2008 Presidential Campaign Contributions BY Self-Reported Occupation and Employer 

	First two quarters of 2007  |  Source: Federal Election Commission

	(Chicago Tribune search interface, 8/1/2007)

	(some contributors give several times and are counted multiple times in "number")

	(several searches are imperfect, e.g., "church" matching "churchill mortgage",
		or "harvard" matching "harvard investments", both for mccain;
		however, the overall impressions seem valid)

	(equal split = 16.7% in last columns;
		significant data are when % is much larger than equal split or much smaller:
		>=3x (65%>) or <=.3x(5%) marked with a *)

	(average contributions are rounded to nearest $100)
	

	occupation:professor	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		819	498	600		40%		41%
	edwards		540	161	300		26%		13%
	clinton		416	382	900		20%		31%
	romney		101	84	800		5%		7%	*
	mccain		100	48	500		5%		4%	**
	giuliani	62	55	900		3%		4%	**
				**republican totals:	18%		15%

	occupation:ceo	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	clinton		1135	1980	1700		38%		44%
	obama		691	992	1400		23%		22%
	mccain		447	597	1300		15%		13%
	romney		368	497	1400		12%		11%
	edwards		216	291	1300		7%		6%
	giuliani	133	191	1400		4%		4%	**
				**republican totals:	23%		21%

	occupation:executive	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	romney		1370	1734	1300		23%		23%
	mccain		1256	1530	1200		21%		21%
	clinton		1161	1749	1500		19%		23%
	giuliani	951	1220	1300		16%		16%
	obama		883	952	1100		15%		13%
	edwards		349	272	800		6%		4%	*

	occupation:lobbyist	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	mccain		52	58	1100		35%		36%
	giuliani	30	35	1200		20%		22%
	romney		28	33	1200		19%		20%
	clinton		22	28	1300		15%		17%
	obama		15	8	500		10%		5%	*
	edwards		0	0	0%		0%		0%	**
				**democratic totals:	25%		22%

	occupation:attorney	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	edwards		6095	6880	1100		28%		29%
	obama		5932	5229	900		27%		22%
	clinton		4554	6012	1300		21%		26%
	mccain		2096	1935	900		10%		8%
	giuliani	1665	1844	1100		8%		8%
	romney		1399	1429	1000		6%		6%
				**republican totals:	24%		22%

	occupation:lawyer	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	giuliani	421	490	1200		28%		30%
	romney		307	329	1100		21%		20%
	obama		281	305	1100		19%		18%
	edwards		281	258	900		19%		16%
	clinton		198	269	1400		13%		16%
	mccain		1	1	1000		0%		0%	**

	occupation:partner (e.g., managing partner)
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	clinton		614	1013	1600		30%		39%
	giuliani	578	438	800		29%		17%
	obama		270	390	1400		13%		15%
	mccain		247	326	1300		12%		12%
	romney		245	338	1400		12%		13%
	edwards		74	117	1600		4%		4%	**

	occupation:insurance (e.g., insurance broker)
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	romney		247	221	900		29%		29%
	giuliani	207	215	1000		25%		28%
	mccain		119	107	900		14%		14%
	obama		101	56	600		12%		7%
	clinton		93	131	1400		11%		17%
	edwards		74	45	600		9%		6%
				**democratic totals:	32%		30%

	occupation:homemaker	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	romney		3033	4140	1400		30%		29%
	giuliani	1730	2679	1500		17%		19%
	clinton		1613	2706	1700		16%		19%
	mccain		1539	2064	1300		15%		15%
	obama		1329	1538	1200		13%		11%
	edwards		781	951	1200		8%		7%

	occupation:banker	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	giuliani	429	626	1500		21%		24%
	romney		409	462	1100		20%		18%
	mccain		374	425	1100		19%		16%
	obama		336	454	1400		17%		17%
	clinton		326	507	1600		16%		19%
	edwards		125	152	1200		6%		6%

	occupation:marketing	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		392	210	500		31%		22%
	romney		315	241	800		25%		25%
	clinton		239	237	1000		19%		25%
	edwards		137	54	400		11%		6%
	giuliani	119	145	1200		9%		15%
	mccain		72	75	1000		6%		8%
				**republican totals:	26%		29%

	occupation:journalist	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		42	33	800		51%		38%	*
	clinton		20	29	1500		24%		33%
	edwards		12	15	1300		14%		17%
	mccain		5	3	600		6%		3%	*
	giuliani	2	5	2500		2%		6%	*
	romney		2	2	1000		2%		2%	**
				**republican totals:	10%		11%

	occupation:retired	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	mccain		6944	2484	400		29%		18%
	obama		5037	3087	600		21%		22%
	romney		3864	2774	700		16%		20%
	clinton		3178	2582	800		13%		19%
	edwards		2738	988	400		12%		7%
	giuliani	2028	1960	1000		9%		14%

	occupation:student	
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		621	459	700		39%		27%
	clinton		390	561	1400		24%		33%
	romney		209	290	1400		13%		17%
	giuliani	134	207	1500		8%		12%
	edwards		131	57	400		8%		3%	*
	mccain		113	107	900		7%		6%

	occupation:nurse
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		170	40	200		37%		18%
	edwards		92	28	300		20%		12%
	clinton		73	55	800		16%		24%
	mccain		47	29	600		10%		13%
	romney		43	44	1000		9%		19%
	giuliani	36	32	900		8%		14%
				**republican totals:	27%		46%

	occupation:physician
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		958	588	600		29%		23%
	clinton		575	639	1100		18%		25%
	mccain		572	374	700		18%		15%
	giuliani	433	388	900		13%		15%
	romney		414	340	800		13%		13%
	edwards		315	200	600		10%		8%

	occupation:veterinarian
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		37	8	200		40%		17%
	romney		21	16	800		23%		35%
	clinton		14	11	800		15%		24%
	mccain		10	8	800		11%		17%
	giuliani	7	2	300		8%		4%	*
	edwards		3	1	300		3%		2%	**

	occupation:teacher
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		591	218	400		42%		28%
	edwards		352	99	300		25%		13%
	clinton		185	170	900		13%		22%
	romney		130	118	900		9%		15%
	giuliani	90	118	1300		6%		15%
	mccain		64	52	800		5%		7%	*
				**republican totals:	20%		37%


	occupation:police (e.g., policeman)
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	giuliani	17	9	500		27%		32%
	obama		16	6	400		25%		21%
	clinton		13	7	500		21%		25%
	mccain		11	3	300		17%		11%
	romney		6	3	500		10%		11%
	edwards		0	0			0%		0%	**

	occupation:fire (e.g., fireman)
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		23	7	300		38%		28%
	clinton		14	8	600		23%		32%
	giuliani	9	7	800		15%		28%
	mccain		6	1	200		10%		4%	*
	romney		4	1	300		7%		4%	*
	edwards		4	1	300		7%		4%	*
				**republican totals:	32%		36%

	occupation:author
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		70	71	1000		36%		34%
	clinton		47	67	1400		24%		33%
	romney		31	27	900		16%		13%
	giuliani	21	20	1000		11%		10%
	edwards		14	10	700		7%		5%	*
	mccain		11	11	1000		6%		5%	*
				**republican totals:	33%		28%

	occupation:engineer
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		461	173	400		27%		17%
	mccain		323	165	500		19%		16%
	edwards		272	83	300		16%		8%
	clinton		269	264	1000		16%		26%
	romney		227	173	800		13%		17%
	giuliani	159	151	900		9%		15%

	occupation:construction (e.g., vice president of construction)
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	romney		94	110	1200		31%		34%
	giuliani	55	62	1100		18%		19%
	obama		42	36	900		14%		11%
	clinton		40	62	1600		13%		19%
	mccain		38	35	900		13%		11%
	edwards		31	16	500		10%		5%	*

	occupation:sports (e.g., sports agent)
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	romney		15	13	900		29%		22%
	obama		10	10	1000		19%		17%
	giuliani	8	11	1400		15%		18%
	clinton		8	11	1400		15%		18%
	mccain		7	6	900		13%		10%
	edwards		4	9	2300		8%		15%

	occupation:social worker
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		108	49	500		46%		38%
	edwards		63	17	300		27%		13%
	clinton		44	44	1000		19%		34%
	mccain		12	7	600		5%		5%	**
	giuliani	5	7	1400		2%		5%	**
	romney		4	5	1300		2%		4%	**
				**republican totals:	9%		14%

	occupation:military (e.g., military officer)
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		21	4	200		53%		27%	*
	mccain		9	2	200		23%		13%
	clinton		6	6	1000		15%		40%
	romney		3	2	700		8%		13%
	edwards		1	1	1000		3%		7%	*
	giuliani	0	0	0		0%		0%	**
				**republican totals:	11%		20%

	employer:oil & gas
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	giuliani	52	77	1500		54%		66%	**
	mccain		17	11	600		18%		9%
	romney		16	19	1200		17%		16%
	edwards		6	4	700		6%		3%	*
	obama		3	4	1300		3%		3%	**
	clinton		2	2	1000		2%		2%	**
				**democratic totals:	11%		8%

	employer:google
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		57	62	1100		65%		58%	**
	clinton		22	35	1600		25%		33%
	mccain		5	2	400		6%		2%	*
	edwards		3	7	2300		3%		7%	*
	giuliani	1	1	1000		1%		1%	**
	romney		0	0	0		0%		0%	**
				**republican totals:	11%		20%

	employer:church
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		121	52	400		54%		37%	*
	edwards		29	6	200		13%		4%	*
	clinton		27	33	1200		12%		24%
	romney		22	21	1000		10%		15%
	mccain		14	10	700		6%		7%
	giuliani	13	17	1300		6%		12%
				**republican totals:	22%		34%

	employer:army
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		63	16	300		40%		36%
	mccain		40	11	300		25%		25%
	romney		20	9	500		13%		20%
	clinton		16	4	300		10%		9%
	giuliani	14	3	200		9%		7%
	edwards		4	1	300		3%		2%	**

	employer:self
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		7509	5753	800		29%		23%
	clinton		5022	6818	1400		19%		27%
	edwards		4660	3567	800		18%		14%
	romney		3185	3261	1000		12%		13%
	giuliani	3047	3538	1200		12%		14%
	mccain		2666	2240	800		10%		9%

	employer:harvard
			number	total$k	avg$	% of number	% of dollars
	obama		89	106	1200		56%		52%	**
	clinton		33	52	1600		21%		25%
	romney		24	29	1200		15%		14%
	edwards		7	6	900		4%		3%	**
	giuliani	4	7	1800		3%		3%	**
	mccain		3	5	1700		2%		2%	**
				**republican totals:	9%		8%

	employer:harvard & occupation:professor
			number  total$k avg$    % of number     % of dollars
	obama           33      53      1600            51%             54%     **
	romney          16      21      1300            25%             21%
	clinton         11      17      1500            17%             17%
	giuliani        3       5       1700            5%              5%      **
	edwards         2       2       1000            3%              2%      **
	mccain          0       0       0               0%              0%      **
				**republican totals:	8%		7%

	state:hawaii
			number  total$k avg$    % of number     % of dollars
	obama           277     99      400             57%             52%     **
	mccain          70      14      200             14%             7%
	clinton         49      23      500             10%             12%
	edwards         37      22      600             8%              12%
	romney          32      18      600             7%              9%
	giuliani        18      14      800             4%              7%      *
				**republican totals:	19%		28%


	

	

	

	


	
	The groups that most favor Clinton (by rate of donation):  
	occupation:ceo
	occupation:partner

clinton 38% 44% occupation:ceo
clinton 30% 39% occupation:partner (e.g., managing partner)
clinton 25% 33% employer:google
clinton 24% 33% occupation:student
clinton 24% 33% occupation:journalist
clinton 24% 33% occupation:author
clinton 23% 32% occupation:fire (e.g., fireman)
clinton 21% 26% occupation:attorney
clinton 21% 25% occupation:police (e.g., policeman)
clinton 21% 25% employer:harvard
clinton 20% 31% occupation:professor
clinton 19% 34% occupation:social worker
clinton 19% 27% employer:self
clinton 19% 25% occupation:marketing
clinton 19% 23% occupation:executive
clinton 18% 25% occupation:physician
clinton 17% 17% employer:harvard & occupation:professor
clinton 16% 26% occupation:engineer
clinton 16% 24% occupation:nurse
clinton 16% 19% occupation:homemaker
clinton 16% 19% occupation:banker
clinton 15% 40% occupation:military (e.g., military officer)
clinton 15% 24% occupation:veterinarian
clinton 15% 18% occupation:sports (e.g., sports agent)
clinton 15% 17% occupation:lobbyist
clinton 13% 22% occupation:teacher
clinton 13% 19% occupation:retired
clinton 13% 19% occupation:construction (e.g., vice president of construction)
clinton 13% 16% occupation:lawyer
clinton 12% 24% employer:church
clinton 11% 17% occupation:insurance (e.g., insurance broker)
clinton 10% 9% employer:army
clinton 10% 12% state:hawaii
clinton 2% 2% employer:oil & gas
	
	The groups that most disfavor Clinton (by rate of donation):  
	employer:oil & gas


	
	The groups that most favor Edwards (by rate of donation):  
	occupation:attorney

edwards 28% 29% occupation:attorney
edwards 27% 13% occupation:social worker
edwards 26% 13% occupation:professor
edwards 25% 13% occupation:teacher
edwards 20% 12% occupation:nurse
edwards 19% 16% occupation:lawyer
edwards 18% 14% employer:self
edwards 16% 8% occupation:engineer
edwards 14% 17% occupation:journalist
edwards 13% 4% employer:church
edwards 12% 7% occupation:retired
edwards 11% 6% occupation:marketing
edwards 10% 8% occupation:physician
edwards 10% 5% occupation:construction (e.g., vice president of construction)
edwards 9% 6% occupation:insurance (e.g., insurance broker)
edwards 8% 7% occupation:homemaker
edwards 8% 3% occupation:student
edwards 8% 15% occupation:sports (e.g., sports agent)
edwards 8% 12% state:hawaii
edwards 7% 6% occupation:ceo
edwards 7% 5% occupation:author
edwards 7% 4% occupation:fire (e.g., fireman)
edwards 6% 6% occupation:banker
edwards 6% 4% occupation:executive
edwards 6% 3% employer:oil & gas
edwards 4% 4% occupation:partner (e.g., managing partner)
edwards 4% 3% employer:harvard
edwards 3% 7% occupation:military (e.g., military officer)
edwards 3% 7% employer:google
edwards 3% 2% occupation:veterinarian
edwards 3% 2% employer:harvard & occupation:professor
edwards 3% 2% employer:army
edwards 0% occupation:police (e.g., policeman)
edwards 0% 0% occupation:lobbyist
	
	The groups that most disfavor Edwards (by rate of donation):  
	occupation:police (e.g., policeman)
	employer:army
	occupation:veterinarian
	occupation:lobbyist
	occupation:partner (e.g., managing partner)
	occupation:executive
	occupation:banker
	occupation:fire (e.g., fireman)
	occupation:sports
	occupation:insurance
	occupation:construction
	occupation:physician


	
	The groups that most favor Giuliani (by rate of donation):  
	employer:oil & gas
	occupation:lawyer
	occupation:banker
	occupation:police (e.g., policeman)

giuliani 54% 66% employer:oil & gas
giuliani 29% 17% occupation:partner (e.g., managing partner)
giuliani 28% 30% occupation:lawyer
giuliani 27% 32% occupation:police (e.g., policeman)
giuliani 25% 28% occupation:insurance (e.g., insurance broker)
giuliani 21% 24% occupation:banker
giuliani 20% 22% occupation:lobbyist
giuliani 18% 19% occupation:construction (e.g., vice president of construction)
giuliani 17% 19% occupation:homemaker
giuliani 16% 16% occupation:executive
giuliani 15% 28% occupation:fire (e.g., fireman)
giuliani 15% 18% occupation:sports (e.g., sports agent)
giuliani 13% 15% occupation:physician
giuliani 12% 14% employer:self
giuliani 11% 10% occupation:author
giuliani 9% 7% employer:army
giuliani 9% 15% occupation:marketing
giuliani 9% 15% occupation:engineer
giuliani 9% 14% occupation:retired
giuliani 8% 8% occupation:attorney
giuliani 8% 4% occupation:veterinarian
giuliani 8% 14% occupation:nurse
giuliani 8% 12% occupation:student
giuliani 6% 15% occupation:teacher
giuliani 6% 12% employer:church
giuliani 5% 5% employer:harvard & occupation:professor
giuliani 4% 7% state:hawaii
giuliani 4% 4% occupation:ceo
giuliani 3% 4% occupation:professor
giuliani 3% 3% employer:harvard
giuliani 2% 6% occupation:journalist
giuliani 2% 5% occupation:social worker
giuliani 1% 1% employer:google
giuliani 0% 0% occupation:military (e.g., military officer)
	
	The groups that most disfavor Giuliani (by rate of donation):  
	occupation:military (e.g., military officer)
	occupation:professor
	occupation:ceo
	state:hawaii
	employer:church
	occupation:nurse
	occupation:retired
	occupation:engineer


	
	The groups that most favor McCain (by rate of donation):  
	occupation:lobbyist
	occupation:retired

mccain 35% 36% occupation:lobbyist
mccain 29% 18% occupation:retired
mccain 25% 25% employer:army
mccain 23% 13% occupation:military (e.g., military officer)
mccain 21% 21% occupation:executive
mccain 19% 16% occupation:engineer
mccain 19% 16% occupation:banker
mccain 18% 9% employer:oil & gas
mccain 18% 15% occupation:physician
mccain 17% 11% occupation:police (e.g., policeman)
mccain 15% 15% occupation:homemaker
mccain 15% 13% occupation:ceo
mccain 14% 7% state:hawaii
mccain 14% 14% occupation:insurance (e.g., insurance broker)
mccain 13% 11% occupation:construction (e.g., vice president of construction)
mccain 13% 10% occupation:sports (e.g., sports agent)
mccain 12% 12% occupation:partner (e.g., managing partner)
mccain 11% 17% occupation:veterinarian
mccain 10% 9% employer:self
mccain 10% 8% occupation:attorney
mccain 10% 4% occupation:fire (e.g., fireman)
mccain 10% 13% occupation:nurse
mccain 7% 6% occupation:student
mccain 6% 8% occupation:marketing
mccain 6% 7% employer:church
mccain 6% 5% occupation:author
mccain 6% 3% occupation:journalist
mccain 6% 2% employer:google
mccain 5% 7% occupation:teacher
mccain 5% 5% occupation:social worker
mccain 5% 4% occupation:professor
mccain 2% 2% employer:harvard
mccain 0% 0% occupation:lawyer
mccain 0% 0% employer:harvard & occupation:professor
	
	The groups that most disfavor McCain (by rate of donation):  
	employer:harvard & occupation:professor
	occupation:lawyer
	employer:harvard
	occupation:teacher
	occupation:author
	occupation:marketing
	occupation:student
	employer:self


	
	The groups that most favor Obama (by rate of donation):  
	employer:google
	state:hawaii
	employer:harvard
	employer:church
	occupation:military (e.g., military officer)
	employer:harvard & occupation:professor
	occupation:journalist
	occupation:social worker
	occupation:teacher
	occupation:professor
	employer:army
	occupation:veterinarian
	occupation:student
	occupation:fire (e.g., fireman)
	occupation:nurse
	occupation:author
	occupation:marketing
	occupation:physician
	employer:self
	occupation:engineer

obama 65% 58% employer:google
obama 57% 52% state:hawaii
obama 56% 52% employer:harvard
obama 54% 37% employer:church
obama 53% 27% occupation:military (e.g., military officer)
obama 51% 54% employer:harvard & occupation:professor
obama 51% 38% occupation:journalist
obama 46% 38% occupation:social worker
obama 42% 28% occupation:teacher
obama 40% 41% occupation:professor
obama 40% 36% employer:army
obama 40% 17% occupation:veterinarian
obama 39% 27% occupation:student
obama 38% 28% occupation:fire (e.g., fireman)
obama 37% 18% occupation:nurse
obama 36% 34% occupation:author
obama 31% 22% occupation:marketing
obama 29% 23% occupation:physician
obama 29% 23% employer:self
obama 27% 22% occupation:attorney
obama 27% 17% occupation:engineer
obama 25% 21% occupation:police (e.g., policeman)
obama 23% 22% occupation:ceo
obama 21% 22% occupation:retired
obama 19% 18% occupation:lawyer
obama 19% 17% occupation:sports (e.g., sports agent)
obama 17% 17% occupation:banker
obama 15% 13% occupation:executive
obama 14% 11% occupation:construction (e.g., vice president of construction)
obama 13% 15% occupation:partner (e.g., managing partner)
obama 13% 11% occupation:homemaker
obama 12% 7% occupation:insurance (e.g., insurance broker)
obama 10% 5% occupation:lobbyist
obama 3% 3% employer:oil & gas
	
	The groups that most disfavor Obama (by rate of donation):  
	none


	
	The groups that most favor Romney (by rate of donation):  
	occupation:construction (e.g., vice president of construction)
	occupation:insurance (e.g., insurance broker)
	occupation:sports (e.g., sports agent)
	occupation:executive
	occupation:homemaker

romney 31% 34% occupation:construction (e.g., vice president of construction)
romney 30% 29% occupation:homemaker
romney 29% 29% occupation:insurance (e.g., insurance broker)
romney 29% 22% occupation:sports (e.g., sports agent)
romney 25% 25% occupation:marketing
romney 25% 21% employer:harvard & occupation:professor
romney 23% 35% occupation:veterinarian
romney 23% 23% occupation:executive
romney 21% 20% occupation:lawyer
romney 20% 18% occupation:banker
romney 19% 20% occupation:lobbyist
romney 17% 16% employer:oil & gas
romney 16% 20% occupation:retired
romney 16% 13% occupation:author
romney 15% 14% employer:harvard
romney 13% 20% employer:army
romney 13% 17% occupation:student
romney 13% 17% occupation:engineer
romney 13% 13% occupation:physician
romney 12% 13% occupation:partner (e.g., managing partner)
romney 12% 13% employer:self
romney 12% 11% occupation:ceo
romney 10% 15% employer:church
romney 10% 11% occupation:police (e.g., policeman)
romney 9% 19% occupation:nurse
romney 9% 15% occupation:teacher
romney 8% 13% occupation:military (e.g., military officer)
romney 7% 9% state:hawaii
romney 7% 4% occupation:fire (e.g., fireman)
romney 6% 6% occupation:attorney
romney 5% 7% occupation:professor
romney 2% 4% occupation:social worker
romney 2% 2% occupation:journalist
romney 0% 0% employer:google
	
	The groups that most disfavor Romney (by rate of donation):  
	employer:google
	occupation:journalist
	occupation:social worker
	occupation:attorney