Politician
Joe Biden
Democrat · United States · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate P80000722
Joe Biden (Democrat) raised $1.07B for the 2020 President race, $563K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $370M for and $294M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$1.07B
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
0%
$563K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$370M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$294M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | $1.07B | 0% | $370M / $294M | – | $1.74B | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
No PAC checks of note.
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- America First Actionagainst $129M
- Preserve America PACagainst $103M
- Future Forward (FF PAC)for $62M
- Priorities USA Actionfor $55M
- Independence USA PACfor $54M
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Joe Biden's 2020 campaign?
- Joe Biden (Democrat) raised $1.07B for the 2020 President race, $563K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $370M for and $294M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which super PACs spent on Joe Biden's race?
- America First Action ($129M against), Preserve America PAC ($103M against), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($62M for) in 2020.