Top Employers in District of Columbia by Employee Donations

See which employers have the most politically active employees in District of Columbia. 100 employers, $17.1M in donations from District of Columbia.

This table ranks employers by the total political contributions their District of Columbia-based employees have made to federal campaigns. It reveals which companies and institutions have the most politically engaged workforces in the state. Both the state-specific and national donation totals are shown so you can gauge whether an employer's political giving is concentrated in District of Columbia or distributed across multiple states.

#EmployerDistrict of Columbia TotalNational Total
1SEIU$2.0M$2.1M
2TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA$1.4M$1.4M
3THE DASCHLE GROUP$999K$1.1M
4US SENATE$726K$3.0M
5TIBER CREEK GROUP$650K$852K
6THORN RUN PARTNERS$574K$822K
7UNITED STATES SENATE$527K$1.1M
8WILMERHALE$474K$1.6M
9THEGROUP$415K$1.1M
10SUBJECT MATTER$410K$1.3M
11TODD STRATEGY GROUP$380K$685K
12SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS$302K$321K
13VENABLE LLP$255K$831K
14THE CARLYLE GROUP$254K$2.8M
15STEPTOE LLP$232K$698K
16THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP$216K$324K
17US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE$216K$267K
18UNITED STATES$213K$259K
19VOGEL GROUP$210K$323K
20US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES$208K$952K
21VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES$195K$531K
22SPLITOAK STRATEGIES$188K$495K
23US GOVERNMENT$180K$1.6M
24UNEMPLOYED$162K$5.2M
25WEST FRONT STRATEGIES$156K$539K
26US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE$144K$630K
27TARPLIN DOWNS & YOUNG LLC$143K$162K
28VERIZON CORP RSRCS GROUP LLC$142K$1.2M
29TUSK STRATEGIES$139K$192K
30WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP$132K$268K
31TOTAL SPECTRUM$130K$131K
32UPS$125K$849K
33UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND$122K$1.1M
34USAID$121K$345K
35STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS$119K$219K
36ZIRKELBACH STRATEGIES$119K$119K
37SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP$116K$1.4M
38U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE$113K$530K
39VENN STRATEGIES$113K$313K
40THE CARLYLE GROUP INC.$113K$465K
41USG$110K$465K
42SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS$108K$537K
43SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP$108K$2.1M
44STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP$96K$352K
45SIDLEY AUSTIN$94K$533K
46U.S. GOVERNMENT$94K$603K
47SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP$93K$432K
48SULLIVAN & CROMWELL$86K$1.4M
49THE PICARD GROUP$86K$217K
50THE MEGA COMPANY$82K$182K
51UNITY HEALTHCARE$82K$89K
52THE RABEN GROUP$75K$99K
53WORLD BANK$74K$257K
54US EPA$74K$394K
55US DEPARTMENT OF STATE$73K$562K
56VISA U.S.A. INC.$73K$881K
57WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR$73K$212K
58U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE$71K$241K
59WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY$70K$133K
60T-MOBILE INC$70K$530K
61U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES$68K$1.4M
62SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.$64K$698K
63WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY$63K$130K
64USDA$63K$611K
65WORLD BANK GROUP$61K$85K
66US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE$60K$94K
67U.S. SENATE$60K$138K
68WILLKIE$59K$89K
69US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE$59K$200K
70VERIZON$58K$923K
71VENABLE$57K$221K
72THE WHITE HOUSE$56K$91K
73WELLS FARGO & CO$56K$166K
74URBAN INSTITUTE$56K$89K
75WHITE HOUSE$54K$73K
76TIKTOK$54K$102K
77STERNHELL GROUP$52K$134K
78THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA$52K$60K
79WASHINGTON FINE PROPERTIES$50K$59K
80THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY$47K$118K
81STEPTOE & JOHNSON$46K$319K
82SKADDEN ARPS$45K$335K
83US-PMI GLOBAL SERVICES$44K$61K
84VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED$44K$247K
85THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION$44K$420K
86TREASURY$43K$62K
87SIFMA$43K$65K
88TRANSUNION$43K$105K
89US GOVT$41K$227K
90SKDK$41K$63K
91T-MOBILE US$40K$53K
92U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE$40K$67K
93U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION$40K$69K
94SIEMENS CORPORATION$40K$82K
95VMWARE$38K$311K
96U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR$38K$50K
97Y COMBINATOR$37K$2.2M
98U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT$36K$50K
99USEPA$36K$120K
100THE BOEING COMPANY$36K$463K

Frequently Asked Questions

Which employers have the most politically active employees in District of Columbia?

The top employers in District of Columbia by employee donations include major local employers, universities, hospitals, and national companies with significant District of Columbia operations. Together they account for $17.1M in contributions from District of Columbia-based employees.

What is the difference between the state total and national total columns?

The District of Columbia Total column shows only donations from employees located in District of Columbia. The National Total shows the employer's aggregate donations from all states. This helps you see how much of a company's political giving comes from its District of Columbia workforce.

Do these donations represent the employer's official position?

No. These are individual contributions from employees, not corporate donations. Federal law prohibits direct corporate contributions to candidates. Employee political activity does not necessarily reflect the employer's official stance.

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