U.S. election season is in full swing, and with a blizzard of tweets, blog posts, public comments, and podcasts, the tech industry's most powerful business leaders are delivering a running commentary on this year's presidential campaign cycle that's hard to tune out.
Enormous political contributions from Silicon Valley have meant that Washington is increasingly beholden to these outspoken techies. This influence is quantified through extensive analysis of FEC records.
The charts below visualize the political donations of Silicon Valley's most prominent figures to political parties, candidates, and PACs this election cycle, color-coded based on whether their overall giving leans Republican or Democrat.
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