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The measures

Every figure on this site that is worked out from the filings, each shown for one real case.

Per candidate

Shown for: the candidate with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Money from the candidate

0.0% TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks lower Share of a campaign's money that came from the candidate, as gifts or loans. Version 2 How this is counted

Money from individuals

95.0% TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 83% of its peers Share of a campaign's money that came from individual people. Version 2 How this is counted

Money from PACs

0.4% TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 32% of its peers Share of a campaign's money that came from PACs and other political committees. Version 2 ‡ dark money How this is counted

Money from out of state

44.5% TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 28% of its peers Share of a candidate's itemized gifts from people outside the state they run in. Version 4 ‡ small donors invisible How this is counted

Outside money for a candidate

$92.3M PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money outside groups reported spending to help a candidate. Version 3 ‡ coordination invisible How this is counted

Outside money against a candidate

$151.3M TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money outside groups reported spending against a candidate. Version 3 ‡ coordination invisible How this is counted

Outside money against a candidate in the general election

$150.8M TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money outside groups reported spending against a candidate in filings coded to the general election. Version 1 ‡ coordination invisible How this is counted

Money raised

$128.8M TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money a candidate's own committees reported raising this cycle. Version 2 ‡ one IE register ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money spent

$114.2M TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money a candidate's own committees reported spending this cycle. Version 2 ‡ one IE register ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money spent for the candidate

$257.7M PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher All the money spent for a candidate: their own committees' spending plus the outside money working for them, at least. Version 2 ‡ one IE register ‡ coordination invisible ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money from small donors, at least

71.7% TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher At least this share of a campaign's money came from donors giving $200 or less. Version 3 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Outside money as a share of the total

56.7% TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 73% of its peers Outside spending as a share of all the money around a candidacy. Version 5 ‡ coordination invisible How this is counted

Individual gifts from one industry

2.7% _nominated:S6TX00479 · 2026 cycle · above 26% of its peers Share of a candidate's itemized gifts from one industry. Version 4 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible How this is counted

PAC money by sponsor industry

9.8% _no_sponsor:H8KY02031 · 2026 cycle · above 62% of its peers Share of a candidate's PAC money from committees whose filed sponsor is coded to one industry. Version 2 ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Gifts from an organization: employees and PAC

$5.2M H6CA04222:RACHELANDERICJONESFOUNDATION · 2026 cycle What one organization's employees gave a candidate, and what its PAC gave, side by side and never added. Version 2 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible How this is counted

Givers who gave the legal maximum

1,485 KRISHNAMOORTHI, S · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher People who gave a candidate the most the law allows for one election. Version 2 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible How this is counted

Days until ad money is public

42 days BROWN, SHERROD · 2026 cycle · above 60% of its peers Typical days from a station posting an ad record to the campaign's money report for that day going public. Version 1 ‡ ad orders, not airings ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Spent per dollar raised, latest report

1.12 TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 52% of its peers Dollars spent for every dollar raised in a campaign's latest report. Version 1 ‡ timing gaps ‡ shared committee How this is counted

Spent per dollar raised, this cycle

0.89 TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 32% of its peers Dollars spent for every dollar raised so far this cycle. Version 1 ‡ timing gaps ‡ shared committee How this is counted

Days of cash left

32 days TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 58% of its peers Days a campaign's cash would last at its recent spending pace. Version 1 ‡ timing gaps ‡ shared committee How this is counted

Fundraising pace

0.00 CLEMENT, CHRISTINA LOREN REV DR TRUSTE · 2026 cycle · above 2% of its peers How fast money came in during the latest report, against the one before. Version 1 ‡ timing gaps ‡ shared committee How this is counted

Median income of the places the money came from

$249k TRONE, DAVID · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Median household income of the places a campaign's itemized money came from, weighted by dollars. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text ‡ shared committee How this is counted

Money by income fifth of the places it came from

42.6% TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 11% of its peers Share of a campaign's itemized money from each income fifth of places, and the share no place holds. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text ‡ shared committee How this is counted

In-district money from places richer than the district

100.0% JONES, ERIC · 2026 cycle · above 92% of its peers Share of a campaign's in-district money from places richer than the district's median. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text ‡ shared committee How this is counted

College degrees in the places the money came from

59.0% TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 89% of its peers Share of adults with a degree in the places a campaign's itemized money came from, weighted by dollars. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text ‡ shared committee How this is counted

Median age of the places the money came from

75 GREENE PLACENTIA, BERNADETTE · 2026 cycle Median age of the places a campaign's itemized money came from, weighted by dollars. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text ‡ shared committee How this is counted

Income of the places the money came from, against the district

0.35 TANDON, RITESH · 2026 cycle Median income of the places a House campaign's money came from, divided by its district's median income. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text ‡ shared committee How this is counted

In-state money from places richer than the state

81.9% TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 85% of its peers Share of a campaign's in-state money from places richer than the state's median. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text ‡ shared committee How this is counted

Income of the places the money came from, against the state

0.84 VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS · 2026 cycle · above 3% of its peers Median income of the places a Senate campaign's money came from, divided by its state's median income. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text ‡ shared committee How this is counted

Money facing one subject

1.7% In an industry, but files no lobbying reports · TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 37% of its peers Share of a candidate's money from givers whose organizations lobby Congress on one subject. Version 3 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates How this is counted

Outside money facing one subject

8.7% Ends dark: no donor filing to follow, spent against them · TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 23% of its peers Outside money for or against a candidate whose funders lobby on one subject. Version 3 ‡ funded, hop by hop ‡ dark money ‡ matched by rule ‡ one IE register ‡ self-reported text ‡ lobbying estimates How this is counted

Outside money by the industry of its funders

8.7% Ends dark: no donor filing to follow, spent against them · TALARICO, JAMES · 2026 cycle · above 23% of its peers Outside money for or against a candidate, by the industry of the groups that paid for it. Version 3 ‡ funded, hop by hop ‡ dark money ‡ matched by rule ‡ one IE register ‡ self-reported text ‡ lobbying estimates How this is counted

Per race

Shown for: the race with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Money raised in the race

$177.8M S:TX:00 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money every candidate committee in a race reported raising. Version 2 ‡ one IE register ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money spent in the race

$164.6M S:TX:00 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money every candidate committee in a race reported spending. Version 2 ‡ one IE register ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money raised by the two leading sides

$148.3M S:TX:00 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money the two leading sides of a race reported raising. Version 6 ‡ one IE register ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money spent by the two leading sides

$128.8M S:TX:00 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money the two leading sides of a race reported spending. Version 6 ‡ one IE register ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Outside money in the race, at least

$359.5M S:TX:00 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher At least this much outside money was spent for or against a race's candidates. Version 3 ‡ one IE register ‡ coordination invisible ‡ named, not endorsed ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money spent on the race

$524.1M S:TX:00 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher All the money spent on a race: every candidate committee's spending plus the outside money, at least. Version 1 ‡ one IE register ‡ coordination invisible ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money spent on the general election race

$458.0M S:TX:00 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher All the money spent on a race's general: the two leading sides' spending plus the outside money for and against them, at least. Version 1 ‡ one IE register ‡ coordination invisible ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Dark money share of the race

19.7% S:TX:00 · 2026 cycle · above 71% of its peers The share of the money working for a race's sides that is dark, traced through the spenders' own filings. Version 2 ‡ one IE register ‡ coordination invisible ‡ small donors invisible ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money facing one subject, in a race

1.9% In an industry, but files no lobbying reports · S:TX:00 · 2026 cycle · above 9% of its peers Share of the money in a race from givers whose organizations lobby on one subject. Version 3 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates How this is counted

Per state race side

Shown for: the side of a state race with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Money from voters in the seat

28.6% Deb Haaland · the 2026 race Share of a state candidate's money from people who can vote for the seat, or from the candidate. Version 1 ‡ matched money ‡ zip approximation ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money from organizations

11.3% Deb Haaland · the 2026 race Share of a state candidate's money from organizations, which cannot vote. Version 1 ‡ matched money ‡ LLC anonymity ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money from people outside the seat

60.1% Deb Haaland · the 2026 race Share of a state candidate's money from people who live outside the seat. Version 1 ‡ matched money ‡ zip approximation ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money that cannot be placed

0.0% Deb Haaland · the 2026 race Share of a state candidate's money that no rule can place inside or outside the seat. Version 1 ‡ matched money ‡ zip approximation ‡ small donors invisible ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Per state recipient

Shown for: the state recipient with the most money raised on file that has a page here (when none has one, the top recipient, named without a link).

Spent for every dollar raised

0.87 Texans for Greg Abbott · all reports on file Dollars a state campaign spent for every dollar it raised. Version 4 ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Per committee

Shown for: the committee with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Spending on candidates and ads

92.3% ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · above 93% of its peers Share of a PAC's spending that went to candidates, committees and ads rather than overhead. Version 2 ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Money from individuals

97.3% ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · above 81% of its peers Share of a committee's money that came from individual people. Version 2 How this is counted

Money from the biggest employer

0.3% ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · above 7% of its peers Share of a committee's itemized gifts from people at its single biggest employer. Version 2 ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Gifts tied to an industry

$256.6M ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Itemized gifts to a committee that the giver's employer or job ties to an industry. Version 2 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible How this is counted

Gifts from one industry

$95.3M investment_finance:C00892471 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Itemized gifts to a committee from one industry. Version 1 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible How this is counted

Committee gifts from one industry

5.3% _nominated:C00401224 · 2026 cycle · above 74% of its peers Share of a committee's itemized gifts from one industry. Version 1 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible How this is counted

Committee money to candidates, by party

45.1% C00030718:DEM · 2026 cycle Share of a committee's money to candidates that went to each party's candidates. Version 1 ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Spending that went to the top three payees

100.0% C00831388 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks lower Share of a committee's spending that went to its three biggest payees. Version 2 ‡ payee strings, not vendors ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Money by gift size

0.0% unitemized:C00401224 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks lower Share of a committee's itemized money in one gift-size band, each gift read on its own amount. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Money from retired givers

1.4% ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · above 41% of its peers Share of a committee's itemized money from givers who filed their occupation as retired. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Largest occupation groups

6.4% Management Occupations · ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · above 67% of its peers Share of a committee's itemized money from one of its five largest filed occupation groups. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Money from givers with no occupation group

34.3% ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · above 32% of its peers Share of a committee's itemized money whose filed occupation fits none of the groups. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Median income of the places the money came from

$249k DAVID TRONE FOR MARYLAND, INC. · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Median household income of the places a committee's itemized money came from, weighted by dollars. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Money by income fifth of the places it came from

16.6% ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · above 12% of its peers Share of a committee's itemized money from each income fifth of places, and the share no place holds. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

In-district money from places richer than the district

100.0% ERIC JONES FOR CONGRESS · 2026 cycle · above 92% of its peers Share of a committee's in-district money from places richer than the district's median. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

College degrees in the places the money came from

64.6% ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · above 69% of its peers Share of adults with a degree in the places a committee's itemized money came from, weighted by dollars. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Median age of the places the money came from

93 LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION PAC · 2026 cycle Median age of the places a committee's itemized money came from, weighted by dollars. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

In-state money from places richer than the state

81.9% TALARICO FOR TEXAS · 2026 cycle · above 87% of its peers Share of a committee's in-state money from places richer than the state's median. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Committee money by the subjects its funders lobby on

0.0% Ends dark: no donor filing to follow · ACTBLUE · 2026 cycle · above 9% of its peers Share of a committee's money whose funders, followed hop by hop, lobby on one subject. Version 3 ‡ funded, hop by hop ‡ dark money ‡ matched by rule ‡ one IE register ‡ self-reported text ‡ lobbying estimates How this is counted

Per industry, all candidates

Shown for: the industry with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Gifts from one industry, all candidates

5.6% _nominated · 2026 cycle Itemized gifts from one industry to every candidate of the cycle. Version 2 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible How this is counted

Industry gifts by party

62.9% _all:DEM · 2026 cycle Share of one industry's gifts that went to candidates of each party. Version 2 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible How this is counted

Per subject, all candidates

Shown for: the subject with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Money facing one subject, all candidates

3.1% In an industry, but files no lobbying reports, from individuals · 2026 cycle · no page on this site for it. Money to every candidate of the cycle from givers whose organizations lobby on one subject. Version 3 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates How this is counted

Outside money facing one subject, all candidates

27.6% Ends dark: no donor filing to follow, spent against them · 2026 cycle · no page on this site for it. Outside money in the cycle whose funders lobby on one subject. Version 3 ‡ funded, hop by hop ‡ dark money ‡ matched by rule ‡ one IE register ‡ self-reported text ‡ lobbying estimates How this is counted

Per bill

Shown for: the bill with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Money facing a bill subject, to its sponsors

$7.3M HR 842, 119th Congress · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money from givers who lobby on a bill's subject that reached the members who sponsor it. Version 3 ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates How this is counted

Per member of Congress

Shown for: the member with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Stock trades disclosed late

34.7% M001136 · 2026 cycle · above 85% of its peers Share of a member's stock trades disclosed after the 45 days the law allows. Version 2 ‡ ranges, not amounts How this is counted

Raised over a career

$2.3B B000444 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Money a member's campaigns raised across a whole federal career. Version 3 How this is counted

Stock trades disclosed

2,729 G000583 · 2026 cycle · no peer ranks higher Stock trades a member disclosed. Version 1 ‡ ranges, not amounts How this is counted

Per lobbying filer

Shown for: the lobbying filer with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Lobbying spending by a client, one year

$70.3M 2025:CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U S A · 2025 · no peer ranks higher Money a client reported spending on federal lobbying in one year. Version 1 ‡ lobbying estimates ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Lobbying money reported by a firm, one year

$85.5M BALLARD PARTNERS · 2025 · no peer ranks higher Lobbying money a firm reported to the Senate in one year. Version 1 ‡ lobbying estimates ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Political gifts by a lobbying firm, one year

$4.1M INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS · 2025 · no peer ranks higher Political gifts a lobbying firm and its lobbyists reported in one year. Version 1 ‡ lobbying estimates ‡ self-reported text How this is counted

Per market event

Shown for: the market event with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Market move before an official act

38.0% Will the Senate vote on CLARITY Act? · the act's two weeks How far a prediction market's price moved in the two weeks before an official act. Version 2 ‡ market moves, no identities ‡ shallow market history ‡ correlation, not purchase How this is counted

Per report

Money from the candidate, this report

– No stored figure: each race graph draws this for one report when its page is built. Share of one report's money that was the candidate's own. Version 1 ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

PAC and committee money, this report

– No stored figure: each race graph draws this for one report when its page is built. Share of the money working for a candidate in one report that came from committees. Version 3 ‡ one IE register ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Money from small gifts, this report, at least

– No stored figure: each race graph draws this for one report when its page is built. At least this share of one report's money came from small gifts. Version 1 ‡ small donors invisible ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Dark money, this report

– No stored figure: each race graph draws this for one report when its page is built. Share of the money spent on a candidate in one report whose source is not on file. Version 5 ‡ dark money ‡ one IE register How this is counted

Per amendment

Shown for: the amendment that moved the most money in the newest cycle.

Money moved by this amendment

$39.2M FAIRSHAKE, filing 2008746 · 2026 cycle Money that changed between a report and the version filed to replace it. Version 1 ‡ amendments compared ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Per committee's ads on one platform

Share of ads aimed at an age band

– No stored figure: each race's digital ads page and each committee page draw this from the stored readings. Share of a committee's ads its advertiser aimed at an age band. Version 1 ‡ the platform's own count How this is counted

Share of ad spending aimed at an age band

– No stored figure: each race's digital ads page and each committee page draw this from the stored readings. Share of a committee's ad spend aimed at an age band. Version 1 ‡ the platform's own count How this is counted

Share of ads aimed at one gender

– No stored figure: each race's digital ads page and each committee page draw this from the stored readings. Share of a committee's ads its advertiser aimed at women or at men. Version 1 ‡ the platform's own count How this is counted

Share of ad spending aimed at one gender

– No stored figure: each race's digital ads page and each committee page draw this from the stored readings. Share of a committee's ad spend aimed at women or at men. Version 1 ‡ the platform's own count How this is counted

Share of ads aimed at a kind of place

– No stored figure: each race's digital ads page and each committee page draw this from the stored readings. Share of a committee's ads aimed at a state, a media market, a zip code or the whole country. Version 1 ‡ the platform's own count How this is counted

Share of ad spending aimed at a kind of place

– No stored figure: each race's digital ads page and each committee page draw this from the stored readings. Share of a committee's ad spend aimed at each kind of place. Version 1 ‡ the platform's own count How this is counted

Per lobby group pattern

Shown for: the pattern with the most money in the newest cycle, among those the lobby groups page lists.

How unusual the combination of subjects is

2.05 Economics and Public Finance · Labor and Employment, Jul to Sep 2025 · 2026 cycle How many times more often a combination of subjects shows up in some members' money than in money overall. Version 2 ‡ a pattern, not a group How this is counted

Money to shared members, unexplained by committees

73.8% Economics and Public Finance · Labor and Employment, Jul to Sep 2025 · 2026 cycle Share of a pattern's money to members who share its givers and whose committees do not explain it. Version 1 ‡ a pattern, not a group How this is counted

Money near committee action

0.97 Economics and Public Finance · Labor and Employment, Jul to Sep 2025 · 2026 cycle How much more a pattern's money lands near committee action on its subjects than money in general. Version 2 ‡ a pattern, not a group ‡ timing gaps How this is counted

Per person, every register

Shown for: the person with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Lifetime raised, every register

– No stored figure: each race graph draws this for one report when its page is built. Money one person raised across every register they filed in, each under its own rule, every term listed beside the sum. Version 1 ‡ summed across registers ‡ shared committee ‡ small donors invisible ‡ matched money How this is counted

Per place

Shown for: the place with the largest figure in the newest cycle computed, or for a share or rate, the largest amount it is taken over.

Registered voters per citizen 18 and over

88.6% California · 2026 cycle · above 30% of its peers Registered voters a state files for a place, over the Census estimate of its citizens 18 and over. Version 1 ‡ registrations over an estimate How this is counted

All of it as data: /v2/measures/registry. What these figures cannot see: the boundaries.