People's Action Power spent $1.1M on independent expenditures 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, 99% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $7K lost).
Outside spending
$1.1M
On the winning side
99%
$1.1M
On the losing side
$7K
Supporting vs attacking
100% / 0%
$1.1M for, $0 against
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
People's Action Power reported $3.5M in gifts from people, companies, nonprofits and other PACs. The biggest are below.
- Service Employees International UnionCompany / nonprofit$1.3M (37%)
- People's ActionCompany / nonprofit$599K (17%)
- Movement Voter ProjectCompany / nonprofit$465K (13%)
- Tides AdvocacyCompany / nonprofit$270K (8%)
- Movement Voter PACAnother PAC$223K (6%)
- Way to Lead PACAnother PAC$127K (4%)
- Sixteen Thirty FundDark money$100K (3%)
- Preston-Werner Initiatives Inc.Another PAC$60K (2%)
- Loring, Wolcott and CoolidgeAnother PAC$50K (1%)
- American Bridge PACAnother PAC$50K (1%)
Where the money went
Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Amount | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $939K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $61K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $61K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $53K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $7K | ✗ No |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Supporting | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Andy Kim | New Jersey 3rd District | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
Questions people ask
- How much did People's Action Power spend in 2020, and did it win?
- People's Action Power spent $1.1M on independent expenditures 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, 99% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $7K lost).
- Who funds People's Action Power?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were Service Employees International Union ($1.3M), People's Action ($599K), Movement Voter Project ($465K), Tides Advocacy ($270K), Movement Voter PAC ($223K), out of $3.5M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did People's Action Power spend the most on in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, $939K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, $61K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), $61K, won).