U.S. election donations set to soar

The Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns have raised over $1.3 billion so far, and in the final two months of the election – when the biggest donations are made – this looks set to soar
   

CANDIDATE DONATIONS

DONATION SIZE

Small (under $200) 42% $209m 
Big donors 58% $294m

Outside money* $257.711m
Campaign $497.166m


*Political Action Committees (PAC) Cannot co-ordinate with campaign
  
Outside money* $310.733m
Campaign $264.080m

Small 32% $83m 
Big 68% $179m

  
DONOR REPRESENTATION 

Overall population: White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Other
Small donors 
Big donors


BIGGEST DONORS
 
Mike Bloomberg
Former NY Mayor, tends to donate late in campaign. Donated $27m so far to Democrat PACs

Fred Eychaner
Newsweb Corp Chairman, $25.5m to Democrat PACs

Reid Hoffman
LinkedIn co-founder $21.4m to Democrat PACs


Tim Mellon
Reclusive heir to Mellon family fortune worth an estimated $14.1bn. Already donated $125m to pro-Trump PAC, MAGA Inc.

Elon Musk
Tesla boss plans to spend $180m on his pro-Trump America PAC

Miriam Adelson
Casino billionaire plans to spend $100m on Preserve America PAC


Source: OpenSecrets 
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