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