Which super PACs did Michael Bloomberg fund in 2020?

Independence USA PAC ($67M), House Majority PAC ($25M), Priorities USA Action ($19M), Black PAC ($7.4M), Unite the Country ($4.4M).

Which candidates did Michael Bloomberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $69M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $11M, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $1.7M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Bloomberg

Individual

Founder, Bloomberg LP · New York

47 reported gifts; 16 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Michael Bloomberg gave $142M 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, 79% were on the winning side ($91M won, $24M lost). $240K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$142M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

79%

$115M scored (81% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$24M

Not allocated or result unknown

$27M

$27M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $240K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. 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	Won / lost
Independence USA PAC $12M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$67M	$55M / $0
House Majority PAC $3.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25M	$4.0M / $18M
Priorities USA Action $191K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$19M	$16M / $2.9M
Black PAC $2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$7.4M	$4.9M / $407K
Unite the Country $999K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.4M	$3.3M / $92K
Lcv Victory Fund $1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.2M	$1.4M / $1.4M
Planned Parenthood Votes $2.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M	$950K / $458K
Latino Victory Fund $524K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.4M	$1.7M / $188K
Somos PAC $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.9M	$823K / $17K
For Our Future $895K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$602K / $3K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $452K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$510K / $339K
Take Back 2020 $500K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$499K / $487
Women Vote! $217K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$151K / $574K
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$475K / $0
With Honor Fund, Inc. $183K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$186K / $51K
United for Massachusetts $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$44K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Michael Bloomberg's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Michael Bloomberg's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$69M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$11M	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$1.4M	✗ No
Eric S. Esshaki	Michigan 11th District	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$993K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$942K	✓ Yes
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$836K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$796K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$743K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Bloomberg spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Michael Bloomberg gave $142M 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, 79% were on the winning side ($91M won, $24M lost). $240K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Bloomberg fund in 2020?: Independence USA PAC ($67M), House Majority PAC ($25M), Priorities USA Action ($19M), Black PAC ($7.4M), Unite the Country ($4.4M).
Which candidates did Michael Bloomberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $69M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $11M, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $1.7M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.