Candidate Comparison: Sector Totals 2008 Cycle

Select: Contributors States Sectors Industries Quality of Disclosure Source of Funds

The tables on this page classify the members' contributions into one of 13 main sectors - 10 within the business community, one for labor, one for ideological/single-issue groups, and one for "other."

More detailed breakdowns of these broad sectors can be found in the chart that lists "top industries."

Agribusiness

Barack Obama $2,553,296 John McCain $3,686,018 Ralph Nader $22,284 Bob Barr $8,950 Chuck Baldwin $1,911 Cynthia McKinney $400

Communications/Electronics

Barack Obama $29,055,271 John McCain $4,977,613 Ralph Nader $115,182 Bob Barr $34,530 Chuck Baldwin $1,150 Cynthia McKinney $18,434

Construction

Barack Obama $6,297,566 John McCain $6,207,671 Ralph Nader $40,287 Bob Barr $26,519 Chuck Baldwin $3,320 Cynthia McKinney $1,950

Defense

Barack Obama $1,164,086 John McCain $761,883 Ralph Nader $5,740 Bob Barr $9,000

Energy & Natural Resources

Barack Obama $3,169,037 John McCain $4,550,057 Ralph Nader $5,882 Bob Barr $5,325 Chuck Baldwin $1,674 Cynthia McKinney $1,025

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

Barack Obama $43,744,789 John McCain $31,043,978 Ralph Nader $86,796 Bob Barr $54,709 Chuck Baldwin $7,606 Cynthia McKinney $4,250

Health

Barack Obama $22,471,562 John McCain $8,235,834 Ralph Nader $72,043 Bob Barr $25,750 Chuck Baldwin $6,050 Cynthia McKinney $5,090

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Barack Obama $47,722,009 John McCain $11,471,339 Ralph Nader $54,188 Bob Barr $12,000 Chuck Baldwin $2,200 Cynthia McKinney $2,950

Transportation

Barack Obama $1,931,884 John McCain $3,059,580 Ralph Nader $6,415 Bob Barr $20,088 Chuck Baldwin $450 Cynthia McKinney $250

Misc Business

Barack Obama $34,036,372 John McCain $16,501,844 Ralph Nader $150,980 Bob Barr $60,326 Chuck Baldwin $6,301 Cynthia McKinney $13,798

Labor

Barack Obama $710,481 John McCain $34,175 Ralph Nader $1,600 Cynthia McKinney $250

Ideological/Single-Issue

Barack Obama $18,003,358 John McCain $6,511,335 Ralph Nader $55,901 Bob Barr $31,859 Chuck Baldwin $6,828 Cynthia McKinney $2,350

Other

Barack Obama $87,299,627 John McCain $37,899,362 Ralph Nader $398,631 Bob Barr $117,105 Chuck Baldwin $35,412 Cynthia McKinney $55,092