Dark money & outside spending
Money spent for or against candidates by committees acting independently of the campaigns — super PACs and outside-spending organizations. Ranked by total reported. Coverage-honest: figures come from FEC independent-expenditure filings; nothing is fabricated.
"Outside" or "dark money" spending is done independently of a candidate's campaign — it isn't a contribution to them. These are the committees' independent expenditures as reported to the FEC (Schedule E), split into money spent supporting vs. opposing candidates. Learn more →
Total across the 100 groups shown: $38,433,638,300.
100 spending groups
- C00944025i$14,500,000,00037.7%
- C00946087i$13,001,000,00033.8%
- C00945709i$10,000,000,00026.0%
- TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITYi$64,237,1460.2%
- UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')i$56,206,2050.1%
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSi$53,988,9980.1%
- PROTECT PROGRESSi$34,856,4020.1%
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONi$33,606,9980.1%
- FIGHT FOR KENTUCKYi$26,260,4660.1%
- FAIRSHAKEi$24,393,5880.1%
- ILLINOIS FUTURE PACi$24,243,9760.1%
- KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC.i$23,971,2710.1%
- C00853135i$22,000,0000.1%
- PINE TREE RESULTS PACi$21,950,8960.1%
- THINK BIGi$21,110,0130.1%
- VOTEVETSi$20,303,1370.1%
- JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PACi$19,994,3890.1%
- STAND FOR NEW YORK PACi$18,447,2440.0%
- LOUISIANA FREEDOM FUNDi$17,593,6010.0%
- ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INCi$17,286,4500.0%
- A STRONGER MICHIGANi$16,133,4390.0%
- LONE STAR RISING PACi$15,584,4000.0%
- FELLOWSHIP PACi$15,050,0000.0%
- AMERICAN MISSIONi$14,608,7100.0%
- ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECWi$14,300,0840.0%
- KENTUCKY 4TH PACi$14,280,0000.0%
- YOU CAN PUSH BACKi$12,900,5360.0%
- 314 ACTION FUNDi$11,977,3470.0%
- CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.i$11,914,5300.0%
- WIN IT BACK PACi$11,669,3770.0%
- NORTH STAR DAWN PACi$10,886,7370.0%
- LONE STAR LIBERTY PACi$10,612,9300.0%
- RJC VICTORY FUNDi$10,570,9900.0%
- PROJECT 218i$10,235,8130.0%
- MAGA KYi$10,114,8830.0%
- BOLD AMERICAi$8,544,2860.0%
- CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PACi$8,529,1740.0%
- AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)i$8,175,7900.0%
- BDA PACi$8,006,0390.0%
- DEFENDING OUR VALUES PACi$7,891,1660.0%
- AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN)i$7,000,0000.0%
- KY PACi$6,919,7270.0%
- HARDWORKING AMERICANS INC.i$6,908,6590.0%
- NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITYi$6,876,1260.0%
- SECURITY IS STRENGTH PACi$6,296,4140.0%
- UNITE TO WINi$5,987,0470.0%
- ALABAMA FREEDOM FUNDi$5,521,7160.0%
- SLF PACi$5,396,6470.0%
- PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEi$5,149,7860.0%
- DLGAi$5,040,4630.0%
- DMFI PACi$5,000,0000.0%
- AMERICA ONEi$4,888,2750.0%
- AMERICANS 4 SECURITY PACi$4,726,6580.0%
- GLCF, INC.i$4,409,6770.0%
- CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEEi$4,064,2680.0%
- FIGHTING FOR WYOMINGi$4,000,0000.0%
- TEXANS DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITYi$3,706,9620.0%
- CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTIONi$3,696,8410.0%
- ADVANCE PROGRESSi$3,533,3330.0%
- PALMETTO ACTIONi$3,413,8120.0%
- CONSERVATIVE FIGHTER PACi$3,328,2780.0%
- RESTORATION OF AMERICA PACi$3,294,2800.0%
- PROGRESSIVE VET PACi$3,282,3570.0%
- FIGHTING FOR TEXASi$3,260,0000.0%
- CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIPi$3,250,0000.0%
- OHIO FLYER PACi$3,244,8730.0%
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACi$3,212,0840.0%
- PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTIONi$3,155,8530.0%
- NEW LEADERSHIP NOWi$3,122,1390.0%
- NUESTRO PACi$3,004,0000.0%
- NORTHWOODS FUTURE PACi$2,899,3510.0%
- KENTUCKY FIRST PACi$2,813,9720.0%
- LEAD LEFT PACi$2,806,9900.0%
- ALABAMA CONSERVATIVESi$2,740,3600.0%
- ARTICLE ONE PACi$2,681,0000.0%
- FIGHT TO WIN AMERICA, INC.i$2,665,9680.0%
- EQUALITY PACi$2,662,5000.0%
- STRONG PACi$2,636,4040.0%
- OVERSIGHT ACTION FUNDi$2,570,4560.0%
- LATINO VICTORY FUNDi$2,525,7800.0%
- AMERICAN VALUES FIRSTi$2,524,7020.0%
- AB PACi$2,110,7690.0%
- FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PACi$2,092,3390.0%
- MONTANA FREEDOM PACi$2,080,5410.0%
- MAGA INC.i$2,053,2660.0%
- AMERICAN LIBERTY FOUNDATIONi$2,019,6790.0%
- MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENTi$2,007,2010.0%
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.i$2,000,0000.0%
- CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC.i$1,999,2000.0%
- LEADERS WE DESERVEi$1,940,0000.0%
- CHC BOLD PACi$1,939,0810.0%
- LAST FRONTIER PACi$1,899,4360.0%
- PROGRESSIVE UNITY FUNDi$1,875,0000.0%
- CALIFORNIA CONSERVATIVES PACi$1,805,8120.0%
- THE SENTINEL ACTION FUNDi$1,773,8490.0%
- COMMONWEALTH TOGETHER PACi$1,760,0000.0%
- HMPi$1,739,9200.0%
- WOMEN VOTEi$1,671,9300.0%
- THE IMPACT FUNDi$1,615,5130.0%
- VALLEY-WESTSIDE UNITED PACi$1,600,0000.0%
Top reported independent-expenditure spenders for the cycle, rolled up per committee into support vs. oppose (largest transactions; not a complete ledger).
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