304 CATERPILLAR INC. employees donated $1.3M to federal campaigns. 76% to DEM, 23% to REP, 1% to IND. Top state: IL.
Employees of CATERPILLAR INC. have collectively donated $1.3M to federal political campaigns, making it one of the more politically active workforces tracked in FEC filings. A total of 304 individual employees have made itemized contributions, averaging $4K per donor.
CATERPILLAR INC. employees lean Democratic, with 76% of donations ($17K) going to Democratic candidates and committees. However, 24% of donations went to other parties, indicating some political diversity among employees.
Geographically, CATERPILLAR INC. employee donors are concentrated in Illinois ($716K), followed by Texas ($227K), Tennessee ($96K), North Carolina ($49K). This distribution typically reflects where the company has major offices and operations.
Note: These donations are made by individual employees and do not represent corporate political activity. CATERPILLAR INC. as an organization may have separate PAC spending or lobbying activities not reflected in individual contribution data. All data is sourced from FEC public disclosure filings.
| State | Amount |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $716K |
| Texas | $227K |
| Tennessee | $96K |
| North Carolina | $49K |
| Arizona | $40K |
| California | $39K |
| District of Columbia | $36K |
| Minnesota | $22K |
| Indiana | $21K |
| Florida | $11K |