# Most Americans think companies benefit from lobbying and campaign support

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/most-americans-think-companies-benefit-from-lobbying-and-campaign-support/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from August 12 to 18, 2026. Nearly three-quarters of Americans (72.8%) think most for-profit companies benefit a lot from activities such as lobbying and campaign contributions.

Another 15.6% are unsure, while 11.6% think most companies do not benefit. The question covers lobbying, campaign contributions and support for candidates.

## Topline

Do you think most for-profit companies benefit from corporate political activity such as supporting candidates for office, lobbying legislators, contributing to campaigns?

Most Americans think companies benefit from lobbying and campaign support.

- Yes, I think most companies benefit a lot from corporate political activity.: 72.8%
- I am not sure.: 15.6%
- No, I think most companies do not benefit from corporate political activity.: 11.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-08-12 → 2026-08-18
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: AOM Survey #2026-152
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-1)

## Citation

AOM Omnibus, fielded August 12-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-1)