The following industries have contributed the greatest dollar amounts during the current election cycle.
| Name |
Given |
|
Unknown
|
$287,880,682 |
|
Securities & Investment
|
$98,897,096 |
|
Lawyers/Law Firms
|
$93,992,400 |
|
Real Estate
|
$62,083,799 |
|
Health Professionals
|
$61,901,763 |
|
Public Sector Unions
|
$47,773,561 |
|
Insurance
|
$38,237,211 |
|
Tv/Movies/Music
|
$30,462,461 |
|
Food Processing & Sales
|
$28,845,965 |
|
Oil & Gas
|
$28,066,691 |
|
Business Services
|
$27,615,663 |
|
Beer, Wine & Liquor
|
$26,751,532 |
|
Lobbyists
|
$26,201,782 |
|
Chemical & Related Manufacturing
|
$24,780,668 |
|
Republican/Conservative
|
$24,436,938 |
|
Computers/Internet
|
$23,807,854 |
|
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products
|
$23,259,315 |
|
Hospitals/Nursing Homes
|
$22,723,978 |
|
Commercial Banks
|
$21,541,223 |
|
Casinos/Gambling
|
$20,428,720 |
|
Electric Utilities
|
$19,231,767 |
|
General Contractors
|
$18,831,480 |
|
Education
|
$18,827,644 |
|
Leadership Pacs
|
$18,503,088 |
|
Automotive
|
$16,452,775 |
|
Building Trade Unions
|
$14,616,531 |
|
Retail Sales
|
$14,336,581 |
|
Candidate Self-Finance
|
$14,089,202 |
|
Health Services/Hmos
|
$13,428,146 |
|
Crop Production & Basic Processing
|
$13,231,641 |
|
Accountants
|
$12,410,255 |
|
Food & Beverage
|
$11,422,013 |
|
Industrial Unions
|
$11,100,283 |
|
Telecom Services & Equipment
|
$10,796,748 |
|
Civil Servants/Public Officials
|
$10,271,764 |
|
Construction Services
|
$10,093,804 |
|
Democratic/Liberal
|
$9,581,098 |
|
Air Transport
|
$9,404,849 |
|
Mining
|
$9,313,165 |
|
Transportation Unions
|
$9,145,106 |
|
Lodging/Tourism
|
$8,717,842 |
|
Home Builders
|
$8,611,905 |
|
Printing & Publishing
|
$8,555,987 |
|
Women's Issues
|
$8,269,319 |
|
Non-Profit Institutions
|
$8,059,731 |
|
Building Materials & Equipment
|
$7,384,565 |
|
Finance/Credit Companies
|
$7,201,018 |
|
Agricultural Services/Products
|
$6,923,661 |
|
Railroads
|
$6,837,823 |
|
Pro-Israel
|
$6,620,222 |