Donor
America Votes
Company / nonprofitDC
128 reported gifts; 17 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
America Votes gave $52M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 70% were on the winning side ($23M won, $9.9M lost). $90K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$52M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
70%
$33M scored (62% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$9.9M
Not allocated or result unknown
$20M
$20M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $90K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Friendly Action PAC $2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $15M | $4.6M / $7.8M | |
| Black PAC $2.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $10M | $6.9M / $567K | |
| For Our Future $5.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $8.4M | $3.4M / $15K | |
| Somos PAC $2.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $4.8M | $2.0M / $42K | |
| Take Back 2020 $2.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $4.7M | $2.3M / $2K | |
| Planned Parenthood Votes $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.9M | $449K / $216K | |
| Black Progressive Action Coalition | $1.7M | $1.2M / $510K | |
| Win Justice $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.5M | $419K / $13K | |
| Women Vote! $261K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.2M | $181K / $692K | |
| Colorofchange PAC $838K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $990K | $151K / $1K | |
| Nextgen Climate Action Committee $462K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $591K | $114K / $15K | |
| Alliance for Youth Action | $500K | $463K / $37K | |
| United We Can $339K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $450K | $108K / $3K | |
| Fair Share Action $129K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $308K | $177K / $3K | |
| Alliance for a Better Minnesota Federal PAC $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $225K | $219K / $0 | |
| Latino Victory Fund $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $70K / $8K | |
| Wfp Ie Committee $29K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $18K / $2K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $13M | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $3.1M | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $2.9M | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $2.4M | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $2.0M | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $1.9M | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Supporting | $1.7M | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $1.6M | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $876K | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $499K | ✓ Yes |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $367K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $260K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did America Votes spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- America Votes gave $52M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 70% were on the winning side ($23M won, $9.9M lost). $90K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did America Votes fund in 2020?
- Family Friendly Action PAC ($15M), Black PAC ($10M), For Our Future ($8.4M), Somos PAC ($4.8M), Take Back 2020 ($4.7M).
- Which candidates did America Votes's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $13M, won); for Theresa Greenfield (Iowa Senate, about $3.1M, lost); for Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $2.9M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.