Top Recipients

NOTE: Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Figures on this page include contributions and spending by affiliates.

Recipient Total From Individualsmore info From Organizationmore info Typemore info view
Biden, Joe $1,313,156 $1,313,156 $0 Candidate (D-PRES) Democrat
Trump, Donald $949,545 $949,545 $0 Candidate (R-PRES) Republican
Republican National Cmte $457,487 $457,287 $200 Political Party Republican
Sanders, Bernie $301,115 $301,115 $0 Candidate (I-VTS1) Independent
DNC Services Corp $270,462 $270,449 $13 Political Party Democrat
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $166,487 $166,477 $10 Political Party Democrat
National Republican Senatorial Cmte $147,449 $147,449 $0 Political Party Republican
Harrison, Jaime $137,781 $137,781 $0 Candidate (D-SCS2) Democrat
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $132,732 $132,732 $0 Political Party Democrat
Warren, Elizabeth $114,297 $114,297 $0 Candidate (D-MAS1) Democrat
Liberal/Democrat Conservative/Republican No View
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Contributions

Total for 2020 Cycle:
$6,544,718

NOTE: Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Figures on this page include contributions and spending by affiliates.

Sources of Funds

Individuals: 100.00%
From Organization: 0.00%
Individuals $6,581,791 100.00%
From Organization $290 0.00%

Recipients of Funds

Candidates: 75.23%
Party Committees: 20.76%
Outside Groups: 2.54%
527 Groups: 0.73%
Leadership PACs: 0.73%
Candidates $4,949,845 75.23%
Party Committees $1,365,705 20.76%
Outside Groups $167,477 2.54%
527 Groups $48,310 0.73%
Leadership PACs $48,208 0.73%

Sources of Funds to Candidates

Individuals: 100.00%
PACs: 0.00%
Individuals $4,625,766 100.00%
PACs $0 0.00%

Average Contributions to Members of Congress, 1990-2020

These charts include contributions to members' presidential committees. View more on Money to Congress.

Lobbying

US Dept of Defense has not reported lobbying the federal government during the 2020 election cycle.

Outside Spending

US Dept of Defense has not reported any outside spending in the 2020 election cycle.

i Campaign finance totals for the current election cycle were released by the FEC on March 06, 2024 and by the IRS on September 16, 2020, lobbying data was released by the Senate Office of Public Records on February 21, 2024, outside spending data was released by the FEC on April 20, 2024, and personal finances data was released by the House, Senate, and US Office of Government Ethics starting in June 2011.

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