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Your favorite brands may be politically different from what you think

We took 25 of the most recognizable companies in America and ranked them by political giving — the money their corporate PACs sent to candidates, parties, and committees. The pattern that emerges upends a lot of assumptions about which brands "play politics" and which stay quiet.

25 brandsPublic FEC filingsAs of 2026-09-13

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Apple gives almost nothing

The world's most valuable company disclosed just $38,000 in political giving — less than many brands' single filings.

Nike leans the other way

While nearly every big retailer and airline leans Republican, Nike's giving tilts Democratic — $398K to $123K.

Five brands show $0 federally

Tesla, Netflix, Costco, Starbucks, and Uber show no disclosed federal corporate/PAC giving in our FEC data. Some — notably Uber — give heavily at the state level, which is outside our federal coverage.

Home Depot leads everyone

The hardware chain out-gives every household name on the list — $3.2M, leaning Republican.

The full ranking

All 25 brands, ranked by Democratic/Republican split — most Democratic-leaning first. Blue = to Democrats, red = to Republicans.

#
Brand
Total
Dem / Rep split
Lean
  1. 1
    Nike
    NKE · Apparel / Footwear
    $530,000
    $398K$123K
    Leans Democratic
  2. 2
    Apple
    AAPL · Technology
    $38,000
    $21K$17K
    Leans Democratic
  3. 3
    General Motors
    GM · Automotive
    $1,467,750
    $673K$711K
    Neutral
  4. 4
    The Walt Disney Company
    DIS · Media / Entertainment
    $260,100
    $115K$128K
    Leans Republican
  5. 5
    Visa
    V · Financial Services
    $1,023,500
    $460K$517K
    Leans Republican
  6. 6
    Microsoft
    MSFT · Technology / Software
    $936,000
    $423K$489K
    Leans Republican
  7. 7
    United Airlines
    UAL · Airlines
    $414,000
    $182K$211K
    Leans Republican
  8. 8
    Amazon
    AMZN · E-commerce / Cloud
    $1,211,500
    $557K$652K
    Leans Republican
  9. 9
    Meta
    META · Technology / Social
    $436,700
    $192K$235K
    Leans Republican
  10. 10
    The Home Depot
    HD · Home Improvement Retail
    $3,167,000
    $1.3M$1.7M
    Leans Republican
  11. 11
    Walmart
    WMT · Retail
    $2,151,500
    $880K$1.2M
    Leans Republican
  12. 12
    Target
    TGT · Retail
    $508,000
    $202K$284K
    Leans Republican
  13. 13
    PepsiCo
    PEP · Beverages / Snacks
    $179,358
    $70K$101K
    Leans Republican
  14. 14
    Alphabet
    GOOGL · Technology / Search
    $1,733,384
    $672K$970K
    Leans Republican
  15. 15
    Ford Motor
    F · Automotive
    $375,000
    $146K$215K
    Leans Republican
  16. 16
    JPMorgan Chase
    JPM · Banking
    $1,173,500
    $434K$717K
    Leans Republican
  17. 17
    Bank of America
    BAC · Banking
    $894,500
    $300K$579K
    Leans Republican
  18. 18
    McDonald's
    MCD · Restaurants
    $568,800
    $177K$343K
    Leans Republican
  19. 19
    Delta Air Lines
    DAL · Airlines
    $1,224,000
    $378K$789K
    Leans Republican
  20. 20
    Coca-Cola
    KO · Beverages
    $419,100
    $99K$302K
    Leans Republican
  21. 21
    Netflix
    NFLX · Streaming / Entertainment
    $0
    —
    No disclosed giving
  22. 22
    Uber
    UBER · Rideshare / Tech
    $0
    —
    No disclosed giving
    Uber established a federal PAC in 2025 (FEC ID C00907683) but it has not yet disclosed federal disbursements in our data. Uber's significant political giving has been at the state level, which is outside our FEC-only coverage.
  23. 23
    Tesla
    TSLA · Automotive / Clean Energy
    $0
    —
    No disclosed giving
  24. 24
    Costco
    COST · Warehouse Retail
    $0
    —
    No disclosed giving
  25. 25
    Starbucks
    SBUX · Coffee / Restaurants
    $0
    —
    No disclosed giving
Federal only. BuyAligned tracks political money disclosed to the FEC — federal candidates, parties, and PACs. It does not include state- or local-level contributions (e.g., ballot measures, state candidates), which are disclosed to separate state agencies and are out of scope here.
Totals sum publicly disclosed corporate/PAC disbursements to candidates, party committees, and other political committees across all available election cycles. Operating expenditures are excluded. Brands with $0 either operate no corporate PAC, have a PAC that has not disbursed, or are not yet resolved in our data — which is itself part of the story. Figures as of 2026-09-13; inclusion does not imply wrongdoing or a political position.

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