Unite the Country spent $3.8M on independent expenditures in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $2.9M lost).
Outside spending
$3.8M
On the winning side
0%
$0
On the losing side
$2.9M
Supporting vs attacking
95% / 5%
$3.6M for, $205K against
Google says Unite the Country also spent $462K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (12% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
Unite the Country reported $4.8M in gifts from people, companies, nonprofits and other PACs. The biggest are below.
- David LippeIndividual$1.0M (21%)
- Ibew PAC Educational FundAnother PAC$750K (16%)
- Amos HostetterIndividual$500K (10%)
- Atu Action FundAnother PAC$500K (10%)
- Kenneth DudaIndividual$500K (10%)
- United Association Political Issues FundCompany / nonprofit$300K (6%)
- Richard SlifkaIndividual$250K (5%)
- International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied WorkersCompany / nonprofit$100K (2%)
- Usw WorksAnother PAC$100K (2%)
- Bac Political Education FundAnother PAC$100K (2%)
Where the money went
Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.
Questions people ask
- How much did Unite the Country spend in 2024, and did it win?
- Unite the Country spent $3.8M on independent expenditures in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $2.9M lost).
- Who funds Unite the Country?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2024 cycle were David Lippe ($1.0M), Ibew PAC Educational Fund ($750K), Amos Hostetter ($500K), Atu Action Fund ($500K), Kenneth Duda ($500K), out of $4.8M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did Unite the Country spend the most on in 2024?
- for Kamala Harris (President, $2.7M, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, $879K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, $205K, lost).