Big money breaks out

Top 100 donors give almost as much as 4.75 million small donors combined.

By Kenneth P. Vogel | 12/29/14 5:32 AM EST

The 100 biggest campaign donors gave $323 million in 2014 — almost as much as the $356 million given by the estimated 4.75 million people who gave $200 or less, a POLITICO analysis of campaign finance filings found.

And the balance almost certainly would tip far in favor of the mega-donors were the analysis to include nonprofit groups that spent at least $219 million — and likely much more — but aren’t required to reveal their donors’ identities