Moveon.Org Political Action spent $11M on independent expenditures 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, 71% were on the winning side ($7.7M won, $3.1M lost). $56K had no matched result and is excluded.
Outside spending
$11M
Winning share of scored dollars
71%
$11M scored (99% of spending); $56K unknown
On the losing side
$3.1M
Supporting vs attacking
67% / 33%
$7.2M for, $3.6M against
Google says Moveon.Org Political Action also spent $372K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (3% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
The donor records in this snapshot trace $14M to Moveon.Org Political Action. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $55M.
- Tides AdvocacyCompany / nonprofit$400K (3%)
- Sixteen Thirty FundDark money$235K (2%)
- Dustin MoskovitzIndividual$100K (1%)
- Marjorie RoswellIndividual$51K (0%)
- Service Employees International UnionCompany / nonprofit$50K (0%)
- Eli HarariIndividual$40K (0%)
- Andrew OrciIndividual$27K (0%)
- Deniz TuncerIndividual$26K (0%)
- Scott ShenkerIndividual$26K (0%)
- Jeannie BlausteinIndividual$25K (0%)
Where the money went
Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Amount | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $3.2M | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $2.4M | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $1.7M | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $935K | ✓ Yes |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $824K | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $270K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $259K | ✓ Yes |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $224K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $220K | ✗ No |
| Lindsey Graham | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $216K | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $215K | ✓ Yes |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $125K | ✓ Yes |
Questions people ask
- How much did Moveon.Org Political Action spend in 2020, and did it win?
- Moveon.Org Political Action spent $11M on independent expenditures 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, 71% were on the winning side ($7.7M won, $3.1M lost). $56K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Who funds Moveon.Org Political Action?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were Tides Advocacy ($400K), Sixteen Thirty Fund ($235K), Dustin Moskovitz ($100K), Marjorie Roswell ($51K), Service Employees International Union ($50K), out of $14M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did Moveon.Org Political Action spend the most on in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, $3.2M, won); against Donald Trump (President, $2.4M, won); for Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, $1.7M, lost).