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While Donald Trump donated $175,860 more to Democrats than Republicans from 1989 to 2010, his giving to Democrats significantly decreased beginning 2011.


Trump was questioned about his previous political contributions to Democrats while on the campaign trail. During a June 2015 interview, Trump was asked why he donated to the Clinton Foundation and prominent Democrats, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.), and Obama White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

Trump replied, “It’s smart. It’s called being an intelligent person and a great business person. ... But the truth is that, you have to be able to get along with—if you’re gonna be a business person, even in the United States, you wanna get along with all sides because you’re gonna need things from everybody. And you wanna get along with all sides, it’s very important.”[1]

A breakdown of Trump's political giving can be seen below. The data does not include money that Trump may have donated to super PACs because those donations can be anonymous.

HIGHLIGHTS
From 1989 to 2015, Donald Trump made $1,845,290 worth of political donations. Republicans received $1,150,540, and Democrats received $694,750.
Before 2011, Trump donated more money to Democrats than Republicans.
Between 2011 and 2015, Trump contributed $8,500 to Democrats and $630,150 to Republicans.
Trump's political contributions
Trump's political contributions data is from OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org.[1][2]


Notable donations to federal-level Democrats
Name Number of donations Total
Charlie Rangel (N.Y.) 14 $15,750
Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) 9 $8,900
Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) 8 $8,700*
Harry Reid (Nev.) 4 $7,400
John Kerry (Mass.) 7 $5,500
Anthony Weiner (N.Y.) 2 $4,300
Joe Biden (Del.) 1 $1,000







Last updated: October 26, 2016

While Donald Trump donated $175,860 more to Democrats than Republicans from 1989 to 2010, his giving to Democrats significantly decreased beginning 2011.

Republicans received $630,150 in donations from Trump between 2011 and 2015, while Democrats received $8,500.

Trump was questioned about his previous political contributions to Democrats while on the campaign trail. During a June 2015 interview, Trump was asked why he donated to the Clinton Foundation and prominent Democrats, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.), and Obama White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

Trump replied, “It’s smart. It’s called being an intelligent person and a great business person. ... But the truth is that, you have to be able to get along with—if you’re gonna be a business person, even in the United States, you wanna get along with all sides because you’re gonna need things from everybody. And you wanna get along with all sides, it’s very important.”[1]

A breakdown of Trump's political giving can be seen below. The data does not include money that Trump may have donated to super PACs because those donations can be anonymous.

HIGHLIGHTS
From 1989 to 2015, Donald Trump made $1,845,290 worth of political donations. Republicans received $1,150,540, and Democrats received $694,750.
Before 2011, Trump donated more money to Democrats than Republicans.
Between 2011 and 2015, Trump contributed $8,500 to Democrats and $630,150 to Republicans.
Trump's political contributions
Trump's political contributions data is from OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org.[1][2]
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Notable donations to state-level Democrats
Name Year Total Result of Race
Andrew Cuomo (N.Y.) 2010 $30,800 Governor, Won general
Ed Rendell (Pa.) 2002 $27,000 Governor, Won general
Terry McAuliffe (Va.) 2009 $25,000 Governor, Lost primary
Andrew Cuomo (N.Y.) 2006 $20,000 Attorney General, Won general
Eliot Spitzer (N.Y.) 2002 $11,000* Attorney General, Won general
Andrew Cuomo (N.Y.) 2002 $6,000 Governor, Lost general
Kamala D. Harris (Calif.) 2014 $6,000 Attorney General, Won general
Rod Blagojevich (Ill.) 2002 $5,000 Governor, Won general
Ed Rendell (Pa.) 2006 $5,000 Governor, Won general

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