Question 1

How much has the Education industry donated to political campaigns?

Accepted Answer

The Education sector has contributed $56.4M to federal campaigns through 9,886 individual donors across 309 employers. These are employee donations, not corporate contributions.

Question 2

Does the Education industry favor Democrats or Republicans?

Accepted Answer

Based on FEC data, Education employees split their donations 94% Democratic ($19.0M) and 6% Republican ($1.2M). Click the party links above to see the top employers contributing to each party.

Question 3

How are companies classified into the Education industry?

Accepted Answer

Employers are classified into the Education sector using keyword matching on company names from FEC filings. This automated classification covers common industry identifiers but may not capture every company in the sector.

Question 4

Can I see this industry's donations by state?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The "Top States" section below shows which states produce the most Education sector donations. Click any state to see a detailed breakdown of Education employers and donations specific to that state.

#	Employer	Total Donated	Donors
1	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	$4.0M	474
2	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	$2.4M	375
3	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	$2.4M	385
4	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	$2.4M	431
5	YALE UNIVERSITY	$1.9M	276
6	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISC	$1.7M	17
7	UCLA	$1.6M	283
8	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	$1.6M	320
9	UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	$1.6M	256
10	TUFTS UNIVERSITY	$1.5M	82
11	UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	$1.3M	218
12	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND	$1.1M	189
13	STANFORD	$1.0M	163
14	SUMMIT PARTNERS	$993K	18
15	UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA	$899K	118
16	UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	$804K	187
17	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH	$724K	169
18	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	$626K	163
19	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN	$605K	129
20	VASSAR COLLEGE	$590K	13
21	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI	$588K	111
22	UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	$560K	111
23	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	$536K	106
24	WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY	$531K	115
25	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	$513K	93
26	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS	$512K	95
27	UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA	$501K	113
28	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY	$499K	122
29	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	$486K	106
30	UNIVERSITY	$485K	115
31	UNIVERSITY OF IOWA	$483K	128
32	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	$415K	68
33	STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY	$411K	54
34	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA	$371K	37
35	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	$369K	68
36	UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII	$347K	52
37	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA	$336K	46
38	UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI	$332K	78
39	WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY	$326K	26
40	SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS	$321K	9
41	SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY	$319K	42
42	TEMPLE UNIVERSITY	$312K	71
43	UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI	$305K	66
44	YALE	$305K	71
45	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS	$302K	51
46	UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE	$293K	62
47	UNIVERSITY OF OREGON	$291K	74
48	THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY	$278K	66
49	TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY	$269K	60
50	SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY	$251K	52

Education — Campaign Contributions

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Top Employers in Education

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