While trucking campaign contributions historically lean toward favoring Republican candidates, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump received a considerably smaller donation ($97,000) than past republican nominees, according to the Commercial Carrier Journal.
Here are four things to know.
- Mr. Trump received $97,000 from the trucking industry, far lower than the $1.05 million awarded to Mitt Romney in 2012 and the $375,000 donated to John McCain's campaign in 2008, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
- Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton received more than $72,000 in contributions from the trucking industry, compared to the $80,601 donated to President Barack Obama's campaign in 2012 and the $151,864 given in 2008.
- About 82 percent of the industry's total financial contributions went to Republicans, with the remaining 18 percent went to Democrats.
- The trucking industry's 2016 contributions represent the 13th straight election cycle in which Republican candidates benefited the most from financial support, according to the report.
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