FEDERAL (HARD) MONEY RAISED AND SPENT BY PARTIES: 1978-1996
(millions of current dollars) (millions of constant 1992 dollars)
---Democrat--- --Republican-- ---Democrat--- --Republican-- Composite
Year Raised Spent Raised Spent Raised Spent Raised Spent Deflator
---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -------
1978 26.4 26.9 84.5 85.9 54.35 55.38 173.98 176.86 0.4857
1980 37.2 35.0 169.5 161.8 63.93 60.15 291.29 278.05 0.5819
1982 39.3 40.1 215.0 214.0 57.25 58.41 313.18 311.73 0.6865
1984 98.5 97.4 297.9 300.8 130.55 129.09 394.83 398.67 0.7545
1986 64.8 65.9 255.2 258.9 80.50 81.86 317.02 321.61 0.8050
1988 127.9 121.9 263.3 257.0 149.66 142.64 308.10 300.73 0.8546
1990 85.7 90.9 206.3 213.5 92.58 98.20 222.86 230.64 0.9257
1992 177.7 171.9 267.3 256.1 177.70 171.90 267.30 256.10 1.0000
1994 139.1 137.8 245.6 234.7 132.58 131.34 234.08 223.69 1.0492
1996 221.6 214.3 416.5 408.5 201.62 194.98 378.95 371.67 1.0991
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NON-FEDERAL (SOFT) MONEY RAISED AND SPENT BY PARTIES: 1992-1996
(millions of current dollars) (millions of constant 1992 dollars)
---Democrat--- --Republican-- ---Democrat--- --Republican-- Composite
Year Raised Spent Raised Spent Raised Spent Raised Spent Deflator
---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -------
1992 36.26 32.88 49.79 46.18 36.26 32.88 49.79 46.18 1.0000
1994 49.14 50.38 52.52 48.39 46.84 48.02 50.06 46.12 1.0492
1996 123.88 121.83 138.20 149.66 112.71 110.84 125.74 136.16 1.0991
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Source: FEC tables at http://www.fec.gov/press/ptyye1.htm (hard money) and
http://www.fec.gov/finance/softsum.htm (soft money); deflator from
Budget of the United States Government, FY 1998, Historical Table 10.1
Note: The 1991-92 election cycle was the first in which non-federal (soft)
receipts of national party committees were reported.
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