The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) outpaced its Democratic counterpart in June fundraising, including in key swing districts, as both parties gear up for a crucial midterm election cycle.
As the primary campaign arm for House Republicans, the NRCC not only raises funds for GOP candidates but also offers strategic support, polling, data analysis, and training for candidates and their teams. It plays a central role in national efforts to flip competitive districts and defend vulnerable Republican-held seats from Democratic challengers.
“Republicans just blew Democrats out of the water in Q2 fundraising,” the NRCC announced in an X post Friday. “PLUS: Republican candidates doubled Democrats in swing district fundraising.” The post was accompanied by a graphic titled, “Republicans just CRUSHED Democrats, outraising them by nearly $5.5 million in June.” It also contained a bar graph showing the NRCC far out-running the DCCC.
“The @DCCC tried to bury its embarrassing June fundraising meltdown in a Friday night news dump,” the post continued. “RT to spread the word!” The NRCC out-raised its Democratic counterpart in June, bringing in $18.1 million compared to the DCCC’s $12.7 million. The fundraising advantage extended through the entire second quarter, with the NRCC collecting $32.2 million, surpassing the DCCC’s $29.1 million.
So far this year, the NRCC has raised $69 million, edging out the DCCC, which has brought in $66 million. Earlier this year, the NRCC unveiled its list of 26 House seats it plans to target for potential flips in the 2026 election cycle. In a recent press release, the committee highlighted the shifting political map, noting that during the 2018 “blue wave,” only 12 Democrats held seats in districts won by President Trump in 2016, compared to 25 Republicans in districts carried by Hillary Clinton.
This cycle, there are 13 Democrats representing Trump-won districts and just three Republicans in districts won by Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. While the opposition party historically gains ground in midterm elections, the Democratic Party faces an unusually tough road ahead due to sinking favorability ratings and a challenging electoral map in both the House and Senate.
The outlook becomes even more grim when factoring in recent trends: a staggering 419 congressional districts have shifted to the right since 2020, with 65 of them swinging toward Republicans by double digits.
“Republican gains among Latino voters helped flip districts like CO-08 and PA-07 in 2024 while putting Democrat-held Hispanic-heavy seats — such as NJ-09, TX-28, and TX-34, which all swung over 25% right since 2012 — at risk for Democrats, expanding the GOP’s offensive map in 2026,” the NRCC wrote in its press release.
