Interactive Tools
17 tools to explore, analyze, and understand lobbying data. All free. No login required.
Lobbying Search
Search across 38,000+ clients, 7,700 firms, 23,500 lobbyists, and 79 issue areas. Results ranked by spending.
Find Your Representative
See which companies and industries are lobbying YOUR representative in Congress. Know who's buying influence in your district.
Industry Compare
Compare lobbying spending across industries side by side. See which sectors dominate and how spending has shifted over time.
Your Tax Dollar Calculator
How much of YOUR income goes to lobbied industries? Interactive slider shows your personal share of the $6B lobbying machine.
Lobbying ROI Calculator
Calculate the return on lobbying investment. For every $1 spent lobbying, companies get $220 back. Some get 49,536x returns.
Compare Tool
Put any two clients or firms side by side. Compare spending, issues, lobbyists, and growth trajectories.
Influence Score
Our composite ranking system scores clients across 5 dimensions: spending, connections, issues, growth, and network reach.
Revolving Door Tracker
Track 5,000+ former government officials who are now registered lobbyists. See who went from public service to K Street.
Influence Network
Visualize the web of connections between lobbyists, firms, clients, and issues. See how influence flows through Washington.
Spending Trends
Track how lobbying spending has changed from 2018 to 2025. Identify surges, declines, and seasonal patterns.
Filing Search
Search individual lobbying filings by keyword, client, firm, or issue code. Dive into the raw disclosure data.
What Lobbyists Write
Analyze the actual language in lobbying disclosures. See trending words, bills, and lobbying descriptions across industries.
Geographic Analysis
Where does lobbying money come from? Interactive map showing spending by state and per-capita analysis.
The Arms Race
Which issues are surging in lobbying spend? Track the fastest-growing lobbying areas and emerging policy battles.
Agency Pressure
Which government agencies get lobbied the most? See where corporate influence is concentrated across the federal government.
Embeddable Widgets
Embed OpenLobby charts and data on your own website. Perfect for journalists, researchers, and advocacy organizations.
Data Downloads
Download the complete processed dataset. All client, firm, lobbyist, and issue data in JSON format. Free and open.
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Every tool on this site is free, open, and requires no login. Our mission is to make lobbying data accessible to journalists, researchers, advocates, and citizens.