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ActBlue End of Cycle Report

Welcome to ActBlue’s end-of-cycle report, covering the period from 1/1/2009 through 12/31/2010.

Number of contributions 782,792
Total raised $87,726,365.12
Average Contribution size $112.07
Committees receiving money 3,625
Fundraising pages receiving money 7,867
Pages created 14,559

 

While the past two years may feel like an eternity, there was a time not that long ago when the economy was healthy, Democrats had just retaken Congress, and a guy with a funny name was thinking about running for President. Today, we compare the two through the lens of ActBlue activity.

2006-08 2009-10 Change
Contributions 465,436 782,792 68%
Volume ($) $66,250,983.88 $87,726,365.12 32%
Mean Donation $142.34 $112.07 -21%
Committees 2,742 3,625 24%
Pages Created 10,704 14,559 36%
Pages w/ Money 5,091 7,867 54%

 

Note, in particular, that the growth in volume was exceeded by the growth in contributions. That figure speaks to our success in pursuit of our broader goal: increasing political participation.

The top 10 committees outline the shape of Democratic politics in ’09-’10: Rob Miller’s red-letter day; Halter and Sestak primary contests; the reaction to the unexpected results of GOP primaries in Alaska and Kentucky; Alan Grayson’s emergence as a national figure; what looked like a close Senate race in CA; and the tireless work of the PCCC and Democracy for America, which affected a number of the races below.

Name Race Donors Dollars
PCCC Organization 101,827 $2,017,631
Alan Grayson FL-08 56,309 $1,480,746
Democracy for America Organization 53,429 $956,944
Joe Sestak PA-Sen 44,773 $3,843,506
Bill Halter AR-Sen 39,205 $1,209,137
Jack Conway KY-Sen 35,159 $1,197,599
Rob Miller SC-02 27,110 $1,085,335
Anne McLane Kuster NH-02 24,273 $312,335
Barbara Boxer CA-Sen 20,427 $1,189,811
Scott McAdams AK-Sen 17,786 $738,071

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