Donor

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme)

Another PAC

9 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme) gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 85% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $281K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

85%

$1.9M scored (99% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$281K

Not allocated or result unknown

$19K

$19K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Priorities USA Action $19K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.9M		$1.6M / $281K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme)'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme)'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$751K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$743K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$105K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$89K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$35K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$32K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Supporting	$3K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$2K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme) spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme) gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 85% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $281K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme) fund in 2020?: Priorities USA Action ($1.9M).
Which candidates did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $751K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $743K, won); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $105K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.