--- title: Women Have Given $217 Million More to Democrats Than Republicans This Election. And It’s Giving Female Candidates a Big Boost description: For the first time ever, women voters have raised more money for Democratic women running for Congress than for men from either party. authors: - name: Alix Langone url: https://money.com/author/alix-langone/ at_money_since: 2018 articles: 187 covers: - Economy and Politics - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Personal Finance - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology former_staff: true published: '2018-11-05T11:00:59.000Z' modified: '2018-11-05T11:00:59.000Z' section: Economy and Politics tags: - Election - election 2018 - everyday money - politics word_count: 471 canonical: https://money.com/women-giving-democratic-candidates/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Democratic Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams (C) speaks to supporters while flanked by Boston City Council woman Ayanna Pressley (R) and Democratic Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren during a campaign rally in Morrow, Georgia, USA, October 9, 2018.](https://img.money.com/2018/11/181102-women-candidates-women-supporters-2.jpg) *Democratic Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams (C) speaks to supporters while flanked by Boston City Council woman Ayanna Pressley (R) and Democratic Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren during a campaign rally in Morrow, Georgia, USA, October 9, 2018.* Women are donating more money to candidates in Tuesday's midterm election than ever before, and it's giving a major boost to Democratic women. The 2018 election cycle, taking place amid the tumultuous second year of the Trump presidency, has seen a large increase in the share of campaign donations made by women, [according to a new report from the Center for Responsive Politics](https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/10/democratic-women-outraise-men-among-female-donors-another-record-breaking-first/) -- and a record amount of the new money pouring in is going to other women. Women have given $308 million to Democratic Congressional candidates this cycle, more than double the $141 million they gave to Democrats in 2016. What's more, of that total haul, $159 million went to women Democratic candidates, while $148 million went to men. That means for the first time women Democratic candidates outraised their male counterparts -- at least among women donors. In the past, men have outraised women among both men and women donors. Among Republicans it was a different story. Total giving by women to GOP candidates was $91 million. While women also gave more to Republican women in this cycle than they gave in the last one, that giving was on a far smaller scale. It rose to $19 million from $11 million. Meanwhile, women gave $72 million to Republican men, about $17 million less than last time around. The wave of giving by women could give female candidates a boost. Women have already won record numbers of primary victories in both [the House](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/24/us/women-house-primary-races.html) and [the Senate](https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/16/politics/house-women-update-september/index.html). Inequities remain, however. While giving by women is up, women gave only roughly $1 for every $2 that men gave this election cycle, and [overall men candidates still outraised women candidates](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/us/politics/women-campaign-fundraising.html). One likely reason women tend to give less is that they have less money of their own. The Center for Responsive Politics' analysis found that women who described themselves as professionals gave nearly $10 for every $1 given by women who said they were homemakers. Here are the candidates who got the largest share of their donations from women, as of August: ## Rank: 1 **Kirsten Gillibrand** **Party:** Democrat **Race:** New York Senate **Share from women:** 57% ## Rank: 2 **Tammy Baldwin** **Party:** Democrat **Race:** Wisconsin Senate **Share from women:** 52% ## Rank: 3 **Elizabeth Warren** **Party:** Democrat **Race:** Massachusetts Senate **Share from women:** 52% ## Rank: 4 **Jane Raybould** **Party:** Democrat **Race:** Nebraska Senate **Share from women:** 51% ## Rank: 5 **Bernie Sanders** **Party:** Independent **Race:** Vermont Senate **Share from women:** 49% ## Rank: 6 **Tina Smith** **Party:** Democrat **Race:** Minnesota Senate **Share from women:** 49% ## Rank: 7 **Howard Sherman** **Party:** Democrat **Race:** Mississippi Senate **Share from women:** 48% ## Rank:8 **Beto O'Rourke** **Party:** Democrat **Race:** Texas Senate **Share from women:** 48% ## Rank: 9 **Dianne Feinstein** **Party:** Democrat **Race:** California Senate **Share from women:** 47% ## Rank: 10 **Claire McCaskill** **Party:** Democrat **Race:** Missouri Senate **Share from women:** 47% ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/women-giving-democratic-candidates/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Economy and Politics", "item": "https://money.com/economy-and-politics/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Elections", "item": "https://money.com/elections/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Women Have Given $217 Million More to Democrats Than Republicans This Election. 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