Political Money in ID

Start with the other-party column

In most states in this file, other-party candidate receipts are a rounding error. In Idaho they are $3.5 million, larger than the Republican line of $3.3 million and several times the Democratic line of $947,686. The FEC party field on those committees is not Democratic and not Republican. LobbyVault does not relabel them. The $3.5 million stays in the other column until the underlying FEC registrations change.

A two-party-only chart of Idaho would hide 45.0% of the candidate book. That is why this guide leads with the three-way split rather than with a Republican-versus-Democratic headline.

Read Idaho as a three-column receipt table: $947,686 Democratic, $3.3 million Republican, $3.5 million other. Skipping the third column hides 45.0% of $7.7 million. The 275 filers and the 15,360 donors are still two populations. Cycle 2026 filings on FEC.gov are the source for every figure.

275 committees behind $7.7 million

Two hundred seventy-five federal candidate committees are associated with Idaho in this extract. The roster includes House, Senate, and other federal filers. Filer count is not ballot count. Many of the 275 hold little of the $7.7 million. Sorting the Idaho hub by receipts shows which committees — including those in the $3.5 million other-party slice — actually moved money.

Independent expenditures that mention an Idaho candidate sit outside all three party columns. Those amounts, when disclosed, belong to the Super PAC or PAC that paid for them.

If an FEC amendment re-tags a committee’s party code, $3.5 million will move and 12.3% / 42.7% will move with it. Until that happens, the three-way split is the accurate description of Idaho candidate receipts. The $114.5 million donor total will not move just because a party code changed.

Questions

How much have Idaho federal candidates raised in 2026?

Idaho-associated federal candidate committees reported $7.7 million in receipts across 275 filers. Other-party committees reported $3.5 million, Republican committees $3.3 million, and Democratic committees $947,686, per FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

Why is Idaho’s other-party receipt share the largest slice?

Other-party and unaffiliated candidate committees reported $3.5 million, or 45.0% of the $7.7 million total — more than the Republican $3.3 million or Democratic $947,686. That is the FEC party-code roll-up as filed. LobbyVault does not reclassify those committees.

How much have Idaho donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $114.5 million from 15,360 Idaho donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $7.7 million in candidate receipts.

Are Idaho state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Idaho Secretary of State filings for state offices are not part of the $7.7 million or $114.5 million.