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Funding profile

Donald Trump

Republican · 45th & 47th President

Career totals · 3 elections · 20162024

<1%

of everything Trump has raised across 8 years, from 2016 to 2024 came from political action committees — organized groups rather than individual voters. That is $1 million of $1.17 billion raised in all.

These are career totals — the sum of the 3elections listed further down, each of which links to the Commission’s own page where the figure matches line for line. See Trump on FEC.gov

Where the money came from

Everything Trump’s campaigns have reported raising, combined across every election.

$1.17 billionraised
  • Individual donorsMoney given by people, in their own name.53%$619.7 million
  • Political action committeesOrganized groups: company-run committees, unions, trade associations.<1%$1 million
  • Other sourcesParty transfers, the candidate's own money, loans and smaller categories.47%$545.7 million
Federal Election Commission filings across 3 elections. Percentages may not total 100 because each is rounded.

Money spent about this member

Outside groups may spend without limit for or against a candidate, provided they do not coordinate with the campaign. This money never appears in Trump’s own filings, and Trump has no legal control over it.

This is not a donation. Nobody gave this money to Trump. Outside groups spent it on advertising for or against Trump across their elections. We report it separately from campaign funding because the law treats it separately — and because a group spending against a candidate is plainly not funding them.

$1.06 billion

has been spent for or against Trump by outside groups. $349.5 million supported Trump; $709.9 million opposed Trump.

Largest outside spenders

Summed across 3 elections, using the Commission's aggregated totals so amended filings and 24-hour notices are not double-counted.

  • Spent againstPRIORITIES USA ACTION$181 million
  • Spent againstAB PAC$109.7 million
  • Spent forAMERICA PAC$88.2 million
  • Spent forMAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC.$57.7 million
  • Spent againstFF PAC$54.4 million
  • Spent againstTHE LINCOLN PROJECT$38.5 million
  • Spent forGREAT AMERICA PAC$37.4 million
  • Spent againstREPUBLICAN ACCOUNTABILITY PAC$20.5 million

Election by election

The career figures above are the sum of these. Each links to the Commission’s page for that election.

ElectionRaisedFrom PACsOutside spending
2024$3.9 million$0 0%$396.2 million
2020$811.9 million$860,000 <1%$373.5 million
2016$350.7 million$154,000 <1%$289.7 million

What is not published yet

We would rather show less than show something unsourced.

Industry-by-industry breakdowns, named individual donors, and how this member’s votes align with the groups funding them are all planned. They are absent because we have not verified them, and a funding profile is only worth reading if every line on it has been checked. Our methodology explains what we verify before publishing.