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Funding profile

George W. Bush

Republican · 43rd President

Career totals · 2 elections · 20002004

1%

of everything Bush has raised across 4 years, from 2000 to 2004 came from political action committees — organized groups rather than individual voters. That is $5.1 million of $571.5 million raised in all.

These are career totals — the sum of the 2elections listed further down, each of which links to the Commission’s own page where the figure matches line for line. See Bush on FEC.gov

Where the money came from

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

$571.5 millionraised
  • Individual donorsMoney given by people, in their own name.65%$373.6 million
  • Political action committeesOrganized groups: company-run committees, unions, trade associations.1%$5.1 million
  • Other sourcesParty transfers, the candidate's own money, loans and smaller categories.34%$192.8 million
Federal Election Commission filings across 2 elections. Percentages may not total 100 because each is rounded.

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
2004$377.8 million$2.9 million 1%none
2000$193.7 million$2.2 million 1%none

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.