OpenSecrets

The following table, from OpenSecrets.org, lists the top 100 lobbying organizations ranked by money spent. I had always imagined that the lobbying money was mainly Republican. This suggests it is heavily Democratic.

LEGEND:  Republican  Democrat   On the fence
	= Between 40% and 59% to both parties
	= Leans Dem/Repub (60%-69%)
	= Strongly Dem/Repub (70%-89%)
	= Solidly Dem/Repub (over 90%)

Rank	Organization	Total '89-'09	Dem %	Repub %	Tilt
1	AT&T Inc	$43,938,535	44%	55%
2	American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees	$41,728,311	98%	1%
3	National Assn of Realtors	$35,376,883	48%	51%
4	Goldman Sachs	$31,343,062	64%	35%
5	Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$31,287,957	97%	2%
6	American Assn for Justice	$31,232,479	90%	9%
7	National Education Assn	$30,035,417	92%	6%
8	Laborers Union	$28,705,400	92%	7%
9	Service Employees International Union	$27,830,017	95%	3%
10	Carpenters & Joiners Union	$27,650,183	89%	10%
11	Teamsters Union	$27,549,874	92%	6%
12	Citigroup Inc	$26,948,428	50%	49%
13	Communications Workers of America	$26,940,146	99%	0%
14	American Federation of Teachers	$26,282,221	98%	0%
15	American Medical Assn	$26,277,473	39%	60%
16	United Auto Workers	$25,767,002	98%	0%
17	Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union	$25,002,277	98%	0%
18	National Auto Dealers Assn	$24,189,708	31%	68%
19	Altria Group	$24,052,641	28%	71%
20	United Food & Commercial Workers Union	$24,027,833	98%	1%
21	United Parcel Service	$24,003,681	36%	63%
22	American Bankers Assn	$22,303,716	41%	58%
23	National Assn of Home Builders	$21,753,555	36%	63%
24	EMILY's List	$21,148,796	99%	0%
25	National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$20,786,845	32%	67%
26	Time Warner	$20,195,860	71%	28%
27	Microsoft Corp	$19,917,846	53%	46%
28	JPMorgan Chase & Co	$19,646,278	51%	48%
29	National Assn of Letter Carriers	$19,369,534	88%	11%
30	Morgan Stanley	$18,450,058	45%	53%
31	Verizon Communications	$18,376,312	40%	59%
32	Lockheed Martin	$18,205,727	42%	57%
33	AFL-CIO	$18,115,112	95%	4%
34	FedEx Corp	$17,876,416	40%	59%
35	General Electric	$17,741,069	51%	48%
36	National Rifle Assn	$17,299,836	17%	82%
37	Credit Union National Assn	$17,105,364	48%	51%
38	Sheet Metal Workers Union	$16,999,913	97%	2%
39	Ernst & Young	$16,992,786	44%	55%
40	Bank of America	$16,985,188	47%	52%
41	American Dental Assn	$16,380,954	46%	53%
42	Operating Engineers Union	$16,317,550	85%	14%
43	American Hospital Assn	$16,306,330	53%	46%
44	Blue Cross/Blue Shield	$16,210,718	40%	59%
45	Plumbers & Pipefitters Union	$16,131,511	94%	5%
46	Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	$15,868,720	35%	64%
47	International Assn of Fire Fighters	$15,833,143	82%	17%
48	Air Line Pilots Assn	$15,564,027	84%	15%
49	PricewaterhouseCoopers	$15,303,093	36%	62%
50	Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors	$15,015,855	42%	56%
51	AFLAC Inc	$14,763,269	44%	55%
52	Merrill Lynch	$14,303,130	37%	61%
53	Union Pacific Corp	$14,211,648	24%	75%
54	Boeing Co	$13,946,607	47%	52%
55	United Transportation Union	$13,538,195	88%	10%
56	Pfizer Inc	$13,537,342	29%	69%
57	United Steelworkers	$13,512,447	99%	0%
58	Reynolds American	$13,344,777	24%	75%
59	Ironworkers Union	$13,085,525	92%	7%
60	BellSouth Corp	$12,993,782	45%	54%
61	American Institute of CPAs	$12,841,353	42%	57%
62	Credit Suisse Group	$12,412,640	44%	54%
63	American Postal Workers Union	$12,000,826	95%	4%
64	National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	$11,936,821	52%	47%
65	General Dynamics	$11,670,294	46%	52%
66	American Financial Group	$11,443,825	18%	81%
67	GlaxoSmithKline	$11,062,994	29%	70%
68	Walt Disney Co	$10,924,749	67%	32%
69	Chevron	$10,857,904	24%	75%
70	Exxon Mobil	$10,616,673	14%	85%
71	Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn	$10,496,000	77%	22%
72	MBNA Corp	$10,059,006	17%	82%
73	General Motors	$9,952,264	38%	60%
74	UST Inc	$9,938,811	21%	78%
75	Freddie Mac	$9,871,490	43%	56%
76	Human Rights Campaign	$9,856,266	90%	9%
77	AIG	$9,762,412	50%	49%
78	National Restaurant Assn	$9,703,645	16%	83%
79	Southern Co	$9,695,794	31%	68%
80	MetLife Inc	$9,464,192	55%	44%
81	Prudential Financial	$9,428,199	48%	51%
82	American Academy of Ophthalmology	$9,314,538	52%	47%
83	National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare	$9,200,499	80%	19%
84	Eli Lilly & Co	$9,120,609	28%	70%
85	CSX Corp	$8,997,779	31%	68%
86	Associated General Contractors	$8,883,441	14%	85%
87	American Maritime Officers	$8,855,221	46%	53%
88	Amway/Alticor Inc	$8,763,001	0%	99%
89	National Cmte for an Effective Congress	$8,707,940	99%	0%
90	Archer Daniels Midland	$8,304,114	43%	56%
91	Seafarers International Union	$8,217,644	84%	14%
92	American Airlines	$8,125,535	47%	52%
93	MCI Inc	$8,093,472	46%	53%
94	American Council of Life Insurers	$7,640,504	37%	62%
95	Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn	$7,413,127	74%	25%
96	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$7,263,612	21%	77%
97	Enron Corp	$6,583,257	28%	71%
98	Andersen	$6,313,422	37%	62%
99	BP	$6,137,028	28%	70%
100	Vivendi	$4,492,490	67%	32%

Based on data released by the FEC on November 08, 2009.

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