It seems Democrats are not strong in the donor dept.
As of 2024, here are the numbers for each party in the 2024 elections:
1.493 Billion USD to the Republicans
Top 5:
Timothy Mellon - 172 Million USD - Mellon Banking Family
Richard & Elizabeth A. Uihlein 138 Million USD - Schlitz Brewing, Uline Shipping, EAU Resort (WI)
Sheldon G. & Miriam O. Adelson - (Sheldon, deceased 1/11/21) Owned Israeli Daily Newspaper "Makor Rishon", owned Las Vegas Review-Journal, operated Venetian Las Vegas, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Veneitian Macao Ltd., backer of Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu. 137 Million USD
Elon Musk 133 Million USD - X (Formerly Twitter), Tesla, SpaceX, xAI
Kenneth C. Griffin 101 Million USD - CEO, Co-Chief Investment Officer, and 80% owner of Citadel LLC, multinational hedge fund. Also owns Citadel Securities, one of the largest market makers in the US.
.254 Billion USD to the Democrats
Michael R Bloomberg 43 Million USD (also gave 1 Million USD to Republicans)
Owns and Co-founded Bloomberg
Dustin & Cari Moskovitz, co-founded Good Ventures with his wife Cari Tuna; he and Cari are Open Philanthropy's main funders. He is the co-founder and CEO of Asana. 39 Million USD
Fred Eychaner Fred Eychaner is an American businessman and philanthropist. Eychaner is the chairman of Newsweb Corporation. He was included in Chicago magazine's 2014 list of the 100 most powerful Chicagoans. 31 Million USD
James H. (Deceased) & Marilyn Simons
James H. Simons, an American hedge fund manager, mathematician, and philanthropist, was the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a pioneering quantitative hedge fund utilizing mathematical models to exploit market inefficiencies. At his death, his net worth was $31.4 billion, ranking him as the world's 55th-richest person. Renowned for the unparalleled long-term success of Renaissance and its Medallion Fund, Simons was celebrated as the "greatest investor on Wall Street" and the most successful hedge fund manager in history. 31 Million USD
Reid Garrett Hoffman Reid Garrett Hoffman is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for professional networking. 27 Million USD
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2024-11-05/the-biggest-political-donors-of-the-2024-election
I'm sure this can be tracked to their publicly available campaign donation profiles as mandated by law.
