Democratic party committees hold fundraising edge over Republican party committees


As of April 30, 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 $519 million and spent $392 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $430 million and spent $332 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 and DCCC each maintain a lead over their Republican counterparts in cumulative receipts, disbursements, and cash on hand as of April 30, 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 April ($519 million) outpace their receipts at this point in the 2020 election cycle ($442 million), but are lower than their receipts at this point in the 2022 election cycle ($543 million). On the Republican side, the three committees have raised $430 million as of last month, which is lower than their March 2020 fundraising total ($565 million) and their March 2022 fundraising total ($591 million).

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