January 2001 Issue

					Total Contributions
Rank Sponsoring Organization (number of PACs)	Total Gifts	Pct. Change	To Dems	To GOP	1995 -96	1993-94	1991-92
1 American Fed of State County & Mun Emps (8)	2,576,450	-3.8	2,473,450	92,000	2,677,846	2,519,682	1,950,365
2 National Association of Realtors	2,473,633	17.8	965,659	1,506,974	2,099,683	1,851,978	2,950,138
3 American Medical Association (36)	2,442,444	0.1	704,800	1,705,144	2,439,313	2,547,656	2,936,086
4 Association of Trial Lawyers of America	2,428,300	3	2,090,300	322,000	2,357,938	2,164,035	2,366,135
5 International Brotherhood of Teamsters (30)	2,210,561	-16.7	2,052,011	153,550	2,654,665	2,545,928	2,442,552
6 National Automobile Dealers Association	2,107,800	-10.4	609,175	1,498,625	2,351,925	1,834,570	1,784,375
7 Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (8)	2,028,685	4.2	1,251,285	776,900	1,946,355	1,327,355	1,674,374
8 International B'hood of Electrical Workers (19)	1,934,470	-9.8	1,847,460	85,010	2,145,262	1,638,070	1,518,592
9 United Automobile Workers of America	1,915,460	-22.4	1,885,460	20,000	2,475,775	2,147,190	2,231,917
10 National Education Association	1,853,390	-20.3	1,751,540	97,850	2,345,980	2,260,850	2,323,122
11 National Association of Home Builders	1,807,240	25.3	517,990	1,289,250	1,442,849	1,329,599	1,072,926
12 National Association of Letter Carriers (6)	1,774,971	1.2	1,470,471	297,000	1,753,378	1,451,910	1,714,777
13 International Association of Machinists (3)	1,651,300	-18.6	1,625,800	19,500	2,028,675	1,697,081	1,606,296
14 Laborers'International Union of N. Amer (11)	1,634,399	-24.3	1,458,200	172,699	2,159,450	1,463,717	1,386,406
15 National Rifle Association of America	1,633,211	43	283,200	1,350,011	1,565,821	1,853,038	1,738,446
16 United Food & Commercial Wrkrs Union (3)	1,527,901	-24.8	1,479,601	37,300	2,030,795	14,605,639	1,488,961
17 United Parcel Service of America Inc.	1,527,149	-14.6	320,174	1,206,975	17,885,147	2,646,113	1,453,187
18 United Brotherhood of Carpenters &joiners (9)	1,440,244	-8.1	1,338,221	99,523	1,566,966	1,467,830	1,369,682
19 American Federation of Teachers	1,415,400	-12.4	1,386,500	22,900	1,636,135	1,290,690	1,111,250
20 National Association of Life Underwriters	1,336,000	-6.4	481,500	8545500	1,426,750	1,338,890	13,715,600
21 American Bankers Association (39)	1,322,926	-11.8	517,790	805,136	15,499,886	1,502,667	1,498,388
22 Communications Workers of America (2)	1,305,113	-6.2	1,291,613	8,000	15,390,686	15,094,573	931,268
23 National Beer Wholesalers' Association	1,301,719	-1.8	231,500	15,070,219	1,324,992	1,248,724	984,081
24 Service Employees International Union (4)	1,298,884	58.2	15,261,884	27,000	8205950	901,194	743,781
25 United Transportation Union	1,289,875	23.2	1,098,525	1855850	1,260,600	1,233,555	11,135,478
26 National Federation of Independent Business	1,209,826	13.6	86,500	151235336	1,065,543	252,175	230,604
27 Sheet Metal Workers International Association	11,595,900	8.8	1,107,400	52,500	1,066,000	742,550	742,354
28 International Association of Iron Workers	15,158,050	37.7	1,053,050	101,500	848,115	526,126	531,280
29 Credit Union National Association (13)	1,135,944	70	489,401	645,043	668,628	566,231	522,970
30 American Institute of CPAs	1,134,414	-32.9	387,349	747,065	1,690,925	1,737,520	1,542,851
31 American Hospital Association (10)	1,127,368	19.7	542,002	582,866	941,951	1,143,009	503,388
32 AFL-CIO	1,113,140	-6.5	1,100,640	12,500	1,190,514	981,439	835,120
33 FDX Corp. (2)	1,101,000	16.8	279,500	821,500	943,000	816,600	726,975
34 United Steelworkers of America	1,084,462	-28.8	1,075,462	4,000	1,546,650	1,037,262	1,248,949
35 BankAmerica Corp.(4)	1,045,578	24.5	435,740	609,838	839,985	852,206	738,794
36 Lockheed Martin Corp.	1,043,745	17	353,478	689,267	1,026,250	1,122,921	849,357
37 Associated Builders & Contractors	996,117	91.7	21,000	975,117	519,600	179,125	184,150
38 United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters (30)	992,160	-14.5	927,160	62,500	1,160,995	829,110	835,456
39 American Dental Association (11)	964,649	-26.4	447,920	516,729	1,310,470	1,194,097	1,417,958
40 National Committee for an Effective Congress	930,035	16.1	927,535	0	1,108,110	775,124	650,750
41 International Association of Fire Fighters (7)	925,400	29.6	759,700	161,700	714,275	684,467	549,528
42 International Union of Operating Engineers (32)	922,436	3.9	768,742	148,194	887,722	684,494	405,850
43 AT&T Corp. (4)	919,732	-25.8	381,716	538,016	1,239,046	1,294,494	1,297,535
44 Americans for Free International Trade	908,500	-3	135,500	773,000	936,800	770,700	475,150
45 Ernst & Young LLP	897,241	18.9	347,743	549,498	880,615	510,510	235,046
46 Air Line Pilots Association (2)	891,700	8.5	697,000	189,700	822,000	1,001,186	1,253,093
47 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (2)	889,675	22	3003744	588,931	729,243	579,335	330,450
48 Citigroup (5)	886,370	60.9	335,523	550,847	719,600	743,368	633,926
49 Majority Leader's Fund (Rep. Dick Armey)	879,892	19.1	0	879,892	738,558	-	-
50 National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn (16)	867,433	33.3	436,345	431,088	650,866	578,574	572,555
51 National Restaurant Association (2)	851,424	-3.3	165,526	685,898	880,119	658,844	560,447
52 Philip Morris Cos. Inc. (3)	847,533	4.1	251,471	595,062	883,619	706,841	642,487
53 Bank One Corp. (3)	832,149	14.6	317,250	514,899	725,906	373,085	280,081
54 National Association of Retired Federal Emps	822,150	-33.9	731,900	87,250	1,243,350	996,500	1,437,250
55 American Nurses' Association	819,948	44.5	686,748	130,900	784,891	1,084,508	306,019
56 Human Rights Campaign Fund	803,125	16.4	711,400	89,725	689,799	625,424	712,684
57 Bell Atlantic Corp.	783,495	3.8	288,774	494,721	7545723	391,883	395,710
58 Associated General Contractors of America	777,585	-1.7	53,750	723,835	791,050	697,697	669,249
59 SBC Communications Inc. (2)	769,921	52.7	312,646	457,275	504,333	287,850	258,630
60 Monday Morning PAC (Ex-Rep. Newt Gingrich)	765,500	0	0	765,500	766,500	-	-
61 BellSouth Corp. (3)	757,708	-13	284,600	473,108	870,867	703,520	468,082
62 American Society of Anesthesiologists	751,529	39.6	298,725	452,804	538,172	484,000	112,450
63 Transport Workers Union of America (2)	742,500	5.6	680,150	60,450	703,263	510,760	412,830
64 Seafarers International Union (4)	727,682	-0.1	583,802	143,880	736,399	709,544	916,796
65 American Health Care Association	722,580	29	338,813	383,767	560,171	475,080	382,019
66 Deloitte & Touche LLP	712,379	21.1	234,558	477,821	587,902	227,003	124,504
67 Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (2)	701,106	32.2	343,450	356,656	530,500	460,420	475,271
68 RJR Nabisco Inc. (3)	677,300	-10.1	164,050	513,250	753,150	905,200	846,363
69 National Cmte to Preserve Social Security	670,668	-5.5	534,057	134,189	709,430	537,261	941,650
70 Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association (22)	667,089	44.9	2552925	410,914	460,332	489,685	311,651
71 General Electric Co.	663,000	21.1	278,000	385,000	547,550	559,045	683,350
72 Building Our Bases PAC (Ex-Rep. Bob Livingston)	662,380	-	0	662,380	-	-	-
73 Boeing Co.	660,175	-5	238,800	420,875	694,675	527,021	599,150
74 AFLAC Inc.	632,000	22	272,000	360,000	517,450	494,550	503,000
75 National Cable Television Association	612,968	12	249,388	363,580	547,346	496,900	630,199
76 Ameritech Corp.	610,942	-3.4	774,939	386,003	632,285	427,957	513,284
77 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (3)	604,934	42.2	578,934	24,000	425,350	305,250	319,100
78 GTE Corp.	590,429	35.5	193,026	396,403	435,691	471,516	615,977
79 New Republican Majority Fund (Sen. Trent Lott)	581,998	41.9	0	581,998	410,142	-
80 American Academy of Ophthalmology	578,663	-4.7	322,000	256,663	606,975	821,005	801,527
81 American Postal Workers Union (5)	576,440	-22.1	563,740	10,700	740,416	744,235	894,290
82 National Association of Convenience Stores	573,853	54.7	129,956	443,897	370,939	188,170	105,695
83 Investment Company Institute	563,687	26.7	214,904	348,783	445,014	359,168	192,150
84 The Freedom Project (Rep. John Boehner)	545,780	159.6	545,780	210,721	-		-
85 Koch Industries Inc.	532,878	80.9	104,600	428,278	294,500	133,449	0
86 American Optometric Association (2)	521,650	-19.8	312,200	209,450	650,323	659,130	398,366
87 MBNA Corp.	514,000	39.7	113,000	401,000	367,904	193,132	60,000
88 CSX Corp. (4)	513,135	-0.1	135,975	377,160	515,351	505,633	421,550
89 KPMGLLP	512,785	62.9	106,705	406,080	314,750	212,508	-
90 American Trucking Associations (5)	510,046	-13	93,927	416,199	586,111	432,716	396,539
91 Amalgamated Transit Union	507,575	-10.5	455,875	50,200	567,350	409,725	424,030
92 Food Marketing Institute	506,972	13.2	74,220	432,752	447,703	452,465	532,028
93 J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc.	502,600	-3.7	195,550	307,050	522,000	531,550	420,550
94 Independent Insurance Agents of America	500,580	-12.3	173,354	327,226	570,467	542,992	590,798
95 American Council of Life Insurance	495,780	-16.9	129,033	366,747	596,531	595,415	572,430
96 DaimlerChrysler AG	493,386	62	1923936	300,450	324,281	216,818	222,086
97 Exxon Corp.	482,900	-13.3	27,600	454,300	556,950	496,275	326,850
98 International Longshoremen's Association (7)	480,600	-15.4	451,150	23,450	568,050	371,475	132,550
99 American Crystal Sugar Co.	474,350	-14.4	282,500	190,850	553,950	595,712	297,015
100 Independent Bankers Association of America	462,705	29.1	211,160	251,045	358,500	366,890	400,560

PRESIDENTIAL VOTE (table)

	GORE	BUSH	NADER	BUCHANAN	BROWNE	PHILLIPS	HAGELIN	HARRIS	McREYNOLDS
Alabama	692,611	941,173	18,323	6,351	5,893	775	447	?	?
Alaska	79,004	167,398	28,747	5,192	2,636	596	919	?	?
Arizona	685,341	781,652	45,645	12,373	?	110*	1,120	?	?
Arkansas	422,768	472,940	13,421	7,358	2,781	1,415	1,098	?	?
California	5,861,203	4,567,429	418,707	44,987	45,520	17,042	10,934	?	28*
Colorado	738,227	883,748	91,434	10,465	12,799	1,319	2,240	216	712
Connecticut	816,015	561,094	64,452	4,731	3,484	9,695	40*	4*	?
Delaware	180,068	137,288	8,307	777	774	208	107	?	?
D.C.	171,923	18,073	10,576	?	669	?	?	114	?
Florida	2,912,253	2,912,790	97,488	17,484	16,415	1,371	2,281	562	622
Georgia	1,116,230	1,419,720	13,273*	10,926	36,332	140*	?	11*	?
Hawaii	205,286	137,845	21,623	1,071	1,477	343	306	0	0
Idaho	138,637	336,937	12,292*	7,615	3,488	1,469	1,177	?	?
Illinois	2,589,026	2,019,421	103,759	16,106	11,623	49*	2,127	?	4*
Indiana	901,980	1,245,836	18,506*	16,959	15,530	197*	198*	?	43*
Iowa	638,517	634,373	29,374	5,731	3,209	613	2,281	190	107
Kansas	399,276	622,332	36,086	7,370	4,525	1,254	1,373	?	4*
Kentucky	638,898	872,492	23,192	4,182	2,902	931	1,538	?	?
Louisiana	792,344	927,871	20,473	14,356	2,951	5,483	1,075	1,103	0
Maine	319,951	286,616	37,127	4,443	3,074	579	27*	?	?
Maryland	1,144,008	813,827	53,768	4,248	5,310	918	176*	?	?
Massachusetts	1,616,487	878,502	173,564	11,149	16,366	?	2,884	?	42*
Michigan	2,170,418	1,953,139	84,165	1,851*	16,711	3,791	2,426	?	?
Minnesota	1,168,266	1,109,659	126,696	22,166	5,282	3,272	2,294	1,022	?
Mississippi	404,614	572,844	8,122	2,265	2,009	3,267	450	613	?
Missouri	1,111,138	1,189,924	38,515	9,818	7,436	1,957	1,104	?	?
Montana	137,126	240,178	24,437	5,697	1,718	1,155	675	?	?
Nebraska	231,780	433,862	24,540	3,646	2,245	468	478	0	0
Nevada	279,978	301,575	15,008	4,747	3,311	621	415	0	0
New Hampshire	266,348	273,559	22,188	2,615	2,757	328	?	?	?
New Jersey	1,788,850	1,284,173	94,554	6,989	6,312	1,409	2,215	844	1,880
New Mexico	286,783	286,417	21,251	1,392	2,058	343	361	?	?
New York	4,107,697	2,403,374	244,030	31,599	7,649	1,498	24,361	1,789	2*
North Carolina	1,257,692	1,631,163	?	8,874	13,891	?	?	?	100*
North Dakota	95,284	174,852	9,486	7,288	660	373	313	?	?
Ohio	2,183,628	2,350,363	117,799	26,721	13,473	3,823	6,181	10*	?
Oklahoma	474,276	744,337	0	9,014	6,602	0	0	0	0
Oregon	720,342	713,577	77,357	7,063	7,447	2,189	2,574	?	?
Pennsylvania	2,485,967	2,281,127	103,392	16,023	11,248	14,428	?	?	?
Rhode Island	249,508	130,555	25,052	2,273	742	97	271	34	52
South Carolina	566,039	786,892	20,279	3,520	4,898	1,682	943	0	0
South Dakota	118,804	190,700	0	3,322	1,662	1,781	0	0	0
Tennessee	981,720	1,061,949	19,781	4,250	4,284	1,015	613	?	?
Texas	2,433,746	3,799,639	137,994	12,394	23,183	567*	?	?	63*
Utah	203,053	515,096	35,850	9,319	3,616	2,709	763	186	?
Vermont	149,022	119,775	20,374	2,192	784	153	219	70	161
Virginia	1,217,290	1,437,490	59,398	5,455	15,198	1,809	?	?	?
Washington	1,247,652	1,108,864	103,002	7,171	13,135	1,989	2,927	304	660
West Virginia	295,497	336,473	10,680	3,283	1,912	23*	406	?	?
Wisconsin	1,242,987	1,237,279	94,070	11,446	6,640	2,042	878	306	?
Wyoming	60,481	147,947	4,625*	2,724	1,443	720	411	?	?
TOTAL	50,996,039	50,456,139	2,882,782	448,991	386,064	98,016	83,626	7,378	4,480
PERCENT	48.39%	47.88%	2.74%	.43%	.37%	.09%	.08%	--	--

The total votes cast (including the seven other candidates on the ballot, but not including write-in votes not yet tallied) was 105,377,639 votes. The percentage of non-Democrat, non-Republican votes for President was 3.73%.

The New York Gore vote includes 3,942,215 Democratic votes, 88,395 Working Families votes, and 77,087 Liberal votes. The New York Bush vote includes 2,258,577 Republican votes and 144,797 Conservative votes. The New York Buchanan vote includes 25,175 Right to Life votes and 6,424 Buchanan Reform votes. See above for vote totals for the seven other candidates who were on the ballot in at least one state. * means write-in total. ? means write-ins not tallied yet.

2000 U.S. HOUSE VOTE (table)

Web Note: this table includes corrections made after the printed newsletter was completed and mailed.

Above is the vote for House of Representatives. 4.20% of the vote was for non-Republican, non-Democrat candidates. 2000 was the first election since 1984 at which this "other" House vote was higher than the presidential "other" vote.

The "other parties" column is: Connecticut, Independence; Minnesota, Independence; New Jersey has 5,968 Conservative, 788 Socialist and 704 Socialist Workers; New York has 208,719 Conservative, 98,491 Independence, 74,721 Right to Life, 61,254 Working Families, 45,863 Liberal, and 1,025 Socialist Workers; Oklahoma, Southern Party; Oregon, Socialist; South Carolina, United Citizens; Vermont has 14,918 Liberty Union and 4,799 Grassroots; D.C., Socialist Workers.

	Rep.	Dem.	Libt.	Nat Law	Green	Reform	Const.	indp.	Other
Alabama	849,229	485,660	96,908
Alaska	190,862	45,372	4,802		22,440
Arizona	854,715	557,849	41,670	2,412	9,010
Arkansas	277,146	355,366
California	4,446,295	5,407,163	277,645	227,307	37,952	33,311	7,474
Colorado	968,651	496,045	85,806	34,981	12,398	7,885	9,955	8,161
Connecticut	590,689	699,237	2,034	1,258	7,303		7,724		5,238
Delaware	211,797	96,488	2,351				2,490
Florida	2,851,623	1,976,189	27,197	68,896		54,030		31,649
Georgia	1,498,337	918,085
Hawaii	110,895	221,373	8,156
Idaho	332,655	142,345	13,635			4,200
Illinois	1,907,306	2,453,674	32,204		65
Indiana	1,140,554	953,167	43,658		282			19,077
Iowa	717,322	531,642	17,542					851
Kansas	655,822	328,194	51,945
Kentucky	824,915	561,662	12,644		3,662	32,436
Louisiana	747,115	359,668	58,233	3,129				34,026
Maine	203,437	422,606	12,356
Maryland	856,306	1,060,857	238		104		7,017
Massachusetts	343,498	1,967,942	10,553					12,155
Michigan	1,786,980	2,177,618	48,100	16,344	15,602	6,709	18,272
Minnesota	993,371	1,234,204	17,151				24,248	19,667	75,097
Mississippi	468,483	495,687	15,510			6,459
Missouri	1,135,724	1,136,020	24,847	4,957	15,947	8,293
Montana	211,418	189,971	9,132
Nebraska	486,513	178,071	17,912
Nevada	330,884	224,848	9,354	1,143	5,547	3,913	9,515
New Hampshire	303,190	238,754	11,901					2,204
New Jersey	1,384,170	1,532,240	2,198	764	48,002	3,426	562	9,411	7,460
New Mexico	274,017	299,841			13,656
New York	2,235,452	3,051,701	2,008		42,858	440		1,318	490,073
North Carolina	1,421,501	1,287,537	69,544			1,218
North Dakota	127,251	151,173				22		7,212
Ohio	2,235,463	2,098,854	106,898	66,913				76,910
Oklahoma	701,820	336,955	23,253			4,897		5,930	14,660
Oregon	607,098	790,365	15,800		15,763				8,399
Pennsylvania	2,229,057	2,279,227	24,917		13,857	8,718	2,234
Rhode Island	89,454	247,247			4,536			42,625
South Carolina	729,799	523,144	31,104	9,484		4,200	16,532		6,331
South Dakota	231,083	78,321	5,357
Tennessee	991,984	819,100	39,433					2,418
Texas	2,932,411	2,799,051	247,963					5,577
Utah	426,648	304,797	8,886	2,555				597	15,271
Vermont	51,977		2,978					207,934	19,717
Virginia	1,131,999	1,060,484	46,016					174,225
Washington	997,877	1,245,872	82,289	4,231	52,142
West Virginia	108,769	420,784	50,319
Wisconsin	1,311,447	1,187,866	3,705
Wyoming	141,848	60,638	6,411	3,415
Dt. Columbia	10,258	158,824	4,594						1,419
TOTAL	46,667,115	46,649,778	1,727,157	447,789	321,126	180,157	106,023	661,947	643,665
PERCENT	47.91%	47.89%	1.77%	.46%	.33%	.19%	.11%	.68%	.66%

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