Over 100 Billionaires Identified as Backing Trump or Harris in US Presidential Election, with More Supporting Harris, According to Forbes

Forbes has compiled a list of over 100 billionaires who have supported either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris, with more billionaires backing Harris. While some billionaires, like Elon Musk, have publicly endorsed Trump, others, such as Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg, have remained neutral. A recent survey of millionaire investors found that Harris has a 57% to 43% split in her favor, with technology, healthcare, and sustainability stocks being the sectors most likely to benefit from a Harris win. Forbes will continue to update the list of billionaire supporters leading up to Election Day.

A media file and hls script are loaded onto a website's document head, with the hls script set to defer and type text/javascript. If there is a problem with the fetch operation, an error message is displayed. A unique ID is used to remove a class from an element and render a video player. While some billionaires, like Bill Gates, have donated to political action committees supporting Harris, others, such as Jamie Dimon and Steve Ballmer, have refrained from publicly endorsing a candidate.

At least 81 billionaires are backing Kamala Harris's campaign, with 28 of them having donated $1 million or more to groups supporting her, according to Forbes. The list includes Michael Bloomberg, Vinod Khosla, and Steven Spielberg. Meanwhile, Forbes has identified 52 billionaires who have backed Donald Trump's election efforts, with at least 26 of them having donated $1 million or more. The list includes Miriam Adelson, Robert "Woody" Johnson, and Bernard Marcus.

Forbes has compiled a list of billionaires who have donated to groups supporting President Trump's re-election campaign, including Elon Musk who gave $75 million to his pro-Trump America PAC last quarter and an additional $43.6 million to a pro-Trump committee from Oct. 1 to Oct. 16. Other known Trump supporters include Jeff Hildebrand, Isaac Perlmutter, Thomas Peterffy, and Gary Rollins. Some billionaires, such as Jamie Dimon and Steve Ballmer, have not publicly endorsed a candidate despite their spouses donating significant sums to Democratic causes. Steve Ballmer has also refrained from endorsing a candidate but has donated over $40 million to his not-for-profit company USAFacts.