The 30 Fortune 500 companies that have thrown the most money at Republicans and Democrats in the last decade
Altria Group
Intel
Intel is a tech giant based in Silicon Valley.
Total donations: $1,690,496
Percentage donated to Republicans: 25.4%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 73.2%
General Electric
Based in Boston, General Electric is a conglomerate made up of companies spanning a number of industries.
Total donations: $1,753,871
Percentage donated to Republicans: 43.2%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 56.0%
Pfizer
Pfizer is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and based in Groton, Connecticut.
Total donations: $1,943,348
Percentage donated to Republicans: 34.8%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 64.3%.
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Total donations: $1,981,003
Percentage donated to Republicans: 45.4%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 52.2%
Delta Air Lines
Delta is a large airline based in Atlanta.
Total donations: $2,045,942
Percentage donated to Republicans: 52.2%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 45.4%
Exelon
Based in Chicago, Exelon is an energy company.
Total donations: $2,106,413
Percentage donated to Republicans: 60.6%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 38.8%
Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil is a oil and gas company based in Irving, Texas.
Total donations: $2,134,633
Percentage donated to Republicans: 63.0%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 36.0%
Western Refining
Based in El Paso, Western Refining is a crude oil refiner.
Total donations: $2,148,865
Percentage donated to Republicans: 64.7%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 35.3%
Facebook is a social media platform based in Menlo Park, California.
Total donations: $2,150,577
Percentage donated to Republicans: 7.0%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 91.3%
Cisco
Based in San Jose, Cisco is a hardware and telecommunications giant.
Total donations: $2,182,308
Percentage donated to Republicans: 32.2%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 67.8%
BlackRock
Global investment management company BlackRock is based in New York City.
Total donations: $2,231,664
Percentage donated to Republicans: 28.1%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 71.3%
Lockheed Martin
Aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin is based in Bethesda, Maryland.
Total donations: $2,364,432
Percentage donated to Republicans: 54.7%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 43.7%
Verizon
Based in New York City, Verizon is a telecommunications company.
Total donations: $2,532,405
Percentage donated to Republicans: 32.7%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 67.3%
Oracle
Oracle is a software company based in Redwood Shores, California.
Total donations: $2,585,324
Percentage donated to Republicans: 26.2%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 72.3%
IBM
Based in Armonk, New York, IBM is a major tech company.
Total donations: $2,598,586
Percentage donated to Republicans: 29.7%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 68.9%
DISH Network
Dish Network is a direct-broadcast satellite service provider operating out of Meridian, California.
Total donations: $2,604,920
Percentage donated to Republicans: 42.8%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 55.4%
Boeing
Based in Chicago, Boeing is a major aerospace company.
Total donations: $2,805,418
Percentage donated to Republicans: 43.8%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 55.4%
Las Vegas Sands
Las Vegas Sands is a casino and resort in Paradise, Nevada.
Total donations: $2,885,417
Percentage donated to Republicans: 62.0%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 36.6%
Bank of America
Bank of America is a bank based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Total donations: $2,931,246
Percentage donated to Republicans: 41.4%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 57.9%
AT&T
Based in Dallas, AT&T is a major telecommunications company.
Total donations: $3,022,815
Percentage donated to Republicans: 38.9%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 60.0%
Apple
Apple is a tech giant headquartered in Cupertino, California.
Total donations: $3,111,784
Percentage donated to Republicans: 10.4%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 87.5%
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo is a bank based in San Francisco.
Total donations: $3,212,918
Percentage donated to Republicans: 44.7%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 54.2%
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab is a bank and brokerage firm operating out of San Francisco.
Total donations: $3,214,811
Percentage donated to Republicans: 28.7%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 69.5%
Citi
Citi is a bank based in New York City.
Total donations: $4,077,176
Percentage donated to Republicans: 38.8%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 60.4%
Comcast
Based in Philadelphia, Comcast is a telecommunications and broadcasting company.
Total donations: $4,145,981
Percentage donated to Republicans: 42.7%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 56.8%
Morgan Stanley
Based in New York City, Morgan Stanley is a financial services firm.
Total donations: $5,362,033
Percentage donated to Republicans: 54.9%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 44.1%
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase is a New York City-based banking and financial services company.
Total donations: $6,173,244
Percentage donated to Republicans: 49.9%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 54.5%
Microsoft
Microsoft is a tech giant based in Redmond, Washington.
Total donations: $7,222,345
Percentage donated to Republicans: 18.6%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 80.2%
Goldman Sachs
Based in New York City, Goldman Sachs is a major bank.
Total donations: $11,457,248
Percentage donated to Republicans: 52.2%
Percentage donated to Democrats: 47.0%
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