Individual donors power fundraising for House Republicans who objected to election results or voted to impeach

House Republicans are finding that even out of office, former President Trump is a magnet for money — whether they're perceived to be with him or against him. Both his staunchest allies who objected to the 2020 election results and those who voted to impeach him brought in major first quarter fundraising hauls, largely driven by individual donors. 

The 139 House Republicans who objected to the 2020 election results raised nearly $37 million during the first quarter of 2021, while the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him brought in a combined $6.4 million, according to Federal Election Commission reports filed by candidates' main campaign committees. The median for the candidates who objected was $129,290 and the impeachment candidates' median was $478,016. Early data suggests large chunks of donations may be coming from out-of-state donors.  Among representatives who objected to the election results, 73.7% of money raised by their campaign committees came from individual donations directly made to those committees. Just 7.4% of the money came from "other political committees" such as Political Action Committees (PACs) and corporate PACs. Candidates also reported money from other groups such as joint fundraising committees.