Which super PACs did Priorities USA fund in 2020?

Priorities USA Action ($27M), Latino Victory Fund ($6.9M), Colorofchange PAC ($118K), Senate Majority PAC ($20K).

Which candidates did Priorities USA's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $15M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $11M, won); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $1.5M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Priorities USA

Company / nonprofit

22 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Priorities USA gave $34M 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, 86% were on the winning side ($27M won, $4.5M lost). $20K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$34M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

86%

$32M scored (94% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.5M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.9M

$1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $20K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 check 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	Won / lost
Priorities USA Action $266K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$27M	$23M / $4.0M
Latino Victory Fund $1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.9M	$4.9M / $535K
Colorofchange PAC $100K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$118K	$18K / $140
Senate Majority PAC $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$20K	$5K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Priorities USA's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Priorities USA's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$15M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$11M	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$1.5M	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$622K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$539K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$502K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$456K	✓ Yes
Candace Valenzuela	Texas 24th District	Supporting	$247K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$240K	✓ Yes
Xochitl Torres Small	New Mexico 2nd District	Supporting	$74K	✗ No
Yvette Herrell	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$67K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Priorities USA spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Priorities USA gave $34M 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, 86% were on the winning side ($27M won, $4.5M lost). $20K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Priorities USA fund in 2020?: Priorities USA Action ($27M), Latino Victory Fund ($6.9M), Colorofchange PAC ($118K), Senate Majority PAC ($20K).
Which candidates did Priorities USA's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $15M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $11M, won); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $1.5M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.