The money map

Industry → group → who it bought, 2020

Follow a dollar left to right. Industries fund super PACs (and write PAC checks straight to candidates); those groups spend it for or against candidates; the candidates win or lose. Ribbon width is money. Pick an industry to isolate its trail.

Where the money flows

Gifts to a group are split the way that group spent its money, by party helped and by result. Unspent money is left out.

$1.44B shown. Hover a node to trace it; click a group for its page.

IndustryWho they fundWhat it boughtSenate Leadership Fund → Republican winners: $153MWall Street and hedge funds → Senate Leadership Fund: $152MWall Street and hedge funds → PAC checks straight to candidates: $23MSenate Leadership Fund → Republican losers: $130MWall Street and hedge funds → Other groups: $15MWall Street and hedge funds → Congressional Leadership Fund: $38MSenate Leadership Fund → Democratic winners: $7.3MWall Street and hedge funds → Senate Majority PAC: $32MWall Street and hedge funds → House Majority PAC: $19MWall Street and hedge funds → America First Action: $30MWall Street and hedge funds → Nextgen Climate Action Committee: $50MSenate Leadership Fund → Democratic losers: $783KWall Street and hedge funds → Club for Growth Action: $24MWall Street and hedge funds → Priorities USA Action: $17MWall Street and hedge funds → Ab PAC: $14MSenate Leadership Fund → Other winners: $6.5MPAC checks straight to candidates → Republican winners: $88MPAC checks straight to candidates → Republican losers: $6.5MPAC checks straight to candidates → Democratic winners: $104MPAC checks straight to candidates → Democratic losers: $13MPAC checks straight to candidates → Other winners: $431KPAC checks straight to candidates → Other losers: $211KTobacco, alcohol and gambling → Senate Leadership Fund: $101MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → PAC checks straight to candidates: $5.9MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → Other groups: $7.5MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → Congressional Leadership Fund: $49MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → Preserve America PAC: $90MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → Senate Majority PAC: $552KTobacco, alcohol and gambling → America First Action: $2.3MOther groups → Republican winners: $24MOther groups → Republican losers: $36MOther groups → Democratic winners: $81MOther groups → Democratic losers: $29MOther groups → Other winners: $138KOther groups → Other losers: $12KTelecom and media → PAC checks straight to candidates: $14MTelecom and media → Other groups: $22MTelecom and media → Congressional Leadership Fund: $2.8MTelecom and media → Senate Majority PAC: $7.5MTelecom and media → House Majority PAC: $37MTelecom and media → America First Action: $11MTelecom and media → Independence USA PAC: $67MTelecom and media → Priorities USA Action: $19MCongressional Leadership Fund → Republican winners: $86MCongressional Leadership Fund → Republican losers: $16MCongressional Leadership Fund → Democratic losers: $11KCongressional Leadership Fund → Other winners: $1.7MCongressional Leadership Fund → Other losers: $26KPreserve America PAC → Republican losers: $101MAgriculture, food and retail → Senate Leadership Fund: $11MAgriculture, food and retail → PAC checks straight to candidates: $30MAgriculture, food and retail → Other groups: $16MAgriculture, food and retail → Congressional Leadership Fund: $4.5MAgriculture, food and retail → Preserve America PAC: $11MAgriculture, food and retail → Senate Majority PAC: $2.7MAgriculture, food and retail → America First Action: $5.7MAgriculture, food and retail → Club for Growth Action: $26MAgriculture, food and retail → Restoration PAC: $25MSenate Majority PAC → Republican winners: $32KSenate Majority PAC → Democratic winners: $34MSenate Majority PAC → Democratic losers: $48MLabor unions → PAC checks straight to candidates: $56MLabor unions → Other groups: $49MLabor unions → Senate Majority PAC: $9.1MLabor unions → House Majority PAC: $7.7MHouse Majority PAC → Republican winners: $7KHouse Majority PAC → Democratic winners: $14MHouse Majority PAC → Democratic losers: $62MHouse Majority PAC → Other winners: $405KAmerica First Action → Republican losers: $69MTech and AI → PAC checks straight to candidates: $9.9MTech and AI → Other groups: $24MTech and AI → Senate Majority PAC: $12MTech and AI → House Majority PAC: $4.0MTech and AI → Future Forward (FF PAC): $50MTech and AI → Ab PAC: $10MIndependence USA PAC → Democratic winners: $67MReal estate and construction → Senate Leadership Fund: $14MReal estate and construction → PAC checks straight to candidates: $13MReal estate and construction → Other groups: $8.4MReal estate and construction → Congressional Leadership Fund: $2.8MReal estate and construction → Senate Majority PAC: $7.2MReal estate and construction → House Majority PAC: $4.3MReal estate and construction → America First Action: $10MReal estate and construction → Priorities USA Action: $3.0MReal estate and construction → Ab PAC: $2.1MFuture Forward (FF PAC) → Democratic winners: $59MFuture Forward (FF PAC) → Democratic losers: $7.1MPharma and health care → PAC checks straight to candidates: $29MPharma and health care → Other groups: $8.3MPharma and health care → Senate Majority PAC: $11MPharma and health care → House Majority PAC: $3.3MPharma and health care → Future Forward (FF PAC): $5.5MPharma and health care → Priorities USA Action: $3.1MNextgen Climate Action Committee → Democratic winners: $44MNextgen Climate Action Committee → Democratic losers: $4.9MNextgen Climate Action Committee → Other losers: $798KOil, gas and coal → Senate Leadership Fund: $18MOil, gas and coal → PAC checks straight to candidates: $9.5MOil, gas and coal → Other groups: $12MOil, gas and coal → Congressional Leadership Fund: $7.7MOil, gas and coal → America First Action: $11MClub for Growth Action → Republican winners: $23MClub for Growth Action → Republican losers: $18MClub for Growth Action → Democratic winners: $2.7MClub for Growth Action → Democratic losers: $5.3MClub for Growth Action → Other winners: $369KInsurance → Senate Leadership Fund: $446KInsurance → PAC checks straight to candidates: $12MInsurance → Other groups: $1.4MInsurance → Senate Majority PAC: $385KInsurance → Ab PAC: $776KPriorities USA Action → Republican losers: $57KPriorities USA Action → Democratic winners: $36MPriorities USA Action → Democratic losers: $6.3MCrypto → Other groups: $260KCrypto → Future Forward (FF PAC): $11MAb PAC → Democratic winners: $23MAb PAC → Democratic losers: $3.7MDefense contractors → Senate Leadership Fund: $40KDefense contractors → PAC checks straight to candidates: $9.0MDefense contractors → Other groups: $312KGun lobby → PAC checks straight to candidates: $1.2MGun lobby → Other groups: $5.2MRestoration PAC → Republican losers: $25MPro-Israel groups → PAC checks straight to candidates: $1.6MPro-Israel groups → Other groups: $2.3MPro-Israel groups → America First Action: $13KWall Street and hedge funds: $413MWall Street and hedge funds $413MTobacco, alcohol and gambling: $256MTobacco, alcohol and gambling $256MTelecom and media: $181MTelecom and media $181MAgriculture, food and retail: $130MAgriculture, food and retail $130MLabor unions: $122MLabor unions $122MTech and AI: $109MTech and AI $109MReal estate and construction: $65MReal estate and construction $65MPharma and health care: $61MPharma and health care $61MOil, gas and coal: $58MOil, gas and coal $58MInsurance: $14MInsurance $14MCrypto: $12MCrypto $12MDefense contractors: $9.3MDefense contractors $9.3MGun lobby: $6.4MGun lobby $6.4MPro-Israel groups: $3.9MPro-Israel groups $3.9MSenate Leadership Fund: $297MSenate Leadership Fund $297MPAC checks straight to candidates: $213MPAC checks straight to candidates $213MOther groups: $171MOther groups $171MCongressional Leadership Fund: $104MCongressional Leadership Fund $104MPreserve America PAC: $101MPreserve America PAC $101MSenate Majority PAC: $82MSenate Majority PAC $82MHouse Majority PAC: $76MHouse Majority PAC $76MAmerica First Action: $69MAmerica First Action $69MIndependence USA PAC: $67MIndependence USA PAC $67MFuture Forward (FF PAC): $66MFuture Forward (FF PAC) $66MNextgen Climate Action Committee: $50MNextgen Climate Action Committee $50MClub for Growth Action: $50MClub for Growth Action $50MPriorities USA Action: $42MPriorities USA Action $42MAb PAC: $27MAb PAC $27MRestoration PAC: $25MRestoration PAC $25MRepublican winners: $375MRepublican winners $375MRepublican losers: $401MRepublican losers $401MDemocratic winners: $473MDemocratic winners $473MDemocratic losers: $181MDemocratic losers $181MOther winners: $9.5MOther winners $9.5MOther losers: $1.0MOther losers $1.0M

Left column: industries, from donors' employers and PAC sponsors. Middle: the super PACs they gave to (top groups shown, the rest folded together) plus PAC checks written straight to candidates. Right: where it landed. Super PAC gifts are pro-rated by how each group split its spending; money a group has not spent is left out.