2026 MIDTERMS: The 5 universities where employees donated the most to Democratic candidates
Campus Reform analyzed Federal Election Commission data to rank the 5 universities behind the largest total donations to Democratic PACs this year by employee donations.
The data represented in this analysis was retrieved from publicly available Federal Election Commission data last updated on on Nov. 30, and calculates totals using contributions to Democratic and Republican political action committees (PACs).
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5. Northwestern University
Northwestern comes in fifth place with total donations reaching $232,041.
Of these donations, 224,223, or 96.63%, went to Democratic PACs.
4. Harvard University
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Harvard makes the list. Coming in fourth, the university totaled $285,701 in donations last year.
Of these donations, $282,517, or 98.88%, went to Democratic PACs.
3. University of Chicago
In third place we have the University of Chicago, grossing $321,820 in donations in 2025.
Of these donations, $311,804, or 96.89%, went to Democratic PACs.
2. Stanford University
Stanford comes in second place, with gross donations reaching $425,356 in the last year.
Of these, $399,736, or 93.97% percent, went to democratic PACs.
1. University of California-Berkeley
In first place is UC-Berkeley with a whopping $431,228 in donations in 2025.
Of these donations, $423,213, or 98.14%, went to Democratic PACs.
