Who raised the most money in the 2020 President race?

Joe Biden (Democrat) raised $1.07B and had $370M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 President race?

America First Action ($129M), Priorities USA Action ($111M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($103M).

2020 general election

President

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$2.82B in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 President race: $1.82B raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $999M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Joe Biden (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$2.82B

Raised by campaigns

$1.82B

PAC checks

$1.4M

Outside money

$999M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Joe BidenDemocrat

✓ Won

Raised: $1.07B
Spent: $1.07B
From individuals: $823M
From PACs: $563K
From party: $8K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $370M
Outside money against: $294M

Biggest outside spenders

America First Action · $129M attacking
Preserve America PAC · $103M attacking
Future Forward (FF PAC) · $62M supporting
Priorities USA Action · $55M supporting
Independence USA PAC · $54M supporting

FEC record P80000722

Donald TrumpRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $744M
Spent: $753M
From individuals: $458M
From PACs: $847K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $56M
Outside money against: $280M

Biggest outside spenders

Priorities USA Action · $186K supporting · $56M attacking
Ab PAC · $44M attacking
Future Forward (FF PAC) · $41M attacking
The Lincoln Project · $33M attacking
Great America PAC · $11M supporting

FEC record P80001571

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 President race?: $2.82B in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 President race: $1.82B raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $999M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Joe Biden (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 President race?: Joe Biden (Democrat) raised $1.07B and had $370M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 President race?: America First Action ($129M), Priorities USA Action ($111M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($103M).