Who Pays For Politics · Compare

State vs State

Pick two states. Bars share one scale across the gutter, so their lengths are the comparison. Badges flag each state against the national average - no pairwise number is invented.

Panel A

California

Top sector: Technology

Itemized $ raised$2.45B
Per adult$82
To Dem-aligned68%

bluer than US

New York

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$1.32B
Per adult$86
To Dem-aligned66%

bluer than US

Texas

Top sector: Energy

Itemized $ raised$1.15B
Per adult$52
To Dem-aligned41%

redder than US

Florida

Top sector: Real Estate

Itemized $ raised$1.02B
Per adult$57
To Dem-aligned44%

redder than US

Illinois

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$560M
Per adult$57
To Dem-aligned63%

bluer than US

Massachusetts

Top sector: Education

Itemized $ raised$520M
Per adult$95
To Dem-aligned72%

bluer than US

Pennsylvania

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$500M
Per adult$49
To Dem-aligned55%

redder than US

Virginia

Top sector: Defense

Itemized $ raised$470M
Per adult$70
To Dem-aligned58%

bluer than US

Washington

Top sector: Technology

Itemized $ raised$460M
Per adult$76
To Dem-aligned69%

bluer than US

New Jersey

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$420M
Per adult$59
To Dem-aligned62%

bluer than US

Maryland

Top sector: Lawyers & Lobbyists

Itemized $ raised$360M
Per adult$76
To Dem-aligned70%

bluer than US

Georgia

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$330M
Per adult$42
To Dem-aligned52%

redder than US

Ohio

Top sector: Manufacturing

Itemized $ raised$300M
Per adult$33
To Dem-aligned47%

redder than US

North Carolina

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$300M
Per adult$37
To Dem-aligned50%

redder than US

Michigan

Top sector: Manufacturing

Itemized $ raised$275M
Per adult$35
To Dem-aligned52%

redder than US

Colorado

Top sector: Energy

Itemized $ raised$265M
Per adult$58
To Dem-aligned60%

bluer than US

Minnesota

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$235M
Per adult$53
To Dem-aligned61%

bluer than US

Arizona

Top sector: Real Estate

Itemized $ raised$215M
Per adult$39
To Dem-aligned49%

redder than US

Connecticut

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$205M
Per adult$71
To Dem-aligned64%

bluer than US

District of Columbia

Top sector: Lawyers & Lobbyists

Itemized $ raised$200M
Per adult$357
To Dem-aligned88%

bluer than US

Tennessee

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$175M
Per adult$33
To Dem-aligned38%

redder than US

Missouri

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$160M
Per adult$34
To Dem-aligned43%

redder than US

Wisconsin

Top sector: Manufacturing

Itemized $ raised$160M
Per adult$35
To Dem-aligned51%

redder than US

Oregon

Top sector: Technology

Itemized $ raised$155M
Per adult$45
To Dem-aligned68%

bluer than US

Panel B

California

Top sector: Technology

Itemized $ raised$2.45B
Per adult$82
To Dem-aligned68%

bluer than US

New York

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$1.32B
Per adult$86
To Dem-aligned66%

bluer than US

Texas

Top sector: Energy

Itemized $ raised$1.15B
Per adult$52
To Dem-aligned41%

redder than US

Florida

Top sector: Real Estate

Itemized $ raised$1.02B
Per adult$57
To Dem-aligned44%

redder than US

Illinois

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$560M
Per adult$57
To Dem-aligned63%

bluer than US

Massachusetts

Top sector: Education

Itemized $ raised$520M
Per adult$95
To Dem-aligned72%

bluer than US

Pennsylvania

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$500M
Per adult$49
To Dem-aligned55%

redder than US

Virginia

Top sector: Defense

Itemized $ raised$470M
Per adult$70
To Dem-aligned58%

bluer than US

Washington

Top sector: Technology

Itemized $ raised$460M
Per adult$76
To Dem-aligned69%

bluer than US

New Jersey

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$420M
Per adult$59
To Dem-aligned62%

bluer than US

Maryland

Top sector: Lawyers & Lobbyists

Itemized $ raised$360M
Per adult$76
To Dem-aligned70%

bluer than US

Georgia

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$330M
Per adult$42
To Dem-aligned52%

redder than US

Ohio

Top sector: Manufacturing

Itemized $ raised$300M
Per adult$33
To Dem-aligned47%

redder than US

North Carolina

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$300M
Per adult$37
To Dem-aligned50%

redder than US

Michigan

Top sector: Manufacturing

Itemized $ raised$275M
Per adult$35
To Dem-aligned52%

redder than US

Colorado

Top sector: Energy

Itemized $ raised$265M
Per adult$58
To Dem-aligned60%

bluer than US

Minnesota

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$235M
Per adult$53
To Dem-aligned61%

bluer than US

Arizona

Top sector: Real Estate

Itemized $ raised$215M
Per adult$39
To Dem-aligned49%

redder than US

Connecticut

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$205M
Per adult$71
To Dem-aligned64%

bluer than US

District of Columbia

Top sector: Lawyers & Lobbyists

Itemized $ raised$200M
Per adult$357
To Dem-aligned88%

bluer than US

Tennessee

Top sector: Health

Itemized $ raised$175M
Per adult$33
To Dem-aligned38%

redder than US

Missouri

Top sector: Finance

Itemized $ raised$160M
Per adult$34
To Dem-aligned43%

redder than US

Wisconsin

Top sector: Manufacturing

Itemized $ raised$160M
Per adult$35
To Dem-aligned51%

redder than US

Oregon

Top sector: Technology

Itemized $ raised$155M
Per adult$45
To Dem-aligned68%

bluer than US

National average lean: 57.1% to Democratic-aligned committees. Numbers illustrative - see the methodology on the main page.