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AP-NORC Poll: Americans want more political donor disclosure

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2014, file photo, the White House is photographed from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. Americans want to know the names of donors who are giving to all groups that work to elect candidates _ and by an overwhelming majority believe that requiring disclosure would be an effective way to reduce the influence of money in politics. The views on disclosure cut across party lines, with 78 percent of Democrats and 78 percent of Republicans favoring a disclosure requirement, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released the week of Dec. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2014, file photo, the White House is photographed from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. Americans want to know the names of donors who are giving to all groups that work to elect candidates _ and by an overwhelming majority believe that requiring disclosure would be an effective way to reduce the influence of money in politics. The views on disclosure cut across party lines, with 78 percent of Democrats and 78 percent of Republicans favoring a disclosure requirement, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released the week of Dec. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

By Associated Press 4 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans want to know the names of donors who are giving to all groups that work to elect candidates – and by an overwhelming majority believe that requiring disclosure would be an effective way to reduce the influence of money in politics.

The views on disclosure cut across party lines, with 78 percent of Democrats and Republicans alike favoring a requirement that donor names be made public, according to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released this week.

The survey also found that 87 percent think full disclosure would be at least somewhat effective at reducing the influence of money in politics.

“There really is no way to get at the integrity of a campaign, but at least if you know who all the donors are, you can see who is rubbing elbows with who and try to figure out why,” said Melissa Byron, an independent in Florida who took the survey and said she leans Republican.

Yet hidden donors abound in the 2016 presidential race.