Now showing summary data for the 2020 election cycle.

Led by the oil and gas industry, this sector regularly pumps the vast majority of its campaign contributions into Republican coffers. Even as other traditionally GOP-inclined industries have shifted somewhat to the left, this sector has remained rock-solid red.

Since the 1990 election cycle, more than two-thirds of this sector’s contributions to candidates and party committees has gone to Republicans. Besides oil and gas, the electric utilities industry is another big donor in this sector. Less generous, but even more partisan, is the mining industry. [Read more Background]

Top Contributors, 2019-2020

Contributor Total To Dems To Repubs To liberal groups To conservative groups To nonpartisan groups Lean
Energy Transfer LP $14,736,796 $47,020 $2,813,804 $550 $11,875,000 $0 Leans Conservative
Koch Industries $13,213,502 $46,505 $2,043,688 $25,025 $11,087,500 $10,000 Leans Conservative
Chevron Corp $8,696,369 $910,595 $1,578,237 $38,413 $6,176,834 $480 Leans Conservative
American Petroleum Institute $5,201,020 $53,421 $147,589 $250 $5,000,000 $0 Leans Conservative
Marathon Petroleum $4,271,642 $195,374 $1,820,771 $2,842 $2,270,800 $0 Leans Conservative
Midland Energy $3,181,497 $196 $2,091,301 $0 $1,090,000 $0 Leans Republican
Samson Energy $3,062,459 $708,251 $14,181 $2,535,000 $0 $300,000 Leans Liberal
Magnolia Oil & Gas $3,059,950 $386 $1,077,564 $0 $1,982,000 $0 Leans Conservative
Exxon Mobil $2,975,273 $1,091,990 $1,791,547 $66,946 $10,575 $0 Leans Republican
Pilot Corp $2,220,645 $68,598 $901,695 $0 $1,250,250 $0 Leans Conservative
Crownquest Operating $2,091,394 $360 $436,009 $0 $1,655,000 $0 Leans Conservative
Valero Energy $2,006,395 $127,640 $1,012,330 $500 $865,349 $0 Leans Republican
Hilcorp Energy $1,962,447 $7,644 $1,024,396 $0 $930,000 $0 Leans Republican
Parman Capital Group $1,921,876 $11,200 $1,835,676 $25,000 $50,000 $0 Leans Republican
ConocoPhillips $1,892,664 $194,773 $432,828 $5,415 $1,250,000 $0 Leans Conservative
Berexco Inc $1,836,554 $5 $1,526,549 $0 $310,000 $0 Leans Republican
Valero Services $1,802,648 $2,794 $14,304 $500 $1,795,000 $0 Leans Conservative
Ota Holdings $1,600,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,600,000 $0 Leans Conservative
Red Apple Group $1,599,034 $24,382 $1,572,762 $0 $1,890 $0 Leans Republican
Otis Eastern $1,570,500 $399 $1,528,980 $0 $40,895 $0 Leans Republican
Leans Democrat Leans Republican Leans Liberal Leans Conservative On the fence

Contribution Trends, 1990-2024

Annual Lobbying Totals, 1998-2024

Top Lobbying Clients, 2020

Client/Parent Organization Total
Chevron Corp $8,930,000
Exxon Mobil $8,690,000
Koch Industries $8,020,000
Royal Dutch Shell $7,270,000
Occidental Petroleum $6,460,000
American Petroleum Institute $5,350,000
BP $4,950,000
ConocoPhillips $4,190,000
OAO Gazprom $3,550,000
Phillips 66 $3,170,000
American Fuel & Petrochem Manufacturers $3,012,906
Marathon Petroleum $2,640,000
PBF Energy $2,161,500
Valero Energy $1,800,000
Enbridge Inc $1,770,000
Cheniere Energy $1,680,000
WPX Energy $1,630,000
American Gas Assn $1,270,000
Reliance Industries Ltd $1,250,000
TC Energy $1,112,500
Interstate Natural Gas Assn of America $1,100,000
Neste Corp $1,060,000
Equinor $1,010,000
Independent Petroleum Assn of America $831,623
Energy Transfer LP $760,000
Ovintiv Inc $700,000
Enterprise Products Partners $690,000
Fermaca de Mexico $680,000
SK Group $650,000
PDVSA $640,000
Williams Companies $640,000
Murphy Oil $605,000
National Propane Gas Assn $580,000
Devon Energy $570,000
Hess Corp $510,000
QEP Resources $470,000
ONEOK Inc $450,000
Energy Marketers of America $450,000
Talos Energy $440,000
National Fuel Gas Co $420,000
Halliburton Co $410,000
Golden Pass LNG $400,000
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers $400,000
Gulf Energy Alliance $370,000
DCOR LLC $360,000
Aiteo Group $360,000
Yuhuang Chemical $360,000
Magellan Midstream Partners $340,000
Tellurian Inc $335,000
Plains All American Pipeline $330,000
Pilot Corp $320,000
Frontera Resources $320,000
General Electric $310,000
National Assn of Truck Stop Operators $310,000
Arctic Slope Native Assn $300,000
Pembina Pipeline $290,000
Colonial Pipeline $280,000
Chesapeake Energy $270,000
Natural Gas Supply Assn $260,000
Amplify Energy $250,000
Delek US Holdings $250,000
Denbury Inc $240,000
Aspect Holdings $240,000
BASF SE $240,000
Black Belt Energy Gas District $240,000
NEXTEEL Co $240,000
Marubeni Corp $240,000
Mountain Valley Pipeline $240,000
Gas Technology Institute $240,000
OMV AG $240,000
Small Refinery Owners Ad Hoc Coalition $240,000
Sentinel Midstream $240,000
Sinclair Companies $240,000
National Energy & Fuels Institute $230,000
Ergon Inc $230,000
Concho Resources $220,000
World Fuel Services $220,000
Equitrans Midstream $210,000
Musket Corp $210,000
Loews Corp $200,000
GPA Midstream Assn $200,000
Ingleside Terminal Services $200,000
HollyFrontier Corp $200,000
Hunt Companies $200,000
Eagle LNG Partners $200,000
Pipe Line Contractors Assn $200,000
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline $200,000
National Ocean Industries Assn $190,000
AltaGas Ltd $182,000
CenterPoint Energy $180,000
CNX Resources $180,000
Freeport LNG Development $180,000
Kolmar Group $160,000
KP Kauffman Co $160,000
IFM Investors $160,000
Mewbourne Oil Co $160,000
Kern Oil & Refining Co $160,000
Nustar Energy $160,000
Oceaneering International $160,000
Range Resources $160,000
Western Energy Alliance $160,000
Process & Industrial Development $150,000
Countrymark Cooperative $150,000
EOG Resources $150,000
Daelim Chemical $140,000
Marathon Oil $140,000
Harvey Gulf International Marine $140,000
Offshore Marine Service Assn $140,000
Association of Oil Pipe Lines $133,178
Allseas Group $130,000
Repsol SA $130,000
RigUp Inc $130,000
Centrica Plc $120,000
LLOG Exploration $120,000
Nacero Inc $120,000
New Jersey Resources $120,000
NextDecade Corp $120,000
Helix Energy Solutions $110,000
Industrial Safety Training Council $110,000
Aqueos Corp $110,000
Paradigm Pipeline $110,000
US Venture Inc $100,000
Tanana Chiefs Conference $100,000
BHP Group $100,000
American Exploration & Production Council $97,916
Clean Energy Fuels Corp $90,000
Excelerate Energy $90,000
Fasken Oil & Ranch $90,000
Hornbeck Offshore Services $90,000
George E Warren Corp $90,000
McDermott International $90,000
US Oil & Gas Assn $86,753
Pioneer Natural Resources $80,000
Permian Basin Petroleum Assn $80,000
Sawtooth Caverns $80,000
Newtown Creek Group $80,000
Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition $80,000
Four Sevens Operating Co $80,000
Hilcorp Energy $80,000
Gulf Island Fabrication $80,000
International Assn of Geophysical Contractors $80,000
enCore Energy (Oklahoma) $80,000
Enefit $80,000
Alaska Maritime Prevention & Response Network $80,000
Association of Energy Service Companies $80,000
Cimarex Energy $80,000
Calumet Specialty Products Partners $75,000
Fieldwood Energy $70,000
Saudi Aramco $70,000
ARETI Group $65,000
Apache Corp $60,000
American Pipeline Contractors Assn $60,000
American Public Gas Assn $60,000
Artera Services $60,000
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Assn $60,000
New Mexico Oil & Gas Assn $50,000
Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn $50,000
Glenfarne Group $50,000
Tellus Operating Group $45,000
American Natural Gas $42,000
Avfuel Corp $40,000
EQT Corp $40,000
Domestic Petroleum Council $40,000
Gresham Petroleum $40,000
Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission $40,000
Iroquois Gas Transmission System $40,000
National Stripper Well Assn $40,000
Western Exploration $40,000
Propane People $40,000
Mountaineer NGL Storage $30,000
Enercor Inc $25,000
Domestic Energy Producers Alliance $24,000
Calcasieu Refinery Co $20,000
Northwest Natural Gas $20,000
Racetrac Petroleum $20,000
Windstar LPG $20,000
Glenrock Petroleum $15,000
Mack Energy $10,000
Kinder Morgan Inc $10,000
Mammoth Energy Services $10,000
Enduring Resources $10,000
Eni SpA $0
Elkem Materials $0
Core Petroleum $0
Argus Media $0
Arena Energy $0
National Assn of Shell Marketers $0
NGL Energy Partners $0
Lake Charles Methanol $0
Legacy International $0
International Assn of Drilling Contractors $0
YPF SA $0
Western Independent Refiners Assn $0
Venture Global LNG $0
US Turkmenistan Business Council $0
Total SA $0
Sprague Energy Corp $0
S&B Drilling $0
SG Interests $0
Oxbow Corp $0

Party Split of Recipients, by Election Cycle, 1990-2024

Top Recipients, 2019-2020

Candidate Chamber Amount
Trump, Donald (R) President $4,278,410
Biden, Joe (D) President $1,694,347
Perdue, David (R-GA) Senate $1,348,121
Cornyn, John (R-TX) Senate $1,066,503
Loeffler, Kelly (R-GA) Senate $1,024,807

Average Contributions to Members of Congress, 1990-2024

These charts display average contributions to all Members of Congress, including the campaign committees of sitting members who run for president. The surge in giving seen during the 2008 cycle for the Senate reflects contributions given to the presidential campaign committees of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.

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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