Political Donations Search

Search FEC campaign finance data. Find political donations, donors, candidates, and committees.

Why Use This Actor?

Track money in politics. See who's funding campaigns, how much candidates are raising, and where the money comes from. Data sourced directly from the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Who This Is For

• Journalists - Investigate campaign finance, follow the money
• Researchers - Study political donations and donor patterns
• Campaigns - Research opponent fundraising and donor bases
• Nonprofits - Monitor political spending and influence
• Citizens - See who's funding your representatives

Features

• Donor Search - Find individual contributions by name, employer, or location
• Candidate Search - Look up candidates and their fundraising
• Committee Search - Find PACs, Super PACs, and campaign committees
• Filter by Cycle - Search 2024, 2022, 2020, and earlier elections
• State Filtering - Narrow results by state

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchType	string	donors, candidates, or committees
query	string	Name to search for
state	string	Optional: 2-letter state code (CA, TX, NY)
employer	string	Optional: Filter donors by employer
cycle	string	Election cycle: 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016
maxResults	integer	Max results (1-1000, default: 100)

Output

Donation Results

{
  "type": "donation",
  "donorName": "MUSK, ELON",
  "amount": 40495178,
  "date": "2024-10-10",
  "employer": "SPACEX",
  "occupation": "CEO",
  "city": "AUSTIN",
  "state": "TX",
  "recipientName": "AMERICA PAC",
  "party": "REP"
}

Candidate Results

{
  "type": "candidate",
  "name": "TRUMP, DONALD J.",
  "party": "REPUBLICAN PARTY",
  "office": "President",
  "state": "US",
  "status": "C"
}

Example Searches

Find donations from a specific person

{
  "searchType": "donors",
  "query": "Elon Musk",
  "cycle": "2024"
}

Find tech company employee donations

{
  "searchType": "donors",
  "query": "",
  "employer": "Google",
  "state": "CA",
  "cycle": "2024"
}

Look up a candidate

{
  "searchType": "candidates",
  "query": "Biden",
  "cycle": "2024"
}

Data Source

All data comes from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) official API. This is public information required by law to be disclosed.

Pricing

Pay per result - only pay for what you get:

• Actor start: $0.00005 per run
• Per result: $0.004 per donation/candidate/committee

Search	Results	Cost
10 donations	10	$0.04
100 donations	100	$0.40
500 donations	500	$2.00