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WHERE

Where do Ralph Norman's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$398K
Total spent
$334K
Cash on hand
$595K

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$164K(41%)
  • PACs$231K(58%)
  • Political parties$0(0%)
  • Self-funding$0(0%)

Top industries

Of $19K 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.

  • Agriculture & Food$4K
  • Finance & Real Estate$4K
  • Transportation$4K
  • Legal & Lobbying$2K
  • Defense & Military$2K

An additional $115Kin 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 Jul 2026 · Sources: 2FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [180]

Ralph Norman voted on 180 bills. He received $87,750 in donations. There is a moderate negative pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations were associated with lower yea rates. Norman voted yea on 82.6% of bills related to Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. He received $10,000 from this sector. He voted yea on 85.7% of bills related to Construction. He received $7,500 from this sector. He voted yea on 84.6% of bills related to Lawyers and Lobbyists. He received $250 from this sector. He voted yea on 84.2% of bills related to Defense. He received $0 from this sector. He voted yea on 84.2% of bills related to Energy and Natural Resources. He received $0 from this sector.

Fewer than 5 other members of the SC 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 reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology

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