Posted on 03/31/2004 10:31:05 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy
2004 ELECTION OVERVIEW
Top Overall Donors
Rank..............Contributor............Total Contributions..To Dems..To Repubs..Contributions Tilt
1....Goldman Sachs...........................$2,656,413.........51%.......49%.....On the fence
2....National Assn of Realtors..............$1,464,806.........51%.......49%.....On the fence
3....Wal-Mart Stores.........................$1,372,840.........16%.......84%.....Strongly Republican
4....Lehman Brothers.........................$1,272,063.........45%.......55%.....On the fence
5....Citigroup Inc..............................$1,262,072.........46%.......54%.....On the fence
6....Time Warner..............................$1,100,781.........71%.......29%.....Strongly Democratic
7....SBC Communications......................$1,093,935.........32%.......68%.....Strongly Republican
8....Assn of Trial Lawyers of America........$1,047,499.........91%........9%.....Solidly Democratic
9....Morgan Stanley..............................$1,039,883.........37%.......63%.....Leans Republican
10...National Assn of Home Builders..........$1,034,500.........38%.......61%.....Leans Republican
11...United Parcel Service...................$1,024,271.........28%.......72%.....Strongly Republican
12...Merrill Lynch...........................$1,016,789.........20%.......80%......Strongly Republican
13...Laborers Union............................$997,880.........82%.......18%......Strongly Democratic
14...Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers....$979,330.........96%........4%......Solidly Democratic
15...Carpenters & Joiners Union................$970,000.........63%.......37%......Leans Democratic
16...Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union........$942,011.........98%........1%......Solidly Democratic
17...National Auto Dealers Assn................$936,300.........30%.......70%......Strongly Republican
18...PriceWaterhouseCoopers ...................$925,108.........14%.......86%......Strongly Republican
19...Microsoft Corp............................$914,882.........56%.......44%......Leans Democratic
20...UBS Americas..............................$912,738.........28%.......71%......Strongly Republican
21...National Beer Wholesalers Assn............$888,618.........26%.......74%......Strongly Republican
22...MBNA Corp.................................$875,647.........23%.......77%......Strongly Republican
23...Credit Union National Assn................$873,063.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican
24...Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu..................$841,135.........25%.......75%......Strongly Republican
25...Ernst & Young.............................$806,077.........29%.......71%......Strongly Republican
26...Blue Cross/Blue Shield....................$805,032.........37%.......63%......Leans Republican
27...Teamsters Union...........................$801,500.........85%.......14%......Strongly Democratic
28...American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees..$797,089.........97%........2%......Solidly Democratic
29...General Electric..........................$794,690.........40%.......60%......Leans Republican
30...Verizon Communications....................$794,339.........34%.......66%......Leans Republican
31...Service Employees International Union.....$779,800.........83%.......17%......Strongly Democratic
32...JP Morgan Chase & Co......................$778,281.........50%.......51%......On the fence
33...American Bankers Assn.....................$768,918.........39%.......61%......Leans Republican
34...Lockheed Martin...........................$768,589.........39%.......61%......Leans Republican
35...Credit Suisse First Boston................$739,500.........36%.......64%......Leans Republican
36...Air Line Pilots Assn......................$718,250.........78%.......22%......Strongly Democratic
37...United Auto Workers.......................$715,930.........99%........1%......Solidly Democratic
38...KPMG LLP..................................$713,585.........23%.......77%......Strongly Republican
39...Northrop Grumman..........................$702,522.........37%.......63%......Leans Republican
40...EMILY's List..............................$700,324........100%........0%......Solidly Democratic
41...General Dynamics..........................$667,825.........38%.......62%......Leans Republican
42...American Hospital Assn....................$666,752.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican
43...American Postal Workers Union.............$659,500.........77%.......22%......Strongly Democratic
44...Bear Stearns..............................$656,083.........39%.......61%......Leans Republican
45...BellSouth Corp............................$650,560.........40%.......60%......Leans Republican
46...Operating Engineers Union.................$645,619.........75%.......25%......Strongly Democratic
47...AFLAC Inc.................................$639,142.........37%.......63%......Leans Republican
48...Boeing Co.................................$638,976.........40%.......60%......Leans Republican
49...Blank Rome LLP............................$636,350.........23%.......77%......Strongly Republican
50...Piper Rudnick LLP.........................$630,597.........68%.......31%......Strongly Democratic
51...Greenberg, Traurig et al..................$617,754.........61%.......39%......Leans Democratic
52...Sheet Metal Workers Union.................$607,100.........96%........4%......Solidly Democratic
53...Union Pacific Corp........................$605,548.........18%.......82%......Strongly Republican
54...American Dental Assn......................$597,258.........40%.......60%......Leans Republican
55...American Maritime Officers................$589,500.........43%.......57%......Leans Republican
56...Associated Builders & Contractors.........$587,800..........1%.......99%......Solidly Republican
57...Pfizer Inc................................$581,729.........35%.......65%......Leans Republican
58...United Transportation Union...............$573,650.........82%.......18%......Strongly Democratic
59...Southern Co...............................$568,900.........19%.......81%......Strongly Republican
60...Wachovia Corp.............................$565,960.........33%.......67%......Strongly Republican
61...Bank of America...........................$559,440.........45%.......55%......On the fence
62...Viacom Inc................................$557,300.........72%.......28%......Strongly Democratic
63...Akin, Gump et al..........................$550,278.........55%.......45%......On the fence
64...Boilermakers Union........................$546,200.........94%........5%......Solidly Democratic
65...National Air Traffic Controllers Assn.....$545,750.........61%.......39%......Leans Democratic
66...Ironworkers Union.........................$537,225.........85%.......14%......Strongly Democratic
67...National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn..$529,673.........43%.......57%......Leans Republican
68...Skadden, Arps et al.......................$488,119.........74%.......25%......Strongly Democratic
69...International Assn of Fire Fighters.......$476,600.........74%.......26%......Strongly Democratic
70...Cassidy & Assoc/Interpublic Group.........$474,867.........48%.......52%......On the fence
71...Federal Express Corp......................$457,700.........29%.......71%......Strongly Republican
72...Baron & Budd..............................$450,183.........96%........4%......Solidly Democratic
73...Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance.......$446,300.........44%.......56%......On the fence
74...American International Group..............$438,663.........38%.......62%......Leans Republican
75...United Food & Commercial Workers Union....$436,550.........99%........2%......Solidly Democratic
76...Bank One Corp.............................$434,336.........46%.......54%......On the fence
77...Wells Fargo...............................$429,116.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican
78...Comcast Corp..............................$426,373.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican
79...Patton Boggs LLP..........................$419,583.........70%.......29%......Strongly Democratic
80...Natl Assn Insurance & Financial Advisors..$416,700.........33%.......67%......Strongly Republican
81...Metropolitan Life.........................$414,711.........57%.......43%......Leans Democratic
82...GlaxoSmithKline...........................$409,500.........31%.......69%......Strongly Republican
83...Americans for a Republican Majority.......$409,278..........0%.......99%......Solidly Republican
84...Altria Group..............................$405,550.........41%.......59%......Leans Republican
85...United Technologies.......................$403,465.........37%.......63%......Leans Republican
86...National Rifle Assn.......................$402,123.........14%.......86%......Strongly Republican
87...WPP Group.................................$401,648.........45%.......54%......On the fence
88...Communications Workers of America.........$397,708.........99%........1%......Solidly Democratic
89...Simmons Firm..............................$391,750........100%........0%......Solidly Democratic
90...Walt Disney Co............................$381,210.........62%.......38%......Leans Democratic
91...Holland & Knight..........................$377,537.........57%.......43%......Leans Democratic
92...International Longshoremens Assn......... $377,400.........93%........7%......Solidly Democratic
93...American Financial Group..................$369,849..........4%.......96%......Solidly Republican
94...AFL-CIO...................................$367,400.........87%.......13%......Strongly Democratic
95...Exelon Corp...............................$365,418.........43%.......57%......Leans Republican
96...Cigna Corp................................$362,294.........17%.......83%......Strongly Republican
97...HSBC USA..................................$360,500.........39%.......61%......Leans Republican
98...Eli Lilly & Co............................$359,927.........29%.......71%......Strongly Republican
99...Amalgamated Transit Union.................$359,750.........85%.......15%......Strongly Democratic
100..Winston & Strawn..........................$353,404.........30%.......69%......Strongly Republican
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Industry | Pct to Dems | Pct to Repub | Pct of All Contrib | Total Contrib |
Union | 83% | 17% | 22% | 15,199,972 |
Legal | 67% | 33% | 9% | 5,944,137 |
Media/Cable | 62% | 38% | 3% | 1,908,364 |
Tech | 56% | 44% | 1% | 914,882 |
PAC | 50% | 50% | 2% | 1,507,632 |
Lobbyists | 48% | 52% | 1% | 474,867 |
Advertising | 45% | 55% | 1% | 397,632 |
Energy | 43% | 57% | 1% | 895,091 |
Telecom | 41% | 59% | 5% | 3,096,134 |
Healthcare | 41% | 59% | 1% | 666,752 |
Medical | 40% | 60% | 1% | 597,258 |
Industrial | 40% | 60% | 1% | 794,690 |
Aerospace | 38% | 62% | 5% | 3,181,377 |
Insurance | 37% | 63% | 3% | 2,221,179 |
Real Estate | 37% | 63% | 5% | 3,076,761 |
Finance | 36% | 64% | 29% | 19,740,174 |
Pharmaceuticals | 32% | 68% | 2% | 1,351,156 |
Food Manufacturing | 31% | 69% | 2% | 1,294,168 |
Automobile | 30% | 70% | 1% | 936,300 |
Transportation | 24% | 76% | 4% | 2,656,419 |
Retail | 16% | 84% | 2% | 1,372,840 |
Grand Total | 50% | 50% | 100% | 68,227,785 |
The unions that represent carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers, etc... who build the houses strongly support Democrats because they disagree with the war in Iraq, tax cuts for the rich, school vouchers,...
No wonder home builders are having to turn to illegal immigrants to do the work. Either American union members are obviously too stupid to do the work, or they are too busy protesting the war in Iraq.
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