477%22% 
114MBNA Corp$10,512,73816%83% 
115AIG$10,510,22149%49%
116Seafarers International Union$10,400,31583%15% 
117Freddie Mac$10,293,95943%56%
118American Airlines$10,050,82544%55%
119American Trucking Assns $9,980,19226%73% 
120Amway/Alticor Inc$9,970,4180%97%   
121Lehman Brothers$9,829,73852%46%
122Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp$9,704,81031%68%
123National Fedn of Independent Business $9,592,0936%93%   
124Transport Workers Union $9,585,39995%4%   
125American Council of Life Insurers$9,491,36637%62%
126Amalgamated Transit Union $9,416,11893%6%   
127Archer Daniels Midland$9,404,54742%56%
128Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn$9,372,01643%56%
129Fannie Mae $9,129,43953%46%
130National Cmte for an Effective Congress$8,516,44099%0%   
131Wachovia Corp$8,438,91130%69%
132Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn$8,213,07973%25% 
133Bristol-Myers Squibb$7,854,49923%76% 
134MCI Inc$7,774,17645%54%
135Bear Stearns $7,345,02354%43%
136BP$6,701,06529%69%
137

Enron Corp$6,677,09328%71% 
138Andersen$6,485,94437%62%
139Vivendi$5,964,11764%32%
140MGM Resorts International$5,704,90545%48%
Based on data released by the FEC on March 25, 2013.

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