Team Harris-Walz Raises $361 Million in August, $404 Million War Chest Entering Campaign Home Stretch
Best Grassroots Fundraising Month in Presidential History
Haul Nearly Triples Team Trump’s August Raise, Putting Harris-Walz Campaign in a Strong Position for a Stiff Spending Battle to Come
Nearly 3 Million Donors Contributed in August Alone
More than $615 Million Raised Since Beginning of Vice President Harris’ Candidacy
Today, Team Harris-Walz announced that it raised $361 million in August, the largest haul of the 2024 cycle and nearly triple Team Trump’s August fundraising haul. Team Harris-Walz has raised more than $615 million since the beginning of Vice President Harris’ candidacy, and has been powered by a record-breaking grassroots fundraising program: August’s haul was the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history.
Team Harris-Walz is also reporting $404 million in cash on hand – a massive war chest that will be mission-critical to beating Team Trump’s aggressive operation. Pro-Trump super PACs, funded by unlimited contributions from billionaires, are consolidating their efforts and pumping hundreds of millions of dollars to bolster Trump’s campaign through Election Day – funneling their cash into battleground states to support Trump. In fact, two billionaires alone have bankrolled more than $150 million in spending in just the past six weeks for Trump – MAGA Inc. has spent nearly $100 million in ads and direct mail since the end of July, funded in large part by the $125 million that billionaire Tim Mellon contributed earlier this year, and Preserve America PAC has spent $54 million, bankrolled by Miriam Adelson, who has promised to spend more than $100 million to elect Trump.
“In just a short time, Vice President Harris’ candidacy has galvanized a history-making, broad, and diverse coalition – with the type of enthusiasm, energy, and grit that wins close elections,” said Harris-Walz 2024 Campaign Manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez. “As we enter the final stretch of this election, we’re making sure every hard-earned dollar goes to winning over the voters who will decide this election. Make no mistake: this election will be hard-fought and hard-won. But with the undeniable, organic support we are seeing, we are making sure we are doing everything possible to mobilize our coalition to defeat Donald Trump once and for all.”
“Since Vice President Harris announced her candidacy in July, one thing has been clear: voters are excited and motivated to send her to the Oval Office,” said DNC Chair Jaime Harrison. “If you need proof, just look out at our fundraising numbers. In August, we had the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history, and our historic war chest will power us through the last two months of this election. We’re proud that our team is fueled by everyday Americans: teachers, seniors, and hardworking families. Their values reflect our values, and we will continue to fight on their behalf when we win in November.”
August’s $361 million haul was powered by record-shattering grassroots fundraising support:
• August was the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history, drawing in record support from first-time donors: Nearly 3 million donors made contributions this month alone – with 1.3 million donors making their first donation this cycle. Of those first time donors, three-quarters did not contribute in the last presidential election.
• Five of the top ten grassroots days of the campaign were from August. The third best grassroots day of the campaign was August 6, when Vice President Harris announced Governor Walz as her running-mate.
• 95% of all August donations were under $200, and teachers and nurses continue to be among the most common donor occupations.
• Vice President Harris’ candidacy has also galvanized new demographic groups to donate: Over 60% of all donors in August were women and almost a fifth of donors were registered Republicans or Independents
Team Harris-Walz’s War Chest is Putting Its Resources to Reach the Voters Who Will Decide The Election:
The money being raised across Harris for President, the Democratic National Committee, and joint fundraising committees is bringing the stakes of this race to the voters who will decide what we know will be a very close election. This effort includes:
• The largest Weekend of Action of the campaign to-date focused on Trump’s Project 2025, with more than 2,000 events and 20,000 volunteer shifts already scheduled ahead of the September 10 ABC debate next week
• More than 312 coordinated campaign offices and more than 2,000 coordinated staff across the battleground states, including offices in Republican strongholds to cut into Trump’s margins
• A $370 million investment on digital and television advertising between Labor Day and Election Day to ensure the Vice President is directly communicating to battleground voters on the issues that matter most to them, including Trump’s dangerous Project 2025 agenda
• A recent Weekend of Action, featuring more than 10,000 volunteers who made nearly 900,000 calls and knocked on 150,000 doors, contacting more than 1 million voters
• Bolstering efforts to reach key parts of the campaign’s winning coalition: Black voters, Latino voters, AANHPI voters, young voters, and women.
• The largest transfer ever to campaign committees in a presidential cycle to bolster Democrats’ efforts up and down the ballot
Team Harris-Walz’s Record-Breaking Haul Will Be Critical To Defeating Trump’s Billionaire-Funded Operation:
With just 60 days until Election Day, Vice President Harris and Governor Walz are utilizing their massive war chest to cement the choice for the voters who will decide this election. That includes efforts like this weekend’s Project 2025 Weekend of Action, as well as an aggressive paid media campaign through Election Day putting a spotlight on Trump’s Project 2025. These efforts are critical as Donald Trump’s billionaire-funded campaign, along with pro-Trump super PACs, are spending big: Already, Team Trump is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on the airwaves in battleground states. And new, pro-Trump, soft money groups continue to spring up at a rapid pace, ready to throw millions into efforts to bolster Trump’s bid for the White House – spending on paid media and ground game operations:
• GOP mega donor Tim Mellon has given $125 million to Trump’s main super PAC, MAGA Inc. – the largest individual contribution of the 2024 cycle thus far.
• MAGA Inc. spent more than $200 million on paid media this summer and has already made more than $53 million in reservations through Election Day.
• Additional pro-Trump donors and super PACs have committed hundreds of millions to aid Trump:
o Right for America – which launched its first advertising this week – will spend an additional $60 million on paid media.
o America PAC, backed by Elon Musk, plans to raise upwards of $160 million from mega donors through Election Day.
o Turnout for America plans to spend $45 million to bolster Trump’s ground game.
o Place America First plans to spend $100 million.
This fall will be a fierce spending battle. While billionaires spend heavily to push Trump toward victory, Team Harris-Walz and its army of grassroots supporters will continue leveraging its massive infrastructure advantage in the battlegrounds and its historic war chest to relentlessly take the stakes of this election to the voters who will decide it.
