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Steven Spielberg

Individual

Co-Founder, Dreamworks Animation · California

6 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Steven Spielberg gave $1.7M 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, 72% were on the winning side ($948K won, $368K lost). $363 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

72%

$1.3M scored (79% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$368K

Not allocated or result unknown

$345K

$345K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $363 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Priorities USA Action

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$420K / $75K
Pacronym

$128K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$289K / $82K
Senate Majority PAC

$96K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$64K / $90K
Ab PAC

$73K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$152K / $25K
House Majority PAC

$17K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$125K
$20K / $88K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Steven Spielberg's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Steven Spielberg's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$503K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$311K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$130K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$37K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$32K✓ Yes
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$29K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$27K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$26K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$20K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$20K✓ Yes
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$15K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$13K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Steven Spielberg spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Steven Spielberg gave $1.7M 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, 72% were on the winning side ($948K won, $368K lost). $363 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Steven Spielberg fund in 2020?
Priorities USA Action ($500K), Pacronym ($500K), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), Ab PAC ($250K), House Majority PAC ($125K).
Which candidates did Steven Spielberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $503K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $311K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $130K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.