Explore the Records
Record Store USA aggregates 100% public record data from eight official government and research sources:
| Source | Data Type | Records |
|---|---|---|
| FEC.gov | Political Donations (Schedule A + E) | 69,279 |
| Congress.gov | Roll Call Votes & Positions | 212,991 |
| Senate LDA | Lobbying Filings & Lobbyist Registrations | 32,766 |
| USASpending.gov | Federal Contracts & Awards | 4,874 |
| House Clerk / QuiverQuant | Congressional Stock Trades (STOCK Act) | 2,655 |
| ProPublica 990 | Dark Money / 501(c)(4) Organizations | 6,669 |
| OpenSecrets.org | Industry Classifications & Influence Tagging | — |
| Congress.gov / Clerk | Committee Assignments | 3,788 |
Record Store USA covers 10 interconnected sections of political data. Each section pulls from official sources and is cross-referenced against the others.
| Section | What's In It | Records |
|---|---|---|
| The Money Trail | Donation–vote correlations scored 0–100 | 1,682,047 |
| Lobbying Records | Senate LDA filings + registered lobbyists | 32,766 |
| Stock Trades | STOCK Act disclosures, enriched with tickers | 2,655 |
| Trade–Vote Correlations | Stock trades matched to votes within 30 days | 30,204 |
| Federal Contracts | Government awards — $3.1T total | 4,874 |
| Dark Money | 501(c)(4) orgs from IRS 990 filings | 6,669 |
| Committee Seats | 119th Congress assignments, House + Senate | 3,788 |
| Donations | FEC campaign contributions — $6.0B total | 69,279 |
| Votes | Roll calls + individual position records | 212,991 |
| Politicians | Cross-referenced profiles with all sections | 6,870 |
We use a scoring algorithm to identify possible connections between donations and votes. A "correlation" is flagged when:
A donation and a vote occur within a 90-day window — donation first, vote within 90 days afterward. This timeframe is chosen based on congressional session cycles and lobbying activity patterns.
The donor's industry (via FEC designation or OpenSecrets classification) matches the bill's subject matter or industry focus. For example:
We assign a confidence score based on:
70+: Strong correlation — 11,143 donation–vote pairs + 719 trade–vote pairs currently flagged.
40–69: Moderate correlation — timing and industry connection present but less definitive.
<40: Weak correlation — limited evidence of connection.
Record Store USA updates daily at 6:00 AM CST via automated ingestion from official sources. The live counts on this page reflect the current database state.
What we get right:
What we can't track:
Record Store USA is designed as a research tool. Here's how to interpret it:
Questions about the data, methodology, or specific records? Email us.
Found a data error? We update automatically daily, but if you spot a discrepancy between our data and official records, please report it.
All underlying data is public record from FEC.gov, Congress.gov, Senate LDA, USASpending.gov, House Clerk, ProPublica, and OpenSecrets.org.
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