Follow the Money
Follow the financial relationship, then inspect the voting record. These percentages come from documented roll calls, independently of the amount of lobby funding.
Among members with $500K+ in tracked lobby funding, the average mapped vote alignment is 81% across the selected roll calls.
Funding Tier vs. Documented Votes
Each tier shows the average member vote percentage. Open individual profiles for the roll calls and their dates. Funding never determines the vote percentage.
Funding and Mapped Votes
Dividing funded members into quadrants by funding level (median: $113K) and mapped vote alignment (50% and 70% thresholds; the middle band is excluded).
Funded Members Voting With the Lobby
Members with $200K+ in tracked funding and at least 70% alignment across mapped votes. Each profile provides the underlying records.
| # | Name | State | Party | Lobby $ | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Ivey Representative | Maryland | D | $7.3M | 75 |
| 2 | Susan Collins Senator | Maine | R | $4.1M | 100 |
| 3 | Don Davis Representative | North Carolina | D | $4.1M | 100 |
| 4 | Shri Thanedar Representative | Michigan | D | $2.5M | 100 |
| 5 | Henry Cuellar Representative | Texas | D | $2.4M | 100 |
| 6 | Josh Gottheimer Representative | New Jersey | D | $2.3M | 100 |
| 7 | Jacky Rosen Senator | Nevada | D | $2.3M | 100 |
| 8 | Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Representative | Florida | D | $1.5M | 100 |
| 9 | Pete Aguilar Representative | California | D | $1.5M | 75 |
| 10 | Hakeem Jeffries Representative | New York | D | $1.5M | 75 |
The Outliers: Took the Money, Kept Their Votes
These members have $100K+ in tracked funding and less than 40% alignment across mapped votes. Those votes do not erase their funding relationships.
| # | Name | State | Party | Lobby $ | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Ossoff Senator | Georgia | D | $954K | 25 |
| 2 | Raphael Warnock Senator | Georgia | D | $859K | 25 |
| 3 | Tammy Baldwin Senator | Wisconsin | D | $790K | 33 |
| 4 | Dick Durbin Senator | Illinois | D | $641K | 0 |
| 5 | Jeanne Shaheen Senator | New Hampshire | D | $533K | 25 |
State-by-State Lobby Spending
| # | State | Total Lobby $ | Members | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | $41.4M | 15 | 77 |
| 2 | New York | $35.8M | 28 | 76 |
| 3 | California | $20.3M | 54 | 65 |
| 4 | Maryland | $13.4M | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | North Carolina | $9.2M | 16 | 86 |
| 6 | Texas | $9.1M | 39 | 83 |
| 7 | Florida | $8.8M | 29 | 94 |
| 8 | Ohio | $8.6M | 17 | 89 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $6.1M | 13 | 76 |
| 10 | Maine | $5.5M | 4 | 63 |
| 11 | Illinois | $4.9M | 19 | 54 |
| 12 | Oregon | $4.6M | 8 | 54 |
| 13 | Nevada | $4.5M | 6 | 95 |
| 14 | Colorado | $4.2M | 10 | 57 |
| 15 | Indiana | $4.0M | 11 | 84 |
| 16 | Arizona | $3.7M | 11 | 74 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $3.7M | 19 | 81 |
| 18 | Georgia | $3.5M | 16 | 73 |
| 19 | Washington | $3.1M | 12 | 65 |
| 20 | Louisiana | $3.1M | 8 | 93 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How does lobby money influence Congressional votes?
Funding establishes a financial relationship worth scrutiny. The percentages here are calculated independently from mapped Yea and Nay votes, then averaged across members with a mapped record. They do not establish motive or prove that a contribution caused a vote.
Which states receive the most lobby money?
The state table adds the reported funding totals for each delegation. Its vote percentage averages only members with mapped relevant votes; missing records are excluded.
How is the vote percentage calculated?
The vote percentage is the share of mapped Yea and Nay votes that match the tracked pro-Israel lobby position. Funding amounts never enter that calculation. Present, absent, neutral and unmapped votes are excluded.
Do all funded politicians vote with the lobby?
No. Compare each documented roll call with the funding record. Opposing one arms sale does not erase a funding relationship, and a small funding total does not establish independence.
Where does this data come from?
Funding totals come from the published TrackAIPAC dataset. Individual votes are reconstructed from official House and Senate roll calls. Each profile links to those records. Lobby-position classifications are editorial mappings, not official congressional labels.