Visualized: The Biggest Donors of the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
This year’s midterm election is expected to set a new spending record, with over $9 billion being raised. This is significantly higher than the previous record of $7 billion, which was set in 2018.
According to a recent analysis by the Washington Post, $1 billion of these funds can be attributed to the top 50 donors. In typical Visual Capitalist style, we’ve illustrated this data to provide you with better insight.
Overview of the Data
The following table lists the top 10 individual donors of the 2022 midterm elections.
| Rank | Name | Affiliation | Total Donation (USD millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | George Soros | Democrat | $129 |
| #2 | Elizabeth & Richard Uihlein | Republican | $70 |
| #3 | Kenneth Griffin | Republican | $66 |
| #4 | Jeffrey Yass | Republican | $48 |
| #5 | Sam Bankman-Fried | Democrat | $39 |
| #6 | Stephen Schwarzman | Republican | $33 |
| #7 | Timothy Mellon | Republican | $33 |
| #8 | Larry Ellison | Republican | $31 |
| #9 | Peter Thiel | Republican | $30 |
| #10 | Patrick & Shirley Ryan | Republican | $27 |
Sorting this top 10 donor list by party, we can see that $168 million was raised for the Democrats, and $338 million for the Republicans.
Continue reading below for some interesting background info on all 10 of these individuals. Net worth values were gathered from Forbes on November 1, 2022.
George Soros (Net worth: $7B)
George Soros is a Hungarian-born American billionaire, widely known for his philanthropical efforts and for “breaking” the Bank of England. He has had an illustrious career as a hedge fund manager, founding Soros Fund (Read more…)