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The Graphic Truth: Elon Musk's political donations

June 06, 2025
 Lizzy Yee
and
 Luisa Vieira
Elon Musk's political donations 2020-2024
Elon Musk's political donations 2020-2024
Luisa Vieira

During his public spat with Trump on social media, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed credit for the Republicans’ electoral victories last year, writing, “without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.”

While Musk has indicated that he will pare down his political spending, he certainly possesses the financial power to tip the scales in campaign financing – he was the GOP’s largest donor last year. Here’s a look at where Musk, who publicly converted from Democrat to Republican ahead of the 2024 election, has put his money in the last two electoral cycles.

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