Original analysis · SSR from database
Original data research from the PlainInfluence editorial team. Every page is rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the portal database; no numbers are hardcoded.
Each report below answers a specific question about the distribution of federal political money — which organizations carry the largest combined influence footprint, which politicians raised the most, and which states attracted the most federal contract activity. All figures are rendered live from the portal database at request time; nothing is hardcoded.
Sum of FEC PAC contributions, Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act spending, and federal contract awards for the 8,000+ organizations tracked by PlainInfluence. Rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the entities table. Figures are as recorded in source filings, not adjusted for inflation or program category.
FEC-filed campaign committee receipts for federal politicians (House, Senate, Presidential) in the displayed election cycle. Rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the politicians table.
State-level rollup of FEC-recorded contributions to candidate committees, LDA-recorded lobbying spending, and federal contract awards. Live SSR query against the PlainInfluence states table.
Which federal policy domains command the most lobbying expenditure? Ranks LDA issue areas by total reported Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act spending, revealing how concentrated the influence economy is around budget, health, and defense priorities.
Which U.S. states attract the largest federal contract obligations? Ranks states by total USAspending.gov contract awards, revealing the geographic concentration of defense procurement, agency infrastructure spending, and research contracts.