Only the top 20 groups, by amount spent, are shown here.
Non-committee groups are not registered with the Federal Election Comission as poitical committees because they say their major purpose is not political.
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2012 election: most spending non-committee groups, as of October
This graph shows the ** non-committee groups that spent the most amount of money supporting or opposing the Republican Party or candidate or the Democratic Party or candidate, in the 2012 elections, as of October 1. As of October 1, the non-committee group "Americans For Prosperity" spent most money during this election cycle with expenditures opposing the Democrats of about ** million U.S. dollars.
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Sunlight Foundation. (October 1, 2012). Ranking of the most important non-committee groups in the 2012 elections as of October 1, by independent expenditures (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/243091/most-important-non-committee-groups-in-the-2012-elections-by-expenditures/
Sunlight Foundation. "Ranking of the most important non-committee groups in the 2012 elections as of October 1, by independent expenditures (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 1, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/243091/most-important-non-committee-groups-in-the-2012-elections-by-expenditures/
Sunlight Foundation. (2012). Ranking of the most important non-committee groups in the 2012 elections as of October 1, by independent expenditures (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/243091/most-important-non-committee-groups-in-the-2012-elections-by-expenditures/
Sunlight Foundation. "Ranking of The Most Important Non-committee Groups in The 2012 Elections as of October 1, by Independent Expenditures (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Oct 2012, /statistics/243091/most-important-non-committee-groups-in-the-2012-elections-by-expenditures/
Sunlight Foundation, Ranking of the most important non-committee groups in the 2012 elections as of October 1, by independent expenditures (in million U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/243091/most-important-non-committee-groups-in-the-2012-elections-by-expenditures/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Ranking of the most important non-committee groups in the 2012 elections as of October 1, by independent expenditures (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Sunlight Foundation, October 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/243091/most-important-non-committee-groups-in-the-2012-elections-by-expenditures/
