Harris Campaign Says It Raised $540 Million, Sees Surge in Donations During DNC

The campaign has had no trouble getting supporters to open their wallets since President Joe Biden announced on July 21 that he was ending his campaign and quickly endorsed Harris. The campaign said there was a surge in donations during last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Harris and her vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walzaccepted their nominations.

“Just before Vice President Harris’s acceptance speech Thursday evening, we officially crossed the $500 million mark,” campaign chairman Jen O’Malley Dillon wrote in a memo released by the campaign on Sunday. “Immediately following her speech, we saw our best fundraising hour since launch day.”

Trump has also proven to be a formidable fundraiser but appears to have been outpaced in her month-old campaign. Trump’s campaign and its affiliates announced earlier this month that they had done so raised $138.7 million in July – less than some Harris secured during the opening week of her White House bid. Trump’s campaign reported $327 million in cash in early August.

The Harris fundraising totals were compiled by Harris for President, the Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising committees.

O’Malley Dillon said nearly a third of contributions during the conference week came from first-time contributors. About a fifth of these first-time contributors were young voters and two-thirds were women, groups the campaign sees as crucial constituencies Harris must win in November.

The Harris campaign also says it has seen an increase in voluntary support for the vice president. During convention week, supporters signed up for nearly 200,000 volunteer shifts to help the campaign.