Lobbying Spending Over Time

Total reported lobbying income and expenses by year, LD-2 scope. Income comes from outside-firm filings (client payments to firms); expenses comes from in-house lobbying filings.

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SELECT filing_year, filing_count, unique_clients, unique_registrants, total_income, total_expenses FROM lobbying_year_summary ORDER BY filing_year DESC

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filing_yearfiling_countunique_clientsunique_registrantstotal_incometotal_expenses
2026 25899 20411 5098 773336580 980587218
2025 100583 22371 5465 3058840506 3652386795
2024 92205 19998 5231 2338469043 3265805370
2023 90397 19649 5154 2239669088 3197522312
2022 88957 19270 5072 2174974942 3234081707
2021 84727 18780 4953 2012597116 2837789501
2020 79178 17373 4816 1808424249 2759890654
2019 75814 16378 4859 1696855113 2845163007
2018 74541 16047 4786 1647215535 2797648001
2017 72502 15649 4750 1607022462 3761642627
2016 69133 14778 4654 1460603525 2644940400
2015 70157 15186 4736 1482809401 2714294047
2014 71012 15361 4760 1470384176 2737929825
2013 72013 15749 4835 1603020120 2712534636
2012 74427 16380 4883 1489186278 2795034091
2011 79938 18041 4965 1589438944 3140896795
2010 85762 19146 5032 1715128666 3186978442
2009 87464 19936 5196 1746884281 4117373261
2008 87180 18638 4994 1715590299 3136629035
2007 7 6 6 3806667