political affiliations of America’s 50 richest families

Here are the political affiliations of America’s 50 richest families, ranked according to wealth:

1. Walton – Republican

2. Koch – Republican

3. Mars – Republican

4. Cargill-MacMillan – Republican

5. Johnson (Fidelity) – Republican

6. Hearst – Republican

7. Cox – Democrat

8. Pritzker – Both

9. Johnson (S.C. Johnson) – Republican

10. Duncan – Republican

11. Newhouse – Democrat

12. Lauder – Both

13. Du Pont – Republican

14. Hunt – Republican

15. Ziff – Both

16. Johnson (Franklin Templeton) – Republican

17. Busch – Both

18. Dorrance – Both

19. Mellon – Republican

20. Brown – Both

21. Carlson – Both

22. Fisher – Republican

23. Butt – Democrat

24. Rockefeller – Both

25. Gallo – Democrat

26. Marshall – Republican

27. Bass – Both

28. Meijer – Republican

29. Bechtel – Republican

29. Reyes – Republican

29. Simplot – Republican

32. Rales – Both

33. Rollins – Republican

34. Scripps – Republican

35. Crown – Both

36. Stryker – Democrat

37. Smith – Republican

38. Pigott – Republican

39. Shoen – Both

39. Simon – Democrat

41. Lefrak – Both

42. Hughes – Republican

42. Phipps – Republican

44. Kluge – Both

44. Tisch – Democrat

46. Johnson (Johnson & Johnson) – Republican

47. Marriott – Republican

48. Kohler – Republican

49. Perot – Both

50. Barbey – Republican