2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)

813940 Political Organizations

NAICS 813940 is the US industry code for political organizations. It covers establishments primarily engaged in promoting the interests of national, state, or local political parties or candidates.

Code: 813940 (2022 NAICS)
Title: Political Organizations
Part of: Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
SBA small business limit: Average annual receipts up to $14 million
Closest UK SIC: 94920 (details)

Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.

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.

Examples Census gives

Campaign organizations, political
Political organizations or clubs
Political action committees (PACs)
Political parties
Political campaign organizations

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

Organizing and conducting charitable fundraising campaigns on a contract or fee basis are classified in U.S. Industry 561499, All Other Business Support Services.
Providing telemarketing services are classified in U.S. Industry 561422, Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 813940

The Census index assigns these 8 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

Campaign organizations, political
Constituencies' associations, political party
Local political organizations
PACs (Political Action Committees)
Political action committees (PACs)
Political campaign organizations
Political organizations or clubs
Political parties

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 813940

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 813940, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $14 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 9492), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

94920Activities of political organizationsUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.