Political Money in VT

A third of the candidate book is not two-party

Other-party candidate receipts of $1.7 million are three times the Republican line of $566,802 and more than half the Democratic line of $2.8 million. A two-party-only chart of Vermont would hide a third of the candidate book. The FEC party field on those other committees is not Democratic and not Republican. LobbyVault does not relabel them. The $1.7 million stays in the other column until the underlying FEC registrations change.

Two hundred five federal candidate committees produced the $5.1 million. House, Senate, and other federal filers tagged to Vermont sit in that roster. Sorting the Vermont hub by receipts shows which committees — including those in the $1.7 million other-party slice — actually moved money.

Read Vermont as a three-column receipt table: $2.8 million Democratic, $566,802 Republican, $1.7 million other. Skipping the third column hides 33.3% of $5.1 million. The 205 filers and the 9,734 donors are still two populations. Cycle 2026 filings on FEC.gov are the source for every figure.

Vermont donors: $82.2 million from 9,734 people

The individual contribution total of $82.2 million exceeds the $5.1 million candidate book. Vermont residents give to national PACs, Super PACs, and out-of-state campaigns. Those gifts remain Vermont donor dollars and do not inherit the 33.3% other-party share of candidate receipts. Donor party is not a field in this aggregate.

Nine thousand seven hundred thirty-four donors is the FEC contributor count. Occupation strings live on the underlying rows.

If an FEC amendment re-tags a committee’s party code, $1.7 million will move and 55.6% / 11.2% will move with it. Until that happens, the three-way split is the accurate description of Vermont candidate receipts. The $82.2 million donor total will not move just because a party code changed.

Questions

How much have Vermont federal candidates raised in 2026?

Vermont-associated federal candidate committees reported $5.1 million in receipts across 205 filers. Democratic committees reported $2.8 million, other-party committees $1.7 million, and Republican committees $566,802, per FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

Why is Vermont’s other-party receipt share so large?

Other-party and unaffiliated candidate committees reported $1.7 million, or 33.3% of the $5.1 million total. That is the FEC party-code roll-up as filed. LobbyVault does not reclassify those committees as Democratic or Republican.

How much have Vermont donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $82.2 million from 9,734 Vermont donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $5.1 million in candidate receipts.

Are Vermont state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Vermont Secretary of State filings for state offices are not part of the $5.1 million or $82.2 million.