Democratic party committees maintain lead on Republican counterparts in cumulative fundraising


As of July 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party raised a cumulative $178 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party raised $151 million.

The three Democratic committees are the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). The three Republican committees are the Republican National Committee (RNC), National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), and National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).

The DNC, DSCC, and DCCC each maintain a lead over their Republican counterparts in cumulative receipts, disbursements, and cash on hand as of July 31, 2023. See the table below for exact figures.

Compared to previous cycles, the Democratic committees’ cumulative receipts as of July ($178 million) currently outpace their receipts at this point in the 2020 election cycle ($152 million), but are lower than their receipts at this point in the 2022 election cycle ($235 million). On the Republican side, the three committees have raised $151 million as of last month, which is lower than their July 2019 fundraising total ($206 million) and their June 2021 fundraising total ($243 million).

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