| Party | Total | % | |
| Democratic Party | $82,632,000 | 56.19% | |
| Republican Party | $63,473,000 | 43.17% | |
| Other/Independent | $942,000 | 0.64% | |
| Total | $147,047,000 |
| Contribution party breakdown for communications industry | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Election Commission contribution records from January 1998 to September 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||