fundraising since 2016 5.1

Question 1

Increasing Costs of US Elections

Answer 1

• US elections have become progressively more expensive.
• Wealthy donors like the Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson, and Michael Bloomberg contribute significantly.

Question 2

Election Fundraising : TRUMP

Answer 2

$340 million.

Question 3

Election Fundraising : CLINTON

Answer 3

$581 million.

Question 4

Election Fundraising : TOTAL

Answer 4

$6.5 billion.

Question 5

2020 Election Record Spending

Answer 5

just under $14 billion.

Question 6

Role of Wealthy Donors

Answer 6

• A small group of ultra-wealthy donors provided a significant portion of campaign contributions.
• By late summer 2020, 2,635 people or couples contributed $1.4 billion, about one-fifth of total contributions.

Question 7

Big-Tech Executives’ Contributions

Answer 7

• Big-tech executives like Dustin Moskovitz and Eric Schmidt donated millions to pro-Biden Super PAC Future Forward USA.
• Only 30% of independent expenditure groups fully disclosed their donors in 2020.

Question 8

Key Campaign Finance Statistics from 2020 : BIDEN

Answer 8

$1.6 billion

Question 9

Key Campaign Finance Statistics from 2020 : TRUMP

Answer 9

$1.1 billion

Question 10

Key Campaign Finance Statistics from 2020 : DEMOCRAT

Answer 10

$6.9 billion

Question 11

Key Campaign Finance Statistics from 2020 : REPUBLICAN

Answer 11

$3.8 billion

Question 12

Proportion given by small donors (less than $200)

Answer 12

22%.

Question 13

Proportion given by large individual donors

Answer 13

42%.

Question 14

Outside spending by Super PACs, political parties, and ‘dark money’ groups

Answer 14

$2.6 billion.

Question 15

Most expensive Senate race

Answer 15

North Carolina ($265 million)

Question 16

Most expensive House race

Answer 16

California 25th District ($34.5 million)