One of the best sources for large dollar Political Donation history is Newsmeat.com. I use it often, as regular readers may have noticed, but one of the features I have not used is the ability to look at large lists of Celebrities, Executives, Politicians, Media people, and see their contributions and party preferences.
The donation amounts are total reported (including all single donations of $200.00 or more) since 1978. Donations under $200.00, if any, are not going to be included. But you won’t be terribly surprised with the celebrities list–a snippet of which is posted on the jump. That list includes actors, directors, producers singers, writers, radio personalities and so on. Take note of the % columns and how much is donated to each party or special interest groups. (Click on the name to see their specific donation history and what groups they support.)
Oh. They also point out how many winners and losers each has “backed ” in the WIN/LOSS column. And Newsmeat says the entire list is updated every Monday so it is up to date. (Newsmeat also has news, by the way.)
The real fun, I think, is looking for which of these popular people actually support Republicans since they are so few and far between compared to the liberal/Progressive support that dominates this industry–and dominate it does.
The Big table…on the jump….is just A through C. Here’s the link if you want to browse the other parts of the list.
| Contributor | TOTAL | DEM | GOP | SPEC INT | WIN/LOSS |
| Jim Abrahams director, screenwriter | $15,550 | 20% | 0% | 80% | 2-1 |
| J J Abrams filmmaker, TV producer | $250,800 | 55% | 0% | 45% | 10-9 |
| Roy Acuff country music star | $1,400 | 0% | 89% | 11% | 0-3 |
| Ansel Adams photographer | $5,750 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-2 |
| Ben Affleck actor | $15,100 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 3-2 |
| Moustapha Akkad producer, director | $17,600 | 55% | 30% | 15% | 11-12 |
| Jessica Alba actress | $600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Eddie Albert actor | $6,600 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 2-5 |
| Alan Alda actor | $42,200 | 70% | 0% | 30% | 8-6 |
| Jason Alexander actor | $37,600 | 47% | 0% | 53% | 2-0 |
| Byron Allen entertainer | $15,700 | 94% | 0% | 6% | 3-3 |
| Joan Allen actress | $1,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Krista Allen actress | $6,682 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-0 |
| Ted Allen food critic | $250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Woody Allen filmmaker, actor | $12,750 | 45% | 0% | 55% | 2-5 |
| Kirstie Alley actor | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Herb Alpert musician, producer | $244,350 | 71% | 0% | 29% | 18-14 |
| Big Kenny Alphin recording artist | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Robert Altman filmmaker | $1,200 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-0 |
| Louie Anderson comedian, actor | $2,500 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-0 |
| Paul Thomas Anderson director | $1,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Marc Andreessen Internet pioneer | $465,600 | 76% | 6% | 18% | 11-7 |
| Julie Andrews actress | $3,000 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 1-2 |
| Maya Angelou author | $25,050 | 73% | 0% | 27% | 9-10 |
| Jennifer Aniston actress | $30,800 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Paul Anka singer, songwriter | $2,250 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 0-2 |
| Marc Anthony entertainer | $4,200 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Judd Apatow filmmaker | $75,800 | 59% | 0% | 41% | 3-3 |
| Christina Applegate actress | $4,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Alan Arkin actor | $250 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-1 |
| Bess Armstrong actress | $750 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 1-0 |
| Billie Joe Armstrong rock star | $6,900 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Tom Arnold actor | $28,746 | 65% | 0% | 35% | 10-8 |
| David Arquette actor | $5,550 | 82% | 0% | 18% | 1-1 |
| Patricia Arquette actress | $22,800 | 25% | 0% | 75% | 2-2 |
| Rosanna Arquette actress | $17,300 | 13% | 0% | 87% | 1-0 |
| Ed Asner actor | $33,575 | 80% | 1% | 19% | 18-32 |
| Jules Asner television personality, model | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| John Astin actor | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Denise Austin fitness guru; TV host | $10,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-3 |
| Alan Autry actor, politician, former football player | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Clarence Avant record producer | $593,738 | 65% | 1% | 34% | 115-75 |
| Richard Avedon photographer | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Dan Aykroyd actor, comedian | $22,200 | 90% | 10% | 0% | 1-3 |
| Hank Azaria actor | $43,600 | 16% | 0% | 84% | 1-4 |
| Lauren Bacall actress | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Burt Bacharach composer, entertainer | $76,650 | 21% | 4% | 75% | 5-6 |
| Kevin Bacon actor | $36,000 | 18% | 0% | 82% | 2-2 |
| Diedrich Bader actor | $3,500 | 43% | 0% | 57% | 0-2 |
| Anita Baker singer | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Scott Bakula actor | $9,050 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 2-1 |
| Bob Balaban actor, director | $2,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Alec Baldwin actor, activist | $144,202 | 46% | 0% | 54% | 28-14 |
| Billy Baldwin actor | $22,666 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 5-8 |
| Anne Bancroft actress | $5,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-0 |
| Tyra Banks model, talk show host | $6,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Christine Baranski actress | $2,270 | 77% | 0% | 23% | 1-1 |
| Bob Barker game show host | $3,000 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 2-0 |
| Ellen Barkin actress | $95,500 | 14% | 2% | 84% | 6-4 |
| Roseanne Barr comedian, actress | $27,139 | 58% | 0% | 42% | 5-6 |
| Chuck Barris game show producer | $16,500 | 39% | 0% | 61% | 3-3 |
| Drew Barrymore actress | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Kim Basinger actress | $5,500 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 3-0 |
| Angela Bassett actress | $2,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Jason Bateman actor | $5,125 | 84% | 0% | 16% | 2-0 |
| Justine Bateman actress | $1,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-1 |
| Meredith Baxter actress | $55,250 | 21% | 0% | 79% | 8-5 |
| Ned Beatty actor | $250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Warren Beatty actor, director | $37,393 | 61% | 0% | 39% | 6-14 |
| Ed Begley, Jr actor | $40,700 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 20-11 |
| Harry Belafonte entertainer | $1,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Maria Bello actress | $4,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Robert Beltran actor | $2,900 | 66% | 0% | 34% | 0-1 |
| Jim Belushi actor | $7,750 | 77% | 13% | 10% | 3-2 |
| Pat Benatar rock star | $2,375 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-0 |
| Peter Benchley author | $57,750 | 58% | 0% | 42% | 17-10 |
| Lawrence Bender producer; political activist | $85,950 | 86% | 0% | 14% | 7-11 |
| Annette Bening actress | $27,724 | 55% | 0% | 45% | 2-2 |
| Tony Bennett recording artist | $8,900 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-1 |
| Tom Berenger actor | $3,400 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-3 |
| Candice Bergen actress | $88,700 | 27% | 0% | 73% | 8-4 |
| Tom Bergeron game show host | $9,800 | 49% | 0% | 51% | 1-1 |
| Crystal Bernard actress, singer/songwriter | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Sandra Bernhard comedian, actress, singer | $3,039 | 16% | 0% | 84% | 1-0 |
| Corbin Bernsen actor | $550 | 45% | 0% | 55% | 0-1 |
| Leonard Bernstein composer | $5,500 | 45% | 0% | 55% | 0-3 |
| Halle Berry actress | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Valerie Bertinelli actress | $2,800 | 82% | 0% | 18% | 1-0 |
| Kathryn Bigelow director | $800 | 69% | 0% | 31% | 0-2 |
| Barbara Billingsley actress | $500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Mike Binder actor, producer, writer | $8,950 | 30% | 34% | 36% | 2-4 |
| Steve Bing producer | $9,364,040 | 81% | 0% | 19% | 39-9 |
| Shirley Temple Black child movie star; US diplomat | $4,900 | 0% | 90% | 10% | 2-3 |
| David Blaine magician | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Robert Blake actor | $3,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| Ross Bleckner artist | $54,770 | 45% | 0% | 55% | 3-11 |
| Judy Blume author | $36,000 | 89% | 0% | 11% | 7-9 |
| Steven Bochco producer, writer | $96,508 | 70% | 0% | 30% | 6-7 |
| Ivan Boesky financier, ex-con | $105,950 | 15% | 24% | 61% | 36-20 |
| Michael Bolton singer | $1,750 | 86% | 0% | 14% | 2-0 |
| Jon Bon Jovi rock star | $36,280 | 94% | 3% | 3% | 3-2 |
| Peter Bonerz actor, director | $1,500 | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0-1 |
| Pat Boone singer, producer | $44,825 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 8-27 |
| Ernest Borgnine actor | $2,500 | 0% | 80% | 20% | 1-0 |
| Barry Bostwick actor | $250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Julie Bowen actress | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Boxcar Willie country music star | $500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Bruce Boxleitner actor | $5,000 | 10% | 0% | 90% | 1-0 |
| Peter Boyle actor | $5,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-5 |
| Lorraine Bracco actress | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Zach Braff actor | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Amy Brenneman actress | $12,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-3 |
| Jeff Bridges actor | $30,850 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 13-12 |
| Lloyd Bridges actor | $3,950 | 94% | 0% | 6% | 4-0 |
| Todd Bridges actor | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Christie Brinkley model, spokeswoman | $107,960 | 50% | 0% | 50% | 9-5 |
| Matthew Broderick actor | $18,700 | 63% | 0% | 37% | 3-5 |
| Adrien Brody actor | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| James Brolin actor | $3,737 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 2-1 |
| Josh Brolin actor | $2,000 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-0 |
| Albert Brooks actor, comedian, filmmaker | $250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Garth Brooks recording artist | $1,000 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-0 |
| James L Brooks producer, director | $374,480 | 38% | 1% | 61% | 33-18 |
| Mel Brooks filmmaker, comedian | $22,700 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 6-1 |
| Pierce Brosnan actor | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Blair Brown actress | $12,500 | 54% | 0% | 46% | 4-5 |
| Jackson Browne musician | $62,266 | 73% | 0% | 27% | 17-12 |
| Jerry Bruckheimer producer | $73,650 | 14% | 72% | 14% | 9-8 |
| Doyle Brunson professional poker player | $42,800 | 56% | 35% | 9% | 5-4 |
| Peter Buck musician, REM | $12,092 | 65% | 0% | 35% | 1-7 |
| Jimmy Buffett musician | $39,500 | 59% | 0% | 41% | 4-6 |
| Carol Burnett actress, comedian | $14,750 | 36% | 0% | 64% | 3-1 |
| Mark Burnett game show producer | $2,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| George Burns actor, comedian | $2,000 | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0-1 |
| Ken Burns filmmaker | $73,800 | 42% | 0% | 58% | 6-7 |
| James Burrows director, producer | $270,271 | 49% | 0% | 51% | 24-16 |
| Ellen Burstyn actress | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Lance Burton magician | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| LeVar Burton actor, director | $3,400 | 68% | 0% | 32% | 2-0 |
| Steve Buscemi actor | $2,873 | 78% | 0% | 22% | 1-3 |
| Billy Bush celebrity reporter, radio personality | $450 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Sophia Bush actress | $250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Candace Bushnell author | $4,000 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 2-1 |
| James Caan actor | $4,200 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Nicolas Cage actor | $3,000 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 1-2 |
| James Cagney actor | $7,750 | 0% | 13% | 87% | 1-0 |
| Dean Cain actor | $3,000 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 1-2 |
| James Cameron director | $13,000 | 62% | 0% | 38% | 6-1 |
| Glen Campbell country music entertainer | $8,170 | 12% | 86% | 2% | 5-1 |
| John Candy actor, comedian | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Frank Capra director, producer | $1,200 | 0% | 38% | 62% | 2-0 |
| Kate Capshaw actress | $308,075 | 58% | 0% | 42% | 37-12 |
| Drew Carey comedian; game show host | $7,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-1 |
| Kitty Carlisle actress; game show panelist | $5,950 | 34% | 0% | 66% | 6-0 |
| Tia Carrere actress | $2,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Johnny Carson tv host, comedian | $14,000 | 21% | 7% | 72% | 1-3 |
| Dixie Carter actress | $4,000 | 25% | 0% | 75% | 1-0 |
| Lynda Carter actress; Miss World 1972 | $18,400 | 62% | 5% | 33% | 3-4 |
| Nancy Cartwright actress | $12,400 | 80% | 18% | 2% | 3-0 |
| David Caruso actor | $6,000 | 17% | 0% | 83% | 0-1 |
| Johnny Cash recording artist | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Oleg Cassini designer | $21,250 | 56% | 23% | 21% | 14-4 |
| Dan Castellaneta comedian, voice actor | $5,700 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-0 |
| Gil Cates director, producer | $22,800 | 40% | 0% | 60% | 6-3 |
| Kim Cattrall actress | $500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Dick Cavett talk show host, writer | $500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Jim Caviezel actor | $2,100 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Michael Chabon author | $13,705 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 3-3 |
| Kyle Chandler actor | $500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Jay Chandrasekhar director, actor, writer | $1,200 | 58% | 0% | 42% | 1-0 |
| Stockard Channing actress | $10,000 | 20% | 0% | 80% | 1-3 |
| Tracy Chapman recording artist | $37,800 | 11% | 0% | 89% | 1-1 |
| Larry Charles TV writer, director and producer | $2,500 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 1-2 |
| Les Charles TV producer, writer | $341,250 | 41% | 0% | 59% | 22-6 |
| Ray Charles musician | $1,000 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-0 |
| Chevy Chase actor, comedian | $231,275 | 61% | 0% | 39% | 24-15 |
| Ronni Chasen publicist | $1,200 | 79% | 0% | 21% | 2-0 |
| Don Cheadle actor | $7,700 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Joan Chen actress | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Cher singer, actress | $11,400 | 37% | 0% | 63% | 1-2 |
| Marc Cherry television writer, producer | $13,550 | 22% | 72% | 6% | 3-3 |
| Michael Chiarello celebrity chef | $600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Julia Child television chef, author | $14,200 | 14% | 0% | 86% | 2-1 |
| Noam Chomsky author, professor | $2,450 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 2-2 |
| Tommy Chong actor, bong sales | $750 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Deepak Chopra self-help guru | $14,900 | 53% | 0% | 47% | 1-2 |
| Liz Claiborne fashion designer | $432,850 | 60% | 1% | 39% | 88-78 |
| Tom Clancy author | $237,050 | 0% | 70% | 30% | 4-10 |
| Carol Higgins Clark author, actress | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Mary Higgins Clark author | $62,150 | 2% | 59% | 39% | 4-6 |
| Patricia Clarkson actress | $750 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Jill Clayburgh actress | $2,500 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 0-2 |
| John Cleese actor, author | $2,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| George Clooney actor | $64,900 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 5-2 |
| Chuck Close artist | $56,600 | 4% | 0% | 96% | 1-0 |
| Glenn Close actress | $40,825 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 8-7 |
| Enrico Colantoni actor | $250 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0-0 |
| Gary Cole actor | $2,800 | 82% | 0% | 18% | 0-1 |
| Dabney Coleman actor | $2,500 | 0% | 80% | 20% | 1-2 |
| Gary Collins actor, TV host | $2,250 | 0% | 89% | 11% | 1-0 |
| Judy Collins singer/songwriter | $25,399 | 61% | 0% | 39% | 9-5 |
| Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs rapper, businessman | $3,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Bill Condon director | $400 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Harry Connick, Jr recording artist, actor | $33,100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Ry Cooder musician, filmmaker | $13,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-1 |
| Francis Ford Coppola filmmaker | $8,518 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 10-0 |
| Sofia Coppola director | $3,250 | 15% | 0% | 85% | 1-0 |
| Patricia Cornwell author | $212,800 | 37% | 39% | 24% | 5-5 |
| Kevin Corrigan actor | $6,425 | 35% | 0% | 65% | 0-1 |
| Bill Cosby comedian, actor, author | $20,000 | 55% | 0% | 45% | 6-4 |
| Kevin Costner actor | $24,000 | 27% | 13% | 60% | 2-5 |
| Catherine Coulter author | $17,000 | 0% | 12% | 88% | 1-0 |
| Courteney Cox actress | $13,800 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| Wes Craven filmmaker | $21,650 | 52% | 0% | 48% | 4-3 |
| Cindy Crawford model | $3,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Michael Crichton author | $9,750 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-5 |
| James Cromwell actor | $9,258 | 76% | 0% | 24% | 2-3 |
| David Crosby musician | $4,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-2 |
| David Cross comedian, actor | $13,200 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 0-4 |
| Marcia Cross actress | $1,200 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Sheryl Crow rock star | $16,550 | 76% | 0% | 24% | 4-3 |
| Cameron Crowe screenwriter, director | $45,300 | 61% | 0% | 39% | 9-2 |
| Tom Cruise actor | $39,000 | 40% | 0% | 60% | 5-2 |
| Jon Cryer actor | $3,000 | 0% | 67% | 33% | 1-1 |
| Billy Crystal actor, comedian | $15,900 | 69% | 0% | 31% | 1-1 |
| Alan Cumming actor | $2,500 | 72% | 0% | 28% | 1-0 |
| Jane Curtin actress | $17,200 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 3-1 |
| Jamie Lee Curtis actress | $56,978 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 6-3 |
| Joan Cusack actress | $4,875 | 49% | 0% | 51% | 1-2 |