Donor
Defending Democracy Together
Company / nonprofitDC
12 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Defending Democracy Together gave $6.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($6.8M won, $0 lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$6.8M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
100%
$6.8M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$0
No result matched
$0
Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked
Where the cheques went
A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Voters Against Trump Inc | $6.8M | $6.8M / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Defending Democracy Together's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Defending Democracy Together's share of each group's funding.
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Defending Democracy Together spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Defending Democracy Together gave $6.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($6.8M won, $0 lost).
- Which super PACs did Defending Democracy Together fund in 2020?
- Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($6.8M).
- Which candidates did Defending Democracy Together's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $4.3M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $2.5M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.