House Democrats outraised their Republican foes in July

House Democrats again leapfrogged Republicans in the election cash race in July, but the GOP is still in a better financial position than it has been in previous elections.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced on Tuesday that the organization had raised $17.6 million in July. Last month’s cash boost increased the organization’s year-to-date total cash haul to a record $107.1 million, according to a release from the DCCC.  

During this election cycle, House Democrats have raised an eye-popping $228.4 million. With July’s fundraising total, the DCCC has $92 million in cash on hand.

Rep. Suzan DelBene, chair of the DCCC, said in a statement that the mountain of cash coming to Democrats is from people who are “turned off by the never-ending extremism and chaos of Donald Trump and House Republicans.”

“The American people are hearing Democrats’ message of lowering costs, growing the middle class, and defending their rights, and they are showing up to support this forward-looking agenda,” said Ms. DelBene, Washington Democrat.

While Republicans gained a massive fundraising bump after former President Donald Trump’s felony convictions in May in the business records fraud case, and posted record-breaking fundraising numbers for the second quarter of this year, that momentum has slowed.

The National Republican Congressional Committee raised $11.7 million in July, which was about a $2.6 million drop off from the record-shattering figures pulled in by the organization in June. Though there was a drop in cash flow, the NRCC still had the most money it ever had in July during a presidential election year.

Last month’s fundraising hauls put the House GOP’s campaign arm at $173.4 million raised throughout the 2024 election cycle with $73.3 million in cash on hand.

While Democrats have the financial edge, Republicans are in a better position financially than in previous presidential election cycles.

While Republicans are not even close to the colossal amount of money the NRCC had on hand during the midterm elections two years ago, the organization has about $6.2 million more cash on hand this year than in 2020, when the GOP picked up a surprise 15 seats in the House, which put them in position to gain control of the lower chamber.