Manufacturers are pouring money into this election cycle.

Manufacturing-related political action committees have donated more than $27,498,536 to political candidates so far this cycle, as of Oct. 16, according to OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that tracks and publishes U.S. political donation data.

The money is sure to keep flowing in the coming weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, each of whom have expressed different strategies to grow the economy, manufacturing and jobs.

We’re breaking down donations coming from registered PACs and tracking money tied to some of the country’s biggest manufacturers and industry lobbying groups. We’ll be updating our tracker in the coming weeks as PACs update their campaign donation filings with the Federal Election Commission.

A note on data and methodology:

The data comes from OpenSecrets, which categorizes contributors into five groups: five super-categories, 13 sectors, 100 industries and 400 categories, the most detailed level. We've included four manufacturing-related industries, and five manufacturing-related categories, choosing these groupings based on those that represent the largest domestic manufacturing industries and categories by annual production output.

We’ve laid out donations by PAC, and included any noted affiliates. We’ve broken down the money between what went to Democrats versus Republicans, as well as the degree to which the PAC leans towards one party, based on how much more money the group gave to one party over the other.

This dataset does not include every manufacturing-related PAC in the U.S., as some organizations may not be listed under one of OpenSecrets' manufacturing industries or categories. A negative value represents a donation refund. Tables are descending in order from the highest total donations per industry or category. Company names are listed as they appear on OpenSecrets.

Electronics manufacturing and equipment donations

Candidate donations tallied per PAC for contributions from the largest electronics manufacturers in 2023 and 2024. Use the search bar to find specific entities.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing donations

Candidate donations tallied per PAC for contributions from the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in 2023 and 2024. Use the search bar to find specific entities.

Defense aerospace donations

Candidate donations tallied per PAC for contributions from the largest defense aerospace manufacturers in 2023 and 2024. Use the search bar to find specific entities.

Misc. manufacturing and distributing donations

Candidate donations tallied per PAC for contributions from miscellaneous manufacturers in 2023 and 2024. Use the search bar to find specific entities.

Medical devices and supplies donations

Candidate donations tallied per PAC for contributions from the largest medical device manufacturers in 2023 and 2024. Use the search bar to find specific entities.

Chemical and related manufacturing donations

Candidate donations tallied per PAC for contributions from the largest chemical manufacturers in 2023 and 2024. Use the search bar to find specific entities.

Automobile manufacturing donations

Candidate donations tallied per PAC for contributions from the largest automobile manufacturers in 2023 and 2024. Use the search bar to find specific entities.

Food and kindred product manufacturing donations

Candidate donations tallied per PAC for contributions from the largest food manufacturers in 2023 and 2024. Use the search bar to find specific entities.

Meat processing and products donations

Candidate donations tallied per PAC for contributions from the largest meat processing manufacturers in 2023 and 2024. Use the search bar to find specific entities.