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Jul 26, 2026

AI Industry Pours Over $65 Million Into 2026 Midterm Elections Amid Partisan Donation Patterns

The artificial intelligence industry has spent over $65 million through networks of outside groups and super PACs ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. According to FEC records cited by the Daily Caller, employees at Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, and xAI gave a combined $2.02 million to Democrats and $274,000 to Republicans in Q2 2026; only OpenAI employees' roughly $296,000 in reported contributions went entirely to Democratic groups. Separately, several election races have featured AI-generated political advertisements.

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