The Monoprice NOligarchy Profile
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NOligarchy Score
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Monoprice earns a NOligarchy Score of 89.32 out of 100 — one of the highest marks in its sector. Across every public-record source this project tracks, no lobbying filings, no Political Action Committee (PAC) activity, no executive donations, no regulatory fines, no public subsidies, and no executive pay disclosures have been matched to this company from Q3 2024 through Q2 2026 (8 quarters — the two-year tracking period). That could mean Monoprice genuinely has no record on any of these dimensions. It could also mean that relevant records exist but have not yet been linked to this company. The data reflects the current state of available public information — not a verified finding in either direction.
Current Pillar Scores
Political Access
100.0
Wealth Extraction
69.2
Playing by the Rules
100.0
Score history — 23 quarters
Tier bands show where each quarter's score falls — no numeric y-axis needed. The dashed ring marks the year-over-year comparison point. Tap any quarter but the first to see its pillar breakdown.
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Political Access Grade: 100/100. No lobbying filings, no PAC spending, and no executive-level federal contributions have been matched to Monoprice in the tracked sources across this period.
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Wealth Extraction Grade: 69.5/100. Because Monoprice is a private company, it does not file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which means buyback and dividend data are unavailable and executive earnings are not publicly disclosed. A sector-wide industry estimate suggests the pay gap between a chief executive and a typical worker in this space is substantial — but no company-specific figure has been confirmed.
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Playing by the Rules Grade: 100/100. No regulatory fines or government subsidies have been matched to Monoprice in the tracked sources.
Monoprice ranks 7th out of 12 companies in the Electronics and Appliance Retailers sector — above the sector average of 83.5. Its position partly reflects the limits of what can be confirmed about a private company: more disclosure would sharpen the picture considerably.
The Bottom Line: No Public-Record Match Across Any Tracked Source
Across every source this project tracks — federal lobbying registries, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings, Good Jobs First’s violations database, SEC disclosures, and subsidy records — no data has been matched to Monoprice during the two-year tracking period. That absence has not been verified as a clean record; it reflects the current state of available public information. The company’s private structure means a significant portion of the accountability picture — executive compensation, profit distribution, internal labor economics — sits beyond the reach of public filings entirely.
Outside Current Tracking Coverage
No federal lobbying filings, no PAC, and no executive-level individual contributions have been matched to Monoprice in the tracked sources for the two-year period. A search of the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) returns no filings for the company, and FEC records show no executive-level individual contributions tied to the company name. No outside lobbying firms and no former government officials on the payroll appear in the tracked sources.
That said, the absence of matched records is not the same as a confirmed finding of zero spending. Monoprice operates in a sector where trade policy, tariff schedules, and import regulations directly affect the cost of every product on its shelves — circumstances that have led comparable companies to station lobbyists in Washington to work telecommunications legislation, customs rules, and consumer product safety standards. Whether Monoprice is doing the same through channels not yet captured in the tracked sources is not something the current data can answer.
EXHIBIT — THE RESERVED SEAT
$0 in lobbying · $0 in PAC money
Monoprice filed no federal lobbying and ran no corporate PAC in this window — the reserved seat at the witness table sits empty.
Outside Current Tracking Coverage
Because Monoprice does not file SEC disclosures as a private company, the standard levers of wealth extraction analysis — buybacks, dividends, audited executive compensation — are not publicly available, and no company-specific pay data has been matched in the tracked sources.
The only available reference point is a sector-wide industry benchmark. According to AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch, the CEO-to-worker pay ratio for comparable companies in this sector is 115:1, based on AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch industry benchmarks for comparable companies in this sector. That figure is not a Monoprice disclosure — it is an estimate derived from sector benchmarks, included here only to indicate the scale of pay inequality typical among companies in this space. No stock buyback or dividend data is recorded for the same reason: the company does not file SEC disclosures.
Outside Current Tracking Coverage
No regulatory fines, consent decrees, or penalty payments have been matched to Monoprice in the tracked sources across the two-year period. Similarly, no public subsidies — state or local tax incentives, enterprise zone credits, or grants — appear in the public record for this company.
That absence could reflect careful compliance management, or it could reflect that a company of Monoprice’s size has not yet attracted the enforcement attention that typically follows larger market participants. No verified conclusion can be drawn from the current data either way.