| Score | Notes | |
| Electioneering | ||
| Campaign financing | 10 | |
| Running for office | 0 | |
| Public endorsements | 8 | |
| Advocacy + Lobbying | ||
| Public advocacy | 5 | |
| Lobbying officials | 10 | |
| Political network | 10 | |
| Opinion Shaping | ||
| Media control | 10 | |
| Public exposure | 2 | |
| Research funding | 6 | |
| Philanthropy | ||
| Donations magnitude | 10 | |
| Control over recipients | 10 | |
| Public policy relevance | 6 | |
| Other |
A deep study by Jason Zengerle for New York Magazine: Sheldon Adelson Is Ready to Buy the Presidency (2015).
Sheldon Adelson explains his political stance, “I Didn’t Leave the Democrats. They Left Me“, in The Wall Street Journal (2012).
“Who Is Sheldon Adelson?” analysis by The Atlantic (2012).
Mike Allen’s portrait of Sheldon Adelson: Inside the mind of the mega-donor for Politico (2012).
Connie Bruck’s “The Kingmaker” reports on Sheldon Adelson’s involvement in Israeli and U.S. electoral politics in The New Yorker (2012).
Connie Bruck’s “The Brass Ring” reports on Sheldon Adelson’s quest for global influence in The New Yorker (2008).