OpenSecrets uses AWS to transform political transparency through enhanced data matching
Public Sector Blog
OpenSecrets, a nonprofit organization focused on political transparency, used AWS to revolutionize its political contribution database through advanced data matching techniques.
- Received AWS Imagine Grant to improve data processing capabilities
- Developed a scalable solution using AWS-hosted Snowflake and Elasticsearch
- Created a deterministic approach to match hundreds of millions of records
- Implemented an entity matching system that flags uncertain results for human review
- Improved data accuracy for researchers, journalists, and citizens tracking political finances
The project enables more accurate tracking of money in politics by automating data matching while maintaining human oversight, ultimately supporting democratic transparency.
The AWS News Feed is currently looking for gold sponsors. If you want to support the AWS community and reach a large audience of AWS professionals, consider sponsoring the AWS News Feed.
Related articles
Sep 3
2025
2025
Interactive access and visualization of geospatial data from the AWS Open Data Program
Sep 17
2025
2025
How AWS helps public sector organizations successfully exit their data centers
Sep 23
2025
2025
MOSIP on AWS: Transforming digital identity for modern governments
Aug 20
2025
2025
Amazon OpenSearch Service now supports AI-powered forecasting
The AWS News Feed is currently looking for silver sponsors. If you want to support the AWS community and reach a large audience of AWS professionals, consider sponsoring the AWS News Feed.