After 2020′s close presidential election in Georgia, Joe Biden and Donald Trump are pouring resources into the state.
They’re also asking voters for money, and some are saying yes. Here’s how much the candidates are raising from Georgia residents.
Trump has collected 59% of all Georgia presidential itemized donations, according to Federal Election Commission filings. That is a little better than 2020 performance when he received 55% of all the itemized donations. In 2020, Trump raised nearly $15 million from Georgia residents, which was the 6th highest state total for him.
Trump received a big money boost after a jury found him guilty of 34 felony criminal counts. Georgia residents donated more than $1 million in the two days following that verdict, according to FEC June filings.
Biden is lagging in Georgia so far. He’s taken in about 34% of the state’s contributions, down from 45% in 2020. In the previous campaign, Biden raised Biden raised about $12.2 million in Georgia.
One main difference is Robert Kennedy Jr. The independent has raised bout $454,000 or 8% of the Georgia total.
