The American Democracy Scorecard is a living, interactive resource that grades the country’s biggest corporations on their support for democracy. The project evaluates corporations’ statements and efforts in support of our democracy, alongside their political spending and actions around January 6th, state and federal voting legislation, election integrity, and other democracy-related issues.  The goal is to encourage corporations to uphold democratic values, and help consumers and employees make more informed decisions with their hard-earned money, time, and talent…[Note – we control where we spend our money and which companies we choose to do business. Knowledge is power and this resource facilitates making better choices based on our values and upholding, not crushing, our democracy by engaging with the corruption and complicity of the huge number of corporations that earned F grades. There are many alternatives with whom to do business on large and small scales, and spending to support local businesses is always a good option.]

Did You Know?

• As of August 19, 2022, the five biggest anti-democracy spenders profiled are AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, Home Depot, and Boeing.
• Fortune 100 company executives contributed at least $328,047 to anti-democracy legislators–federal legislators who, during the 117th Congress, opposed federal voting rights protections, objected to certifying the 2020 election results, and or opposed the formation of a January 6th investigatory body.
• 45% of companies supported the Big Lie on the state level.
• 61% of companies supported the Big Lie on the national level.
• Of the 50 companies that made pledges to pause or suspend contributions to 2020 presidential election objectors in Congress, 33 of them later contributed to these same election objectors.