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-'09 | Dem % | Repub % | Tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AT&T Inc | $44,214,960 | 44% | 55% | |
| 2 | American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees | $41,941,811 | 98% | 1% | |
| 3 | National Assn of Realtors | $35,595,518 | 48% | 51% | |
| 4 | Goldman Sachs | $31,437,825 | 64% | 35% | |
| 5 | American Assn for Justice | $31,424,029 | 90% | 9% | |
| 6 | Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $31,407,507 | 97% | 2% | |
| 7 | National Education Assn | $30,097,067 | 92% | 6% | |
| 8 | Laborers Union | $28,978,400 | 92% | 7% | |
| 9 | Service Employees International Union | $27,933,232 | 95% | 3% | |
| 10 | Carpenters & Joiners Union | $27,767,683 | 89% | 10% | |
| 11 | Teamsters Union | $27,728,124 | 92% | 6% | |
| 12 | Citigroup Inc | $27,101,058 | 50% | 49% | |
| 13 | Communications Workers of America | $27,025,396 | 99% | 0% | |
| 14 | American Federation of Teachers | $26,282,491 | 98% | 0% | |
| 15 | American Medical Assn | $26,282,446 | 39% | 60% | |
| 16 | United Auto Workers | $25,774,502 | 98% | 0% | |
| 17 | Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union | $25,105,777 | 98% | 0% | |
| 18 | National Auto Dealers Assn | $24,344,808 | 32% | 67% | |
| 19 | United Parcel Service | $24,183,691 | 36% | 63% | |
| 20 | United Food & Commercial Workers Union | $24,123,333 | 98% | 1% | |
| 21 | American Bankers Assn | $22,414,966 | 41% | 58% | |
| 22 | National Assn of Home Builders | $21,864,655 | 36% | 63% | |
| 23 | EMILY's List | $21,239,168 | 99% | 0% | |
| 24 | National Beer Wholesalers Assn | $21,038,345 | 32% | 67% | |
| 25 | Time Warner | $20,041,510 | 71% | 27% | |
| 26 | Microsoft Corp | $19,980,556 | 53% | 46% | |
| 27 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | $19,886,970 | 51% | 48% | |
| 28 | National Assn of Letter Carriers | $19,404,534 | 88% | 11% | |
| 29 | Verizon Communications | $18,609,602 | 40% | 58% | |
| 30 | Morgan Stanley | $18,535,079 | 46% | 53% | |
| 31 | Lockheed Martin | $18,365,247 | 42% | 56% | |
| 32 | AFL-CIO | $18,168,572 | 95% | 4% | |
| 33 | FedEx Corp | $17,985,166 | 40% | 59% | |
| 34 | General Electric | $17,938,619 | 51% | 48% | |
| 35 | National Rifle Assn | $17,303,096 | 17% | 82% | |
| 36 | Credit Union National Assn | $17,264,864 | 48% | 51% | |
| 37 | Bank of America | $17,061,688 | 47% | 52% | |
| 38 | Ernst & Young | $17,057,236 | 44% | 55% | |
| 39 | Sheet Metal Workers Union | $17,027,913 | 97% | 2% | |
| 40 | Pfizer Inc | $16,536,082 | 30% | 69% | |
| 41 | American Dental Assn | $16,497,704 | 46% | 53% | |
| 42 | American Hospital Assn | $16,489,780 | 53% | 46% | |
| 43 | Operating Engineers Union | $16,344,300 | 85% | 14% | |
| 44 | Plumbers & Pipefitters Union | $16,329,611 | 94% | 5% | |
| 45 | Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $16,246,818 | 40% | 59% | |
| 46 | International Assn of Fire Fighters | $15,959,643 | 82% | 17% | |
| 47 | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | $15,949,770 | 35% | 64% | |
| 48 | Air Line Pilots Assn | $15,698,527 | 84% | 15% | |
| 49 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | $15,464,093 | 36% | 62% | |
| 50 | Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors | $15,071,355 | 42% | 56% | |
| 51 | AFLAC Inc | $14,855,519 | 44% | 55% | |
| 52 | Merrill Lynch | $14,334,930 | 37% | 61% | |
| 53 | Union Pacific Corp | $14,288,198 | 24% | 75% | |
| 54 | Boeing Co | $14,049,732 | 47% | 52% | |
| 55 | United Transportation Union | $13,636,195 | 88% | 10% | |
| 56 | United Steelworkers | $13,608,751 | 99% | 0% | |
| 57 | Reynolds American | $13,358,527 | 24% | 75% | |
| 58 | Ironworkers Union | $13,201,675 | 92% | 7% | |
| 59 | BellSouth Corp | $12,993,782 | 45% | 54% | |
| 60 | American Institute of CPAs | $12,900,912 | 42% | 57% | |
| 61 | Credit Suisse Group | $12,420,840 | 44% | 54% | |
| 62 | American Postal Workers Union | $12,004,473 | 95% | 4% | |
| 63 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn | $11,990,071 | 52% | 47% | |
| 64 | General Dynamics | $11,729,034 | 46% | 52% | |
| 65 | American Financial Group | $11,444,325 | 18% | 81% | |
| 66 | GlaxoSmithKline | $11,111,494 | 29% | 70% | |
| 67 | Walt Disney Co | $10,968,148 | 67% | 32% | |
| 68 | Chevron | $10,957,104 | 24% | 75% | |
| 69 | Altria Group | $10,933,451 | 39% | 60% | |
| 70 | Exxon Mobil | $10,663,973 | 14% | 85% | |
| 71 | Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn | $10,496,000 | 77% | 22% | |
| 72 | MBNA Corp | $10,059,006 | 17% | 82% | |
| 73 | Human Rights Campaign | $9,954,629 | 90% | 9% | |
| 74 | UST Inc | $9,938,811 | 21% | 78% | |
| 75 | Freddie Mac | $9,871,740 | 43% | 56% | |
| 76 | AIG | $9,772,662 | 50% | 49% | |
| 77 | National Restaurant Assn | $9,738,145 | 16% | 83% | |
| 78 | Southern Co | $9,716,044 | 31% | 68% | |
| 79 | Prudential Financial | $9,502,999 | 48% | 51% | |
| 80 | MetLife Inc | $9,502,692 | 55% | 44% | |
| 81 | American Academy of Ophthalmology | $9,383,538 | 52% | 47% | |
| 82 | National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare | $9,237,499 | 80% | 19% | |
| 83 | Eli Lilly & Co | $9,139,434 | 29% | 70% | |
| 84 | CSX Corp | $9,088,029 | 31% | 68% | |
| 85 | Associated General Contractors | $8,884,941 | 14% | 85% | |
| 86 | American Maritime Officers | $8,855,221 | 46% | 53% | |
| 87 | Amway/Alticor Inc | $8,823,801 | 0% | 99% | |
| 88 | National Cmte for an Effective Congress | $8,707,940 | 99% | 0% | |
| 89 | General Motors | $8,540,295 | 37% | 62% | |
| 90 | Archer Daniels Midland | $8,304,114 | 43% | 56% | |
| 91 | Seafarers International Union | $8,277,644 | 84% | 14% | |
| 92 | American Airlines | $8,153,035 | 47% | 52% | |
| 93 | MCI Inc | $8,093,472 | 46% | 53% | |
| 94 | American Council of Life Insurers | $7,665,504 | 37% | 62% | |
| 95 | Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn | $7,435,127 | 74% | 25% | |
| 96 | Bristol-Myers Squibb | $7,273,862 | 21% | 77% | |
| 97 | Enron Corp | $6,581,657 | 28% | 71% | |
| 98 | Andersen | $6,253,477 | 37% | 62% | |
| 99 | BP | $6,129,204 | 28% | 70% | |
| 100 | Vivendi | $4,508,740 | 66% | 32% | |
Based on data released by the FEC on January 10, 2010.
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