Cumulative Democratic and Republican party committee fundraising reached $1 billion in May


As of May 31, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $565 million and spent $428 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $486 million and spent $365 million. Cumulatively, all six committees have raised $1.1 billion so far this cycle.

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 and DCCC each maintain a lead over their Republican counterparts in cumulative receipts, disbursements, and cash on hand as of May 31, 2024. The NRSC leads the DSCC in receipts and disbursements, while the DSCC leads in cash on hand. See the table below for exact figures.

Compared to previous cycles, the Democratic committees’ cumulative receipts as of May ($565 million) outpace their receipts at this point in the 2020 election cycle ($476 million), but are lower than their receipts at this point in the 2022 election cycle ($580 million). On the Republican side, the three committees have raised $486 million as of last month, which is lower than their May 2020 fundraising total ($639 million) and their May 2022 fundraising total ($596 million).

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