$2.4M raised online in August; average online gift $18
Through August $31.26M online in 2017 compared to $19.7M online in all of 2015
Over 210,000 first time online donors in 2017
Over 2.1M individual gifts under $200 in 2017
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today announced record-breaking fundraising for August of the off-year. This past August, the DCCC raised $6.26 million compared to $4.15 million in August of 2015. Notably, the committee raised $2.4 million online with an average gift of $18.Overall, the DCCC has raised $72.46 million in 2017 with a full $31.26 million coming from online donations.
“With the House in play, another record-breaking month of fundraising for the DCCC is a clear sign that the grassroots energy behind House democrats is constantly growing stronger,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “Given Speaker Ryan’s failure to govern with unified Republican control of Washington, it’s understandable that vulnerable House Republicans are opting for retirement while we are recruiting incredible candidates deep into the map.”
| August FEC Numbers | 2017 | 2015 |
| Receipts MTD | 6,249,998 | 4,154,283 |
| Receipts YTD | 72,456,193 | 44,949,892 |
| COH | 24,806,758 | 17,770,096 |