Funding profile
Ronald Reagan
Republican · 40th President
Career totals · 2 elections · 1980–1984
11%
of everything Reagan has raised across 4 years, from 1980 to 1984 came from political action committees — organized groups rather than individual voters. That is $15.5 million of $139.4 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 Reagan on FEC.gov
Where the money came from
Everything Reagan’s campaigns have reported raising, combined across every election.
- Individual donorsMoney given by people, in their own name.19%$26.3 million
- Political action committeesOrganized groups: company-run committees, unions, trade associations.11%$15.5 million
- Other sourcesParty transfers, the candidate's own money, loans and smaller categories.70%$97.7 million
Election by election
The career figures above are the sum of these. Each links to the Commission’s page for that election.
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.