Trump campaign has outraised Biden campaign in Pennsylvania


Donald Trump (R) has raised the most money from Pennsylvania state of all presidential candidates, with $2.14 million raised since the start of the campaign cycle. Trump raised $502,595 in the fourth quarter of 2023. Joe Biden (D) has raised the next most from Pennsylvania, with $1.5 million since the start of the campaign and $943,704 in the fourth quarter.

Twenty-three notable presidential candidates, including those who have dropped out of the race, raised a total of $6 million from Pennsylvania donors between Jan. 1, 2023, and Dec. 31, 2023. Thirty-five notable candidates raised $47.6 million in Pennsylvania during the 2020 election cycle, while 25 raised $25 million during the 2016 election cycle. 

Below is how much each presidential candidate has raised so far from Pennsylvania in the 2023-2024 election cycle:

Looking at Biden and Trump alone: 

  • 15,688 donors in Pennsylvania donated to Trump’s campaign last quarter.
  • Of those 15,688, the largest share, 7,120 (45%), donated under $5.
  • 3,846 donors in Pennsylvania donated to Biden’s campaign last quarter.
  • Of those 3,846, the largest share, 1,236 (32%), donated between $100 and $499.

Biden has raised 25% of the money donated in Pennsylvania this election cycle. He received 50.0% of the vote in 2020. Trump has raised 35% of the money donated in Pennsylvania this election cycle. He received 48.8% of the vote in 2020. 

The next deadline for presidential candidates to report their fundraising figures is Feb. 20, 2024. Those reports will cover the period of Jan. 1-31, 2024. To learn more about presidential election campaign finance, click below.