January ’22 Recap

Small-dollar donors kicked off 2022 by making over 3 million contributions to more than 10,000 different campaigns and organizations. Compared to January of 2018, the last midterm election year, fundraising has doubled, whether you measure by total dollars raised, contributions, or unique donors. It’s especially exciting to see this sustained engagement given how historic 2018 was for grassroots engagement, with small-dollar donors helping propel Democrats across the country.

Topline Numbers

  January ’18 January ’20 January ’22
Contributions 1,337,054 4,797,372 3,062,553
Total Amount $46,028,463 $133,151,148 $114,434,002
Average Contribution Size $34.43 $27.76 $37.37
Unique Donors 671,727 2,069,608 1,261,628
Unique Campaigns, Committees,
and Organizations
5,406 8,272 10,906

Cycle-to-cycle Comparison

  2018 cycle through January ’18 2020 cycle through January ’20
2022 cycle through January ’22
Contributions 17,689,210 39,481,314 38,381,362
Total Amount $568,425,403 $1,190,179,474 $1,372,171,496
Average Contribution Size $32.13 $30.15 $35.75
Unique Donors 2,758,818 6,337,556 4,716,482
Unique Campaigns, Committees,
and Organizations
8,572 14,179 18,795

Payment Methods

  January ’18 January ’20 January ‘22
% of Contributions made via a Mobile Device 42.00% 60.80% 54.60%
% of Contributions made with a Saved Payment Method or Digital Wallet Option 53.30% 64.40% 70.20%

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