Donor
America Votes
Company / nonprofitDC
128 gifts to 15 groups, 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 through Dec 31, 2020). 72% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($28M won, $11M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$52M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
72%
$28M
Spent on the losing side
$11M
Not spent yet
$14M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Friendly Action PAC No outside spending reported yet | $15M | $4.8M / $8.1M | |
| Black PAC | $10M | $9.5M / $781K | |
| For Our Future No outside spending reported yet | $8.4M | $4.5M / $20K | |
| Somos PAC No outside spending reported yet | $4.8M | $2.7M / $55K | |
| Take Back 2020 No outside spending reported yet | $4.7M | $2.4M / $2K | |
| Planned Parenthood Votes No outside spending reported yet | $1.9M | $578K / $277K | |
| Black Progressive Action Coalition | $1.7M | $1.2M / $510K | |
| Win Justice No outside spending reported yet | $1.5M | $724K / $22K | |
| Women Vote! | $1.2M | $298K / $883K | |
| Colorofchange PAC No outside spending reported yet | $990K | $182K / $1K | |
| Nextgen Climate Action Committee No outside spending reported yet | $591K | $118K / $15K | |
| Alliance for Youth Action | $500K | $463K / $37K | |
| United We Can No outside spending reported yet | $450K | $148K / $4K | |
| Fair Share Action | $308K | $303K / $5K | |
| Alliance for a Better Minnesota Federal PAC | $225K | $225K / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $16M | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $3.3M | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $3.0M | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $2.9M | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $2.5M | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $2.4M | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $2.0M | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Supporting | $1.7M | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $1.0M | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $803K | ✓ Yes |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $397K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $295K | ✗ 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 through Dec 31, 2020). 72% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($28M won, $11M lost).
- 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 $16M, won); for Theresa Greenfield (Iowa Senate, about $3.3M, lost); for Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $3.0M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.