The money map

Industry → group → who it bought, 2022

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.

$1.08B shown. Hover a node to trace it; click a group for its page.

IndustryWho they fundWhat it boughtPAC checks straight to candidates → Republican winners: $84MWall Street and hedge funds → PAC checks straight to candidates: $20MWall Street and hedge funds → Other groups: $28MPAC checks straight to candidates → Republican losers: $2.4MWall Street and hedge funds → Congressional Leadership Fund: $78MWall Street and hedge funds → Senate Leadership Fund: $74MWall Street and hedge funds → Senate Majority PAC: $49MPAC checks straight to candidates → Democratic winners: $95MWall Street and hedge funds → House Majority PAC: $16MWall Street and hedge funds → Club for Growth Action: $22MPAC checks straight to candidates → Democratic losers: $8.6MWall Street and hedge funds → Ab PAC: $11MWall Street and hedge funds → United Democracy Project: $6.3MPAC checks straight to candidates → Other winners: $1.5MPAC checks straight to candidates → Other losers: $23KOther groups → Republican winners: $23MOther groups → Republican losers: $39MOther groups → Democratic winners: $70MOther groups → Democratic losers: $32MOther groups → Other winners: $206KAgriculture, food and retail → PAC checks straight to candidates: $26MAgriculture, food and retail → Other groups: $5.9MAgriculture, food and retail → Congressional Leadership Fund: $6.8MAgriculture, food and retail → Senate Leadership Fund: $8.0MAgriculture, food and retail → Club for Growth Action: $30MAgriculture, food and retail → Restoration PAC: $33MAgriculture, food and retail → Saving Arizona PAC: $3.0MAgriculture, food and retail → Americans for Prosperity Action: $3.2MAgriculture, food and retail → Wisconsin Truth PAC: $3.7MCongressional Leadership Fund → Republican winners: $56MCongressional Leadership Fund → Republican losers: $90MCongressional Leadership Fund → Democratic winners: $14KCongressional Leadership Fund → Democratic losers: $515KCongressional Leadership Fund → Other winners: $762KTech and AI → PAC checks straight to candidates: $8.1MTech and AI → Other groups: $14MTech and AI → Senate Majority PAC: $7.0MTech and AI → House Majority PAC: $6.8MTech and AI → Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.: $29MTech and AI → Saving Arizona PAC: $20MTech and AI → Ab PAC: $5.8MTech and AI → Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC): $15MSenate Leadership Fund → Republican winners: $55MSenate Leadership Fund → Republican losers: $82MSenate Leadership Fund → Democratic winners: $3.5MTelecom and media → PAC checks straight to candidates: $13MTelecom and media → Other groups: $19MTelecom and media → Congressional Leadership Fund: $7.5MTelecom and media → Senate Leadership Fund: $2.0MTelecom and media → Senate Majority PAC: $16MTelecom and media → House Majority PAC: $39MLabor unions → PAC checks straight to candidates: $49MLabor unions → Other groups: $16MLabor unions → Senate Majority PAC: $8.1MLabor unions → House Majority PAC: $9.7MSenate Majority PAC → Democratic winners: $82MSenate Majority PAC → Democratic losers: $25MOil, gas and coal → PAC checks straight to candidates: $8.0MOil, gas and coal → Other groups: $2.8MOil, gas and coal → Congressional Leadership Fund: $20MOil, gas and coal → Senate Leadership Fund: $22MOil, gas and coal → House Majority PAC: $176KOil, gas and coal → Americans for Prosperity Action: $20MOil, gas and coal → Ab PAC: $183KHouse Majority PAC → Democratic winners: $68MHouse Majority PAC → Democratic losers: $19MReal estate and construction → PAC checks straight to candidates: $13MReal estate and construction → Other groups: $7.9MReal estate and construction → Congressional Leadership Fund: $7.3MReal estate and construction → Senate Leadership Fund: $6.0MReal estate and construction → Senate Majority PAC: $7.3MReal estate and construction → House Majority PAC: $6.1MReal estate and construction → Club for Growth Action: $4.6MReal estate and construction → Wisconsin Truth PAC: $19MReal estate and construction → United Democracy Project: $1.5MClub for Growth Action → Republican winners: $13MClub for Growth Action → Republican losers: $21MClub for Growth Action → Democratic winners: $12MClub for Growth Action → Democratic losers: $7.3MClub for Growth Action → Other winners: $5.2MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → PAC checks straight to candidates: $5.8MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → Other groups: $13MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → Congressional Leadership Fund: $25MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → Senate Leadership Fund: $25MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → Senate Majority PAC: $1.4MTobacco, alcohol and gambling → House Majority PAC: $75KRestoration PAC → Republican winners: $2.2MRestoration PAC → Republican losers: $28MRestoration PAC → Other losers: $2.5MOpportunity Matters Fund, Inc. → Republican winners: $19MOpportunity Matters Fund, Inc. → Republican losers: $10MPharma and health care → PAC checks straight to candidates: $27MPharma and health care → Other groups: $8.9MPharma and health care → Senate Majority PAC: $15MPharma and health care → House Majority PAC: $3.2MSaving Arizona PAC → Republican winners: $8.1MSaving Arizona PAC → Republican losers: $13MSaving Arizona PAC → Democratic winners: $3.6MCrypto → Other groups: $29MCrypto → Congressional Leadership Fund: $2.0MCrypto → Senate Leadership Fund: $2.5MCrypto → Senate Majority PAC: $3.0MCrypto → House Majority PAC: $6.2MCrypto → Saving Arizona PAC: $1.2MAmericans for Prosperity Action → Republican winners: $12MAmericans for Prosperity Action → Republican losers: $11MAmericans for Prosperity Action → Democratic winners: $5KAmericans for Prosperity Action → Other winners: $577KWisconsin Truth PAC → Republican winners: $21MWisconsin Truth PAC → Republican losers: $1.8MDefense contractors → PAC checks straight to candidates: $6.6MDefense contractors → Other groups: $8.7MDefense contractors → Senate Majority PAC: $6KDefense contractors → Club for Growth Action: $1.9MDefense contractors → Saving Arizona PAC: $100KAb PAC → Democratic winners: $17MPro-Israel groups → PAC checks straight to candidates: $3.9MPro-Israel groups → Other groups: $1.7MPro-Israel groups → United Democracy Project: $8.6MUnited Democracy Project → Republican winners: $3.5MUnited Democracy Project → Republican losers: $4.0MUnited Democracy Project → Democratic winners: $8.4MUnited Democracy Project → Democratic losers: $258KUnited Democracy Project → Other winners: $153KInsurance → PAC checks straight to candidates: $9.6MInsurance → Other groups: $751KInsurance → Congressional Leadership Fund: $492KInsurance → Senate Leadership Fund: $900KInsurance → Senate Majority PAC: $226KInsurance → Ab PAC: $375KInsurance → United Democracy Project: $82KProtect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) → Republican winners: $14MProtect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) → Democratic winners: $1.2MGun lobby → PAC checks straight to candidates: $989KGun lobby → Other groups: $7.6MWall Street and hedge funds: $303MWall Street and hedge funds $303MAgriculture, food and retail: $120MAgriculture, food and retail $120MTech and AI: $106MTech and AI $106MTelecom and media: $97MTelecom and media $97MLabor unions: $83MLabor unions $83MOil, gas and coal: $73MOil, gas and coal $73MReal estate and construction: $73MReal estate and construction $73MTobacco, alcohol and gambling: $71MTobacco, alcohol and gambling $71MPharma and health care: $54MPharma and health care $54MCrypto: $43MCrypto $43MDefense contractors: $17MDefense contractors $17MPro-Israel groups: $14MPro-Israel groups $14MInsurance: $12MInsurance $12MGun lobby: $8.6MGun lobby $8.6MPAC checks straight to candidates: $191MPAC checks straight to candidates $191MOther groups: $163MOther groups $163MCongressional Leadership Fund: $147MCongressional Leadership Fund $147MSenate Leadership Fund: $141MSenate Leadership Fund $141MSenate Majority PAC: $107MSenate Majority PAC $107MHouse Majority PAC: $87MHouse Majority PAC $87MClub for Growth Action: $58MClub for Growth Action $58MRestoration PAC: $33MRestoration PAC $33MOpportunity Matters Fund, Inc.: $29MOpportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $29MSaving Arizona PAC: $24MSaving Arizona PAC $24MAmericans for Prosperity Action: $24MAmericans for Prosperity Action $24MWisconsin Truth PAC: $23MWisconsin Truth PAC $23MAb PAC: $17MAb PAC $17MUnited Democracy Project: $16MUnited Democracy Project $16MProtect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC): $15MProtect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) $15MRepublican winners: $309MRepublican winners $309MRepublican losers: $303MRepublican losers $303MDemocratic winners: $360MDemocratic winners $360MDemocratic losers: $93MDemocratic losers $93MOther winners: $8.4MOther winners $8.4MOther losers: $2.5MOther losers $2.5M

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.