Following are reported contributions to political candidates:
|
(In millions) |
2008 |
|
2010 |
|
2012 |
|
2014 |
|
2016 |
|
2018 |
2020 |
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|
To Presidential Candidates |
|
$ |
1,551 |
|
|
na |
|
|
$ |
1,380 |
|
|
na |
|
|
$ |
1,540 |
|
|
|
na |
|
$ |
4,074 |
||
|
General election candidates: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Democrat |
|
|
748 |
|
|
na |
|
|
|
738 |
|
|
na |
|
|
|
586 |
|
|
|
na |
|
|
1,074 |
||
|
Republican |
|
|
220 |
|
|
na |
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
na |
|
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
na |
|
|
743 |
||
|
Other |
|
|
— |
|
|
na |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
na |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
na |
|
|
3 |
||
|
Primary candidates of all parties |
|
|
583 |
|
|
na |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
na |
|
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
na |
|
|
2,254 |
||
|
To House Candidates |
|
$ |
983 |
|
|
$ |
1,103 |
|
|
$ |
1,137 |
|
|
$ |
1,034 |
|
|
$ |
1,050 |
|
|
$ |
1,741 |
|
$ |
1,959 |
|
Democrat |
|
|
537 |
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
487 |
|
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
1,035 |
|
|
1,027 |
|
Republican |
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
588 |
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
584 |
|
|
|
559 |
|
|
|
693 |
|
|
919 |
|
Other |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
13 |
|
To Senate Candidates |
|
$ |
434 |
|
|
$ |
757 |
|
|
$ |
742 |
|
|
$ |
635 |
|
|
$ |
595 |
|
|
$ |
1,033 |
|
$ |
2,046 |
|
Democrat |
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
1,207 |
|
Republican |
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
427 |
|
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
431 |
|
|
815 |
|
Other |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
24 |
|
Total contributions |
|
$ |
2,968 |
|
|
$ |
1,860 |
|
|
$ |
3,259 |
|
|
$ |
1,669 |
|
|
$ |
3,184 |
|
|
$ |
2,774 |
|
$ |
8,079 |
† Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC). These data only show contributions that candidates and their committees must report to the FEC. The data do not, therefore, include contributions to SuperPACs or 501(c)(4) groups that are not directly to the candidate.
na An “na” reference in the table means the data is not available.