As a group, the 31 people who are principal owners of an NFL franchise form a fairly consistent donor base for the Republican Party. Of the group's $6,629,120 in political contributions over the past three election cycles, more than $5 million has gone to Republican campaigns or political action committees, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis of political spending in sports published this week.
There are exceptions, however, among an ownership club that's been reliably red. One of them is the family that owns the Vikings.
The Wilf family's political contributions during the 2016, 2018 and 2020 election cycles have largely gone to Democratic candidates or PACs, making the Vikings owners one of the few groups in the NFL who donate primarily to left-leaning campaigns or groups.