Trump keeps driving online fundraising - for both parties

"Leading the way was Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who saw a massive surge in donations when he broke records with a 25-hour quasi-filibuster speech protesting the Trump administration's policies. Booker's campaign committee received nearly 92,000 donations totaling $2.5 million on ActBlue on April 2, the day after his speech finished. It was the highest single-day total for any federal committee on the platform in 2025. For roughly a third of those donors, it was their first donation of the year on ActBlue."

"The New Jersey senator was not the only Democrat to get a donation boost off of standing up to Trump. California Gov. Gavin Newsom's joint fundraising committee saw a massive surge in donations in early June after he sued the Trump administration to block the deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and Trump suggested arresting the governor. The group, Campaign for Democracy, recorded more than 47,000 donations on June 11, for a total of $1.3 million."

"Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) saw nearly 43,000 donations for a total of nearly $1.3 million to his campaign committee Nov. 25 after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to investigate whether a video that featured Kelly and others advising troops not to follow illegal orders was itself unlawful. Roughly 1 in 5 donations on the platform that day went to Kelly's campaign."

ActBlue and WinRed report donations to federal campaigns and committees and capture the vast majority of online donations for both parties. The data reveal specific moments that drove donors to give, often tied to confrontations with the Trump administration. Sen. Cory Booker received nearly 92,000 donations totaling $2.5 million on ActBlue on April 2 after a 25-hour quasi-filibuster speech, with about one-third of those donors giving for the first time that year. Gov. Gavin Newsom's joint committee recorded more than 47,000 donations totaling $1.3 million on June 11 after legal action and threats from Trump. Sen. Mark Kelly drew nearly 43,000 donations totaling about $1.3 million on Nov. 25 amid a Pentagon investigation and remained a top fundraiser for weeks afterward.

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