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. Rank Organization Total '89-'12 Dem % Repub % Tilt 1 ActBlue $92,508,791 99% 0%     2 American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $60,989,604 81% 1%   3 AT&T Inc $56,932,969 41% 57% 4 National Education Assn $53,908,106 62% 4% 5 National Assn of Realtors $51,100,582 44% 47% 6 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $44,687,535 92% 1%     7 Goldman Sachs $44,510,276 53% 43% 8 American Assn for Justice $42,240,299 85% 7%   9 United Auto Workers $41,772,389 71% 0%   10 Carpenters & Joiners Union $39,345,371 74% 9%   11 Service Employees International Union $37,767,665 84% 2%   12 Laborers Union $37,419,460 85% 6%   13 American Federation of Teachers $37,399,425 89% 0%   14 Teamsters Union $36,311,265 87% 5%   15 Communications Workers of America $36,180,948 87% 0%   16 JPMorgan Chase & Co $33,917,011 47% 51% 17 United Food & Commercial Workers Union $33,835,274 86% 0%   18 Citigroup Inc $32,091,258 48% 50% 19 United Parcel Service $32,065,194 35% 64% 20 National Auto Dealers Assn $31,532,160 31% 68% 21 Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union $31,368,597 98% 1%     22 EMILY's List $31,273,140 98% 0%     23 AFL-CIO $31,247,477 62% 3% 24 American Bankers Assn $31,061,622 36% 63% 25 American Medical Assn $30,075,778 40% 59% 26 Altria Group $29,194,058 26% 73%   27 Microsoft Corp $28,999,238 54% 44% 28 National Beer Wholesalers Assn $28,635,895 35% 64% 29 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $28,156,576 36% 63% 30 National Assn of Home Builders $27,451,880 34% 64% 31 General Electric $27,279,553 48% 51% 32 Lockheed Martin $26,405,806 42% 56% 33 Bank of America $26,295,523 41% 57% 34 National Assn of Letter Carriers $26,289,624 84% 9%   35 Morgan Stanley $25,727,873 42% 56% 36 Verizon Communications $24,929,465 40% 59% 37 Deloitte LLP $24,682,507 35% 64% 38 Newsweb Corp $24,387,371 41% 0% 39 Time Warner $24,100,792 72% 26%   40 Credit Union National Assn $23,959,905 47% 51% 41 Plumbers & Pipefitters Union $23,701,844 84% 4%   42 Ernst & Young $23,214,379 42% 57% 43 American Hospital Assn $22,986,473 52% 46% 44 International Assn of Fire Fighters $22,884,830 79% 16%   45 Operating Engineers Union $22,842,680 82% 14%   46 Sheet Metal Workers Union $22,449,778 95% 2%     47 PricewaterhouseCoopers $22,372,698 35% 64% 48 American Dental Assn $21,688,383 44% 54% 49 UBS AG $21,070,792 40% 58% 50 Boeing Co $21,053,012 46% 52% 51 National Rifle Assn $20,368,084 16% 82%   52 Comcast Corp $20,024,021 57% 42% 53 AFLAC Inc $19,680,674 43% 56% 54 Union Pacific Corp $19,559,706 27% 72%   55 Air Line Pilots Assn $19,554,547 83% 16%   56 Pfizer Inc $19,406,552 35% 64% 57 Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors $19,302,624 41% 58% 58 Northrop Grumman $19,217,280 42% 57% 59 Honeywell International $19,181,932 44% 54% 60 Koch Industries $18,010,898 8% 90%     61 American Postal Workers Union $17,940,658 86% 2%   62 Ironworkers Union $17,224,640 92% 6%     63 Club for Growth $17,221,097 0% 95%     64 Credit Suisse Group $17,163,740 41% 57% 65 FedEx Corp $17,131,864 39% 60% 66 United Transportation Union $17,042,450 88% 11%   67 Raytheon Co $16,699,598 44% 54% 68 New York Life Insurance $16,619,577 49% 50% 69 United Steelworkers $16,509,074 99% 0%     70 General Dynamics $16,456,952 46% 53% 71 National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn $16,327,263 48% 51% 72 American Institute of CPAs $15,928,705 41% 58% 73 Chevron $15,710,915 19% 64% 74 National Air Traffic Controllers Assn $15,686,875 78% 20%   75 Reynolds American $15,651,498 22% 77%   76 Anheuser-Busch $15,598,726 47% 51% 77 Exxon Mobil $15,052,546 13% 85%   78 KPMG LLP $15,045,796 34% 65% 79 Merrill Lynch $14,928,967 37% 62% 80 GlaxoSmithKline $14,708,909 30% 69% 81 Wal-Mart Stores $14,685,244 31% 67% 82 DLA Piper $14,629,262 67% 31% 83 American Financial Group $14,340,076 15% 75%   84 Walt Disney Co $13,895,132 69% 30% 85 CSX Corp $13,823,562 34% 65% 86 News Corp $13,814,157 58% 40% 87 Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America $13,756,871 35% 64% 88 BellSouth Corp $13,584,871 44% 55% 89 American Health Care Assn $13,569,363 51% 48% 90 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance $13,530,713 38% 60% 91 Associated Builders & Contractors $13,489,382 1% 98%     92 American Society of Anesthesiologists $13,251,737 41% 58% 93 Southern Co $13,161,248 28% 70%   94 American Crystal Sugar $12,951,356 61% 38% 95 Prudential Financial $12,854,901 49% 50% 96 National Restaurant Assn $12,592,164 16% 83%   97 Securities Industry & Financial Mkt Assn $12,505,418 40% 59% 98 Human Rights Campaign $12,153,433 89% 8%   99 MetLife Inc $12,097,897 51% 47% 100 American Optometric Assn $12,059,633 57% 42% 101 American Academy of Ophthalmology $11,921,005 50% 49% 102 Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn $11,796,200 78% 21%   103 Saban Capital Group $11,603,172 89% 0%   104 Eli Lilly & Co $11,543,205 31% 67% 105 General Motors $11,283,752 38% 61% 106 Associated General Contractors $11,133,547 14% 85%   107 Painters & Allied Trades Union $11,126,370 84% 12%   108 UST Inc $11,114,343 21% 78%   109 National Assn of Broadcasters $11,060,122 44% 55% 110 American Maritime Officers $11,035,831 46% 53% 111 Ford Motor Co $10,745,368 39% 60% 112 National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare $10,642,836 81% 17%   113 Skadden, Arps et al $10,620,394 77% 22%   114 MBNA Corp $10,512,738 16% 83%   115 AIG $10,510,221 49% 49% 116 Seafarers International Union $10,400,315 83% 15%   117 Freddie Mac $10,293,959 43% 56% 118 American Airlines $10,050,825 44% 55% 119 American Trucking Assns $9,980,192 26% 73%   120 Amway/Alticor Inc $9,970,418 0% 97%     121 Lehman Brothers $9,829,738 52% 46% 122 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp $9,704,810 31% 68% 123 National Fedn of Independent Business $9,592,093 6% 93%     124 Transport Workers Union $9,585,399 95% 4%     125 American Council of Life Insurers $9,491,366 37% 62% 126 Amalgamated Transit Union $9,416,118 93% 6%     127 Archer Daniels Midland $9,404,547 42% 56% 128 Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn $9,372,016 43% 56% 129 Fannie Mae $9,129,439 53% 46% 130 National Cmte for an Effective Congress $8,516,440 99% 0%     131 Wachovia Corp $8,438,911 30% 69% 132 Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn $8,213,079 73% 25%   133 Bristol-Myers Squibb $7,854,499 23% 76%   134 MCI Inc $7,774,176 45% 54% 135 Bear Stearns $7,345,023 54% 43% 136 BP $6,701,065 29% 69% 137 Enron Corp $6,677,093 28% 71%   138 Andersen $6,485,944 37% 62% 139 Vivendi $5,964,117 64% 32% 140 MGM Resorts International $5,704,905 45% 48% Based on data released by the FEC on March 25, 2013. 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