Tech cash skews to Democrats

Employees at four of the nation’s largest technology companies have given the majority of their political dollars to Democratic candidates and causes, federal records show. Democrats have received more than 80 percent of the $2.4 million in donations that workers at Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple gave directly to candidates and causes affiliated with a party during the 2016 campaign cycle, with the presidential election driving much of the contributions. The proportion that went to Democrats falls to 60 percent when corporate PAC giving is included in the total.

Beyond giving to candidates, Silicon Valley employees have favored left-leaning causes, including the pro-gun-control Americans for Responsible Solutions; Mayday PAC and Wolf PAC, which encourage campaign finance reform; and EMILY’s List, an organization that works to elect women who support abortion rights. The workers who donated range from top executives to lower-level software engineers.