Minnesota donors have sustained their summer political spending trends into the fall, supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the presidency over former President Donald Trump.
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Harris’ campaign raised $1.57 million from Minnesotans in September, following $1.17 million in July from the state’s residents and $1.6 million in August. The Trump campaign raised $160,000 from Minnesotans in September, following a total of $197,000 raised across both July and August.
A few key events appear to have driven donation activity, including the presidential debate between Harris and Trump on Sept. 10 and a Trump campaign rally held on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In Harris’ case, the debate fueled more than $200,000 in Minnesota donations on a single day.
In the month of September, daily donations to the Harris and Trump campaigns averaged out to $52,000 and $5,300, respectively.
In total, this trend has amounted to Harris out-fundraising Trump in Minnesota 11:1 since July, a month in which the Democratic ticket gained renewed support following President Joe Biden dropping out of the race. August also saw a spike in donations to the Democrats when Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.
