Half the U.S. may not have had its candidate of choice win, but we still have one really basic choice – where we spend our money. Buy Blue.org's site lists stores, breweries, oil companies, clothing labels, airlines, and more along with their contributions to red and blue candidates.
Data is from The Center for Responsive Politics a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy, and Federal Election Commission records.
Only those groups giving $5,000 or more are listed here.) In many cases, the organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
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