The Harris campaign revealed on Friday that it raised $310 million in July, primarily through small-dollar donations after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
The July figure, which is more than double the $138.7 million raised by Republican challenger Donald Trump in the same month, pushes Harris and Biden’s total fundraising to more than $1 billion, the fastest a presidential campaign has ever done so, according to the campaign.
July was expected to be a bad month for Democrats as major contributors withheld funds in an attempt to drive Biden out of the race, but Harris’s nomination as the party’s presidential candidate energised voters and donors.
Over $200 million of the $310 million came in the first week following Biden’s endorsement of his deputy, the campaign said.
Two-thirds of the July donations came from first-time donors and 94% of the donations were $200 or less, the campaign said.
“This is a history-making haul for a candidate who will make history this November. The tremendous outpouring of support we’ve seen in just a short time makes clear the Harris coalition is mobilized, growing, and ready to put in the work to defeat Trump this November,” said Harris for President Campaign Manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez.
Trump’s July fundraising total was 24% higher than the $111.8 million the campaign said it raised in June.
The assassination attempt on Trump on July 13 at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was expected to increase campaign contributions to the former president.
Trump’s fundraising had earlier increased after he was convicted in late May of criminal charges connected to a hush-money payment to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election.
Polls showed that Trump had developed a lead over Biden, including in battleground states, following Biden’s dreadful debate performance on June 27, but Harris’ entry into the race shifted the dynamic, with recent polls showing a close race.
