America’s biggest corporate donors to Republicans and Democrats

Ever wonder which U.S. companies are the biggest political donors?

The following chart, created by FindTheCompany and InsiderGov using data from the Center for Responsive Politics, shows the biggest political donations to Republicans and Democrats in the period stretching from 2002 to 2015.

The totals include money from individual employees, company-owned political action committees, or PACs, and, in some cases, from the treasury of the actual company. They don't include so-called dark money, which is channeled through nonprofits that are not obliged to disclose details.

The chart is fully interactive; just hold your cursor over any of the bars. The “see more details” button will lead you to data on individual companies.

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-are-americas-biggest-corporate-donors-to-republicans-and-democrats-2015-10-27?link=MW_home_latest_news

As the chart illustrates, many companies donate to both parties, and most make almost equal contributions to each.
Top Political Contributions by U.S. Public Companies

Las Vegas Sands
AT&T Inc
Goldman Sachs
Citigroup Inc
JPMorgan Chase & Co
United Parcel Service
Microsoft Corp
General Electric
Lockheed Martin
Bank of America
Morgan Stanley
Verizon Communications
Time Warner
Comcast Corp
Boeing Co
Honeywell International
Northrop Grumman
Union Pacific Corp
AFLAC Inc
Pfizer Inc
Altria Group
Raytheon Co
American Financial Group
General Dynamics
Chevron Corp
Wal-Mart Stores
Exxon Mobil
FedEx Corp

Source: Center for Responsive Politics.