Election Cycles
Federal campaign finance data across 23 election cycles.
2026
$2.1B
Candidates: 2,430
Committees: 19,842
Contributions: 24,343,958
2022
$3.7B
Candidates: 2,574
Committees: 19,794
Contributions: 25,700,000
2020
$8.0B
Candidates: 2,459
Committees: 18,286
Contributions: 69,377,425
2018
$2.7B
Candidates: 2,418
Committees: 19,022
Contributions: 21,730,731
2016
$3.2B
Candidates: 1,721
Committees: 17,651
Contributions: 20,454,642
2014
$1.7B
Candidates: 1,671
Committees: 14,905
Contributions: 2,192,151
2012
$3.3B
Candidates: 2,025
Committees: 14,455
Contributions: 3,372,139
2010
$1.9B
Candidates: 2,190
Committees: 11,138
Contributions: 2,111,820
2008
$3.3B
Candidates: 1,638
Committees: 10,017
Contributions: 3,356,758
2006
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 9,282
Contributions: 1,830,339
2004
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 9,322
Contributions: 2,460,297
2002
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 9,103
Contributions: 1,419,714
2000
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 9,577
Contributions: 1,694,083
1998
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 9,976
Contributions: 1,010,007
1996
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 11,075
Contributions: 1,228,409
1994
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 10,815
Contributions: 838,804
1992
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 10,759
Contributions: 887,860
1990
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 9,134
Contributions: 529,911
1988
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 9,218
Contributions: 432,978
1986
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 8,518
Contributions: 278,735
1984
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 8,465
Contributions: 258,967
1982
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 8,291
Contributions: 169,023
1980
$0
Candidates: 0
Committees: 7,884
Contributions: 308,696