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2008 Overview
Totals by Sector
| Rank | Sector | Amount | Dems | Repubs |  To DEMS
 To REPUBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finance/Insur/RealEst | $311,235,860 | 51% | 49% | |
| 2 | Other | $228,049,781 | 56% | 44% | |
| 3 | Lawyers & Lobbyists | $175,416,473 | 73% | 27% | |
| 4 | Misc Business | $156,853,038 | 52% | 48% | |
| 5 | Ideology/Single-Issue | $136,135,448 | 66% | 34% | |
| 6 | Health | $100,790,159 | 54% | 46% | |
| 7 | Communic/Electronics | $82,722,407 | 67% | 33% | |
| 8 | Construction | $54,739,270 | 37% | 63% | |
| 9 | Energy/Nat Resource | $46,052,609 | 37% | 63% | |
| 10 | Labor | $45,705,009 | 91% | 9% | |
| 11 | Agribusiness | $40,265,257 | 41% | 59% | |
| 12 | Transportation | $36,544,033 | 38% | 62% | |
| 13 | Defense | $17,309,431 | 52% | 48% | |
METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs and individuals giving $200 or more.
All donations took place during the 2007-2008 election cycle and released by the Federal Election Commission .
To view data for previous cycles, visit our Historic Elections section.
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