Donor
Robert Wood Johnson
IndividualNfl Franchise Owner, Self Employed · New York
722 reported gifts; 19 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Robert Wood Johnson gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 93% were on the winning side ($273K won, $21K lost). $1.4M had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.1M
97% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
93%
$294K scored (14% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$21K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.8M
$433K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.4M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGA Inc. $378K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.0M | $248K / $0 | |
| House Majority PAC $13K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $51K | $20K / $17K | |
| DSCC $11K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $13K | $1K / $794 | |
| DCCC $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $13K | $1K / $1K | |
| NRSC $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $9K | $3 / $602 | |
| Votevets $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $4K | $737 / $388 | |
| Moveon.Org Political Action $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $3K | $1 / $26 | |
| NRCC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2K | $129 / $316 | |
| The Lincoln Project $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2K | $0 / $402 | |
| Progressive Turnout Project $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2K | $0 / $45 | |
| End Citizens United $915 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $978 | $7 / $54 | |
| 314 Action Fund $489 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $789 | $262 / $32 | |
| Giffords PAC $305 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $580 | $45 / $230 | |
| National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee $435 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $500 | $45 / $17 | |
| Chc Bold PAC $276 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $385 | $77 / $15 | |
| Americans for Constitutional Liberty Dba the Conservative Caucus | $300 | $289 / $0 | |
| Senate Conservatives Fund $187 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $290 | $78 / $19 | |
| Equality PAC $104 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $150 | $26 / $15 | |
| Common Sense for America PAC $106 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $130 | $16 / $8 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R Jr Biden | President | Attacking | $1.2M | Unknown |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $207K | ✓ Yes |
| Ronald Desantis | President (primary) | Attacking | $86K | Unknown |
| Joseph R Jr Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $46K | Unknown |
| Nikki Haley | President (primary) | Attacking | $43K | Unknown |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Supporting | $42K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Desantis | President (primary) | Attacking | $13K | Unknown |
| Austin Theriault | Maine 2nd District | Attacking | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $2K | ✗ No |
| Sandy Smith | North Carolina 1st District | Attacking | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| John Duarte | California 13th District | Attacking | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Michelle Steel | California 45th District | Attacking | $1K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Robert Wood Johnson spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Robert Wood Johnson gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 93% were on the winning side ($273K won, $21K lost). $1.4M had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Robert Wood Johnson fund in 2024?
- MAGA Inc. ($2.0M), House Majority PAC ($51K), DSCC ($13K), DCCC ($13K), NRSC ($9K).
- Which candidates did Robert Wood Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $1.2M, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $207K, won); against Ronald Desantis (President, about $86K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.