Defense Top Contributors
Total Contributions, 2019-2020: $53,246,488
Top Defense Contributors
| Rank | Contributor | Grand Total | Total to Candidates & Parties | Dems | Repubs | Total to Outside Spending Groups | Liberal Groups | Conservative Groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockheed Martin | $6,299,741 | $6,217,826 | $2,937,989 | $3,257,047 | $76,164 | $51,350 | $24,686 |
| 2 | Raytheon Technologies | $6,026,704 | $5,902,762 | $3,248,105 | $2,638,945 | $94,431 | $79,067 | $15,009 |
| 3 | Northrop Grumman | $5,421,133 | $5,366,211 | $2,935,135 | $2,420,493 | $47,596 | $41,670 | $5,906 |
| 4 | General Dynamics | $3,421,005 | $3,353,757 | $1,738,482 | $1,610,459 | $35,582 | $33,657 | $1,925 |
| 5 | L3Harris Technologies | $2,693,772 | $2,670,472 | $1,383,753 | $1,283,869 | $14,574 | $12,984 | $990 |
| 6 | General Atomics | $2,512,046 | $2,146,720 | $692,341 | $1,452,511 | $363,772 | $26,317 | $337,405 |
| 7 | Anduril Industries | $2,426,666 | $2,426,616 | $78,737 | $2,347,629 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 8 | Leidos Inc | $2,042,099 | $2,014,391 | $1,091,179 | $906,258 | $22,932 | $13,964 | $8,950 |
| 9 | BAE Systems | $1,566,147 | $1,556,246 | $847,671 | $701,959 | $9,405 | $9,120 | $285 |
| 10 | Colsa Corp | $1,462,269 | $436,766 | $14,127 | $422,603 | $1,025,563 | $563 | $1,025,000 |
| 11 | Booz Allen Hamilton | $1,187,038 | $1,129,369 | $866,320 | $258,580 | $56,280 | $54,960 | $1,320 |
| 12 | Huntington Ingalls Industries | $1,109,582 | $1,107,316 | $522,970 | $579,958 | $971 | $415 | $556 |
| 13 | MITRE Corp | $805,714 | $778,898 | $686,895 | $87,930 | $24,893 | $24,893 | $0 |
| 14 | Bollinger Shipyards | $655,183 | $631,159 | $15,165 | $615,994 | $24,024 | $0 | $24,024 |
| 15 | CACI International | $589,776 | $579,775 | $260,571 | $317,129 | $10,205 | $8,780 | $1,425 |
| 16 | Sierra Nevada Corp | $566,228 | $565,824 | $199,845 | $365,452 | $1,750 | $1,750 | $0 |
| 17 | Sandia National Laboratories | $518,863 | $506,843 | $397,823 | $104,767 | $11,245 | $10,895 | $350 |
| 18 | Xtreme Concepts | $479,926 | $479,926 | $26 | $479,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 19 | Boeing Co | $476,770 | $472,391 | $213,274 | $258,673 | $3,913 | $3,913 | $0 |
| 20 | Veterans Evaluation Services | $467,149 | $410,084 | $20,290 | $389,781 | $60,000 | $10,000 | $0 |
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METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from donors (individuals as well as corporations and unions that give directly from their treasuries) to outside groups and from PACs (including super PACs) and individuals giving more than $200 to candidates and party committees. In many cases, the organizations themselves did not donate; rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
All the numbers on this page are for the 2020 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released on March 22, 2021.
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