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On August 26, 2015 — just 238 days since the 2016 election cycle began — ActBlue passed the $100M mark for the cycle. And we’ve sent checks or wired funds to more than 2,750 different campaigns, committees, and organizations across the country. The chart below shows the incredible fundraising pace we’ve seen this cycle compared to the previous two:

Topline Numbers

Aug. ’12 Aug. ’13 Aug. ’14 Aug. ’15
Contributions 309,826 155,552 686,476 529,324
Total Amount $12,774,047 $5,673,931 $22,766,476 $15,013,856
Average Contribution Size $41.23 $36.48 $33.16 $28.36
Committees 1,980 1,305 2,244 1,636

Recurring

Aug. ’12 Aug. ’13 Aug. ’14 Aug. ’15
Total Recurring Volume $1,044,821 $482,101 $3,459,814 $4,469,346
% of Total Volume 8.2% 8.5% 15.2% 29.8%

Express

We’re up to 1,610,413 Express Users — people who have saved their payment information with ActBlue.

Aug. ’12 Aug. ’13 Aug. ’14 Aug. ’15
New Express Users 50,377 12,972 59,465 74,288
% of Total Volume
via Express Users
42.3% 44.6% 57.4% 59.4%
% of Contributions
via Express Users
46.2% 51.4% 64.0% 64.3%

Mobile

Aug. ’12 Aug. ’13 Aug. ’14 Aug. ’15
% Mobile 7.0% 9.6% 27.5% 29.8%
% Mobile for
Express Users
9.4% 13.1% 29.6% 32.5%

If you have questions or comments, feel free to reach out at info@actblue.com.

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