Google contributes thousands to conservatives from USA Today looks at how while 98 percent of Google employee money went to Democrats in the last election, the company-controlled Google NetPAC gave 61 percent of its contributions to conservative candidates. Then again, donations of $31,000 were tiny and the "company" PAC has donations that come almost entirely from only seven employees, hardly feeling that much like a real company effort.

With the Democrats in control of congress, the company PAC might now give them a bigger share, said one analyst. What’s Google say?

Google declined to discuss any changes in future strategy. In a statement, it said it supports politicians "on both sides of the aisle who share our goal of preserving and promoting the Internet as a free and open platform."

Google NetPac was formed last September. Open Secrets provides a page about it here, with a breakdown of the $31,000 in expenses here and the seven major total donors here.

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