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Course: US government and civics?>?Unit 6
Lesson 10: Campaign financeCampaign finance
Problem
Use the table below to answer the following question.
Sector Totals, 2017-2018
Rank | Sector | Amount | Total to Parties and Candidates | Dems Percent | GOP Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Finance/Insurance/Real Estate | $260,587,304 | $198,225,834 | 42.0% | 57.8% |
2 | Other | $187,090,094 | $160,961,296 | 60.9% | 38.5% |
3 | Ideology/Single-issue | $175,264,839 | $130,280,835 | 62.8% | 36.5% |
4 | Misc. Business | $127,865,840 | $95,482,285 | 43.7% | 55.8% |
5 | Lawyers and Lobbyists | $90,343,168 | $85,392,646 | 67.9% | 31.7% |
6 | Health | $75,355,156 | $69,684,540 | 50.1% | 49.6% |
7 | Communication/Electronics | $64,720,145 | $53,809,226 | 63.0% | 36.3% |
8 | Energy/Natural Resources | $55,707,326 | $39,671,761 | 20.5% | 79.4% |
9 | Labor | $55,582,848 | $29,232,259 | 79.0% | 20.5% |
10 | Agribusiness | $34,711,079 | $31,776,340 | 28.4% | 71.1% |
Source: OpenSecrets.org, based on data released by the FEC on Monday, March 26, 2018
Which two interest group sectors in the chart show the greatest percentage difference between their contributions to each of the two major parties?