>Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli...
especially note figure 1.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli...
especially note figure 1.