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WHERE

Where do Danny Davis's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$97K
Total spent
$137K
Cash on hand
$478.63

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$47K(48%)
  • PACs$27K(28%)
  • Political parties$0(0%)
  • Self-funding$2K(2%)
  • Other receipts$21K(22%)

“Other receipts” in FEC candidate totals covers transfers from other committees the candidate controls, offsets to operating expenditures, refunded contributions, and interest — not itemized donor activity. FEC's itemized filings hold the detail.

Top industries

Of $7K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.

  • Government$3K
  • Healthcare$2K
  • Advocacy & Nonprofits$1K
  • Technology & Media$750
  • Transportation$250

An additional $30K in itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.

PATTERN

Vote-finance correlation

High confidence

Data through Sep 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [91]

Representative Danny Davis voted on 91 bills. He received $86,076.11 in donations. There is a moderate negative pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations from a sector were associated with lower yea rates for bills from that sector. The largest donation sector was Other. This sector accounted for $47,601 of donations. Representative Davis had a 54.8% yea rate on bills related to this sector. The Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate sector provided $2,000 in donations. Representative Davis had a 44.4% yea rate on bills from this sector.

Fewer than 5 other members of the IL House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.

This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.

Full methodology and academic citations

Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals cover the current 2025–26 election cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology

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