Campaign Finance Institute

Campaign Finance Institute Moving research past the old disputes toward a new paradigm: Fostering citizen participation through small donors & volunteers.

What We Do:

From its beginning, CFI has been known for its:

Timely analyses of fundraising by candidates and political parties,
Innovative studies on the variety of ways in which interest groups spend money politically;
Policy recommendations on effective disclosure, and
Its well received books on the impacts of the last round of reform.

CFI's Historical Nuggets - Today's Facts:Nearly 70% of Obama’s itemized donors in 2012 started off as a small donor. For...
10/11/2013

CFI's Historical Nuggets - Today's Facts:

Nearly 70% of Obama’s itemized donors in 2012 started off as a small donor. For Romney, it was 39%. For McCain in 2008, 35%.

Find many more at: http://cfinst.org/data/historicalStats.aspx

Tables, charts and other data on campaign finance

10/08/2013

CFI's Historical Nuggets - Today's Facts:

In every election since 1986, successful House challengers have spent less, on average, than the incumbents they beat.

In 2012, the successful challenger spent an average of $2.5 million. Defeated incumbents spent $3.1 million.

Find many more at: http://cfinst.org/data/historicalStats.aspx

10/08/2013

CFI's Historical Nuggets - Today's Facts: About two-thirds of House incumbents in 2012 won re-election with at least 60% of the vote? On average, these safe incumbents raised 8.5 times as much as the challengers they beat ($1.3 million versus $154,000).

Find many more at: http://cfinst.org/data/historicalStats.aspx

10/08/2013

CFI's Historical Nuggets - Today's Fact: The six national political party committees raised more money in 2011-2012 than ever before – even before McCain-Feingold, when they could raise unlimited contributions?

Find many more at: http://cfinst.org/data/historicalStats.aspx

10/08/2013

CFI's Historical Nuggets - Today's Facts: Members of the House contributed more than one of every five dollars raised by the two parties’ congressional campaign committees. This is up from hardly anything twenty years ago.

Find many more at: http://cfinst.org/data/historicalStats.aspx

09/10/2013

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