- Democratic parties in six key swing states massively outraised and outspent Republicans in 2023, Federal Election Commission records show.
- Republicans financially lagged behind Democrats in Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona.
- The Republican National Committee also raised significantly less money than the Democratic National Committee did in 2023.
Democratic state parties outraised their Republican counterparts in six key states in 2023, according to recently released Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosures.
The state Republican parties in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin and Georgia raised and spent less in 2023 than their Democratic rivals, according to FEC records. State Democratic parties raised $29.1 million across the six states in 2023, whereas Republicans took in just $7.3 million, according to the records.
Democratic state parties reported over $30 million in expenditures during 2023 compared to the $10.4 million in spending reported by Republicans, the documents show. The disparity becomes less severe when examining the cash-on-hand between state parties, in which Republican parties collectively held $2.3 million in assets…
