Top 20 Industry Money Recipients This Election Cycle – Who is in the back pocket of Wall Street?
Posted by iusbvision on October 2, 2008
Special thanks to Hotair.com and the Center for Responsive Politics
Rank |
Industry |
Total |
Dem Pct |
GOP Pct |
Top Recipient |
1 |
Lawyers/Law Firms |
$98,597,946 |
77% |
23% |
Barack Obama (D) |
2 |
Retired |
$87,981,764 |
54% |
46% |
John McCain (R) |
3 |
Securities/Invest |
$51,518,351 |
66% |
34% |
Barack Obama (D) |
4 |
Real Estate |
$49,157,612 |
58% |
42% |
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) |
5 |
Health Professionals |
$40,912,966 |
59% |
41% |
Barack Obama (D) |
6 |
Business Services |
$24,315,183 |
72% |
28% |
Barack Obama (D) |
7 |
Insurance |
$23,590,145 |
52% |
48% |
John McCain (R) |
8 |
Education |
$22,349,149 |
86% |
14% |
Barack Obama (D) |
9 |
Misc Finance |
$21,806,405 |
55% |
45% |
Barack Obama (D) |
10 |
TV/Movies/Music |
$19,482,429 |
77% |
23% |
Barack Obama (D) |
11 |
Commercial Banks |
$18,193,119 |
52% |
48% |
Barack Obama (D) |
12 |
Lobbyists |
$17,856,514 |
56% |
44% |
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) |
13 |
Leadership PACs |
$17,605,244 |
43% |
57% |
Susan Collins (R-Maine) |
14 |
Computers/Internet |
$16,770,408 |
68% |
32% |
Barack Obama (D) |
15 |
Misc Business |
$16,515,455 |
63% |
37% |
Barack Obama (D) |
16 |
Democratic/Liberal |
$14,047,626 |
100% |
0% |
Barack Obama (D) |
17 |
Pharm/Health Prod |
$13,602,297 |
54% |
46% |
Barack Obama (D) |
18 |
Oil & Gas |
$12,226,945 |
28% |
72% |
John McCain (R) |
19 |
Electric Utilities |
$12,002,662 |
51% |
49% |
Barack Obama (D) |
20 |
Hospitals/Nurs Homes |
$11,414,610 |
67% |
33% |
Barack Obama (D) |
Who is in the back pocket of Wall Street?
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