The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Trump leads fundraising pack, beyond any single Dem
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has received more in donations from Connecticut than any single Democratic candidate.
Democratic presidential candidates combined, though, have outraised Republicans in donations from Connecticut by almost a 4-1 margin.
Trump is the only presidential candidate to break the mark of $1 million in donations from Connecticut, according to Federal Election Commission data. Through Dec. 31, 2019, Trump has raised $1,124,521 from Connecticut, almost half — more than $400,000 — from Fairfield County.
Of the Democratic candidates, Joe Biden has received the most money from Connecticut donors, with a total of $781,422 received through the end of the year.
Biden is followed by Pete Buttigieg, who has received $695,758 from Connecticut donors. After Buttigieg are Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who received $422,418 and $359,717 from Connecticut, respectively.
The lions’ share of donations from Connecticut to Republican candidates have gone to Trump. In total, there have been $1,161,229 in donations to GOP candidates, all but $36,708 donated to other Republican candidates.
Democratic presidential candidates have raised $4,267,391 in donations from Connecticut.
In total, Connecticut residents have donated $5,428,720 to presidential campaigns in the 2020 election cycle.
Looking at donations from the entire United States, Sanders is the clear leader through Dec. 31. He’s pulled in $95,894,688 from donors, compared to Trump’s $78,375,358.
Buttigieg is not far behind Trump, trailing with $76,251,326 in donations, with Warren coming in at number fourth with $71,095,375 and then Biden, whose campaign has made $60,936,925 in donations.
Amy Klobuchar and Andrew Yang are at the bottom of the pack, both in total contributions and donations from Connecticut.
Klobuchar has pulled in $25,335,532 in donations, $265,930 of it from Connecticut. Yang has made $31,694,520 in donations, $245,317 from Connecticut.
Tom Steyer has amassed a total of $2,917,195 in contributions, $19,375 of it from Connecticut, though he has donated more than $205 million of his own money.
Mike Bloomberg is not accepting donations, opting to fund his campaign himself so far donating $200 million to his own campaign.
Tuesday is the New Hampshire primary, the second official contest in this election cycle, following the tumultuous Iowa Caucus, results from which were delayed due to a reported software error.
Buttigieg and Sanders split Iowa’s delegates, with Sanders winning the popular vote by a slim margin.