Political Contributions by US Corporations: Some nice charts

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Sunday September 27, 2009 · 2:48 PM PDT

2009/09/27 · 14:48

These charts come to us from Sociological Images via Chart Porn. Basically, you can create custom to charts to arrange corporate contributions by size and by Democrat/Republican
leaningness."

Now, I don't plan on rearranging my life too much to avoid right-leaning corporations. But maybe next time I'm renting a car from the airport, I'll choose Hertz over Enterprise and Avis. And next time I'm on a road trip and considering dinner, I'll drive past the exit with a Cracker Barrel and see what awaits me up ahead.

Some of the far left companies are no surprise: Burt's Bees and Tom's of Maine, for example. But it is nice to see how far left Costco is. (I certainly spend enough money there.) I have no idea why Office Depot is so far right. I am not surprised, but disappointed, to see that every pharmaceutical company leans right. But we can all feel good about media and entertainment companies!

Anyway, I really don't have much more to say about this. Take a look at the charts for yourself. With Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, these sorts of relationships might become more consequential.

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