There were at least 47 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Kwik Trip, Inc. employees, 59.6 percent of which have gone to Republican Party causes and candidates.
According to the Federal Elections Commission, donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. In a study by opensecrets.org, they found the state with the highest percentage of contributions going to Democrats was Vermont with over 86-percent of the money going to Democratic candidates and committees. The most Republican-leaning state was Mississippi with over 71-percent of the money going to Republican candidates and committees.
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Zietlow | - | $50,000 | |
| Donald P. Zietlow | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $11,200 |
| Donald P. Zietlow | Tom Tiffany | Republican Party | $7,600 |
| Donald P. Zietlow | Bryan George Steil | Republican Party | $6,600 |
| Donald Zietlow | Derrick F. Van Orden | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Donald P. Zietlow | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $5,000 |
| Donald P. Zietlow | Glenn S. Grothman | Republican Party | $3,300 |
| Don Zietlow | Ashley Hinson Arenholz | Republican Party | $3,000 |
| Gabriel Chase | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,421 |
| Stephen K. Loehr | Derrick F. Van Orden | Republican Party | $2,100 |
| Donald Zietlow | James Hagedorn | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Donald P. Zietlow | Michael John Gallagher | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Steve Loehr | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $1,250 |
| Eric Presuhn | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Donald Zietlow | Scott L. Fitzgerald | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Donald P. Zietlow | Jason Church | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Donald P. Zietlow | - | $1,000 | |
| Joseph D. Zietlow | Joni K. Ernst | Republican Party | $750 |
| David A. Carroll | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $744 |
| Joseph Guenther | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $535 |
| Steve Loehr | Glenn S. Grothman | Republican Party | $500 |
| Stephanie D. Wahl | Tom Tiffany | Republican Party | $500 |
| Scott J. Teigen | Tom Tiffany | Republican Party | $500 |
| Donald Zietlow | Kendall Qualls | Republican Party | $500 |
| Donald Zietlow | Sara Hart Weir | Republican Party | $500 |
| Don Zietlow | Tom Tiffany | Republican Party | $500 |
| Joseph Guenther | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $471 |
| Thornton Albertz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $362 |
| Kyle Humfeld | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $321 |
| Steve Loehr | Ronald James Kind | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Brady Forrestal | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $270 |
| Patricia A | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Patricia L. Grose | - | Democratic Party | $180 |
| David A. Carroll | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $177 |
| Greg Scriver | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| David Felton | - | $135 | |
| Kenneth Callaway | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Jeffrey Gordon | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Logan Schaetz | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $73 |
| Debra Lehmann | - | Republican Party | $67 |
| Austin Madsen | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $64 |
| Patricia Grose | - | Democratic Party | $60 |
| Patricia Frawley | - | Republican Party | $49 |
| Zachary Stiebs | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $45 |
| Kathy Colbus | - | Republican Party | $42 |
| Len Phillips | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $25 |
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