Political Organizations
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the interests of national, state, or local political parties or candidates. Included are political groups organized to raise funds for a political party or individual candidates.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 813940, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Campaign organizations, political
- Political organizations or clubs
- Political action committees (PACs)
- Political parties
- Political campaign organizations
Which code does this activity belong in?
Political organizations are distinguished from business associations, professional organizations, and labor unions by their primary purpose of promoting political parties or candidates rather than advancing the economic or occupational interests of their members. While business associations advocate for their members' commercial concerns and professional organizations serve their members' career advancement, political organizations focus exclusively on electoral and political outcomes. Labor unions, similarly, concentrate on workers' collective bargaining and workplace conditions rather than political party promotion. Other membership organizations that do not fit these specialized categories are classified separately.
Written for NAICS 813940, the only detailed industry in this group.