Donor
Unite the Country
Another PACDC
2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Unite the Country gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 92% ended up on the winning side ($942K won, $78K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
92%
$942K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$78K
Not spent yet
$4K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 cheque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black PAC | $1.0M | $924K / $76K | |
| Latino Victory Fund $4K not spent yet | $25K | $19K / $2K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Unite the Country's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Unite the Country's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $461K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $152K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $142K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $103K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $65K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $44K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $20K | ✗ No |
| Lucy McBath | Georgia 6th District | Supporting | $6K | ✓ Yes |
| Joyce Elliott | Arkansas 2nd District | Supporting | $5K | ✗ No |
| Elaine G. Luria | Virginia 2nd District | Supporting | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Abigail A. Spanberger | Virginia 7th District | Supporting | $4K | ✓ Yes |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $4K | ✓ Yes |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Unite the Country spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Unite the Country gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 92% ended up on the winning side ($942K won, $78K lost).
- Which super PACs did Unite the Country fund in 2020?
- Black PAC ($1.0M), Latino Victory Fund ($25K).
- Which candidates did Unite the Country's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $461K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $152K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $142K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.