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== Politics ==
== Politics ==
From 1990 to 2006, the oil industry as a whole contributed $48,972,754 to [[Democrat]]ic candidates while contributing $150,571,902 to [[Republican]] candidates, for a 25% to 75% split between the two parties and a total of $200,865,355 in campaign contributions.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.asp?Ind=E01 Industry Totals: Oil & Gas]</ref> The disparity in the donations between the parties was widened from a 38%/62% split in 1990 to a 17%/82% split in 2006 in favor of Republican candidates.
From 1990 to 2006, the oil industry as a whole contributed $48,972,754 to [[Democrat]]ic candidates while contributing $150,571,902 to [[Republican]] candidates, for a 25% to 75% split between the two parties and a total of $200,865,355 in campaign contributions.<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.asp?Ind=E01 Industry Totals: Oil & Gas]</ref> The disparity in the donations between the parties was widened from a 38%/62% split in 1990 to a 17%/82% split in 2006 in favor of Republican candidates.
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Political Terms]]
[[Category:Political Terms]]