A Look at Which Presidential Candidates Are Raising the Most in Amarillo

From left: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former President Donald Trump, and Sen. Tim Scott/Screenshots via YouTube

With the latest round of campaign finance reports now submitted to the Federal Election Commission, we now have a better idea of which presidential candidates are gaining the most support from donors in Amarillo.

According to reports filed with the FEC, five Republican presidential candidates received contributions from donors in Amarillo so far in 2023. Meanwhile, none of the three major Democratic presidential candidates — incumbent Joe Biden, attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or author Marianne Williamson — have received any contributions out of Amarillo.

Leading the way among the fundraisers is former President Donald Trump. According to his FEC report, Trump raised $24,993.88 from donors in Amarillo during the current year. This total is a result of 579 separate donations to the former president’s campaign.

Coming in second in the fundraising race among Amarillo donors is South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, who reported raising $6,770.84 from local contributors. This total comes as a result of 179 donations made by local residents.

Following Scott, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley came in third place with $3,268 raised from Amarillo donors. Haley’s haul comes as a result of 67 donations from local donors.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was next up behind Haley, raising $1,500 for his campaign from Amarillo contributors. This total was made up from four contributions to the candidate widely considered to be the number two pick for the Republican presidential nomination.

Michigan businessman Perry Johnson and former Vice President Mike Pence rounded out the field for donations from Amarillo, with Johnson reporting $54 in contributions and Pence reporting $250 raised from local contributors. However, Johnson received a larger number of contributions — eight donations — as compared to the single donation of $250 made to Pence’s campaign.

While these numbers represent the early state of the campaign finance race for presidential candidates, they will play an important role in which candidates make it to the debate stage next month. As reported by multiple outlets, the candidates who wish to qualify for the debate will be required to hit 1% support in three different polls, in addition to collecting contributions in any amount from 40,000 unique donors, with 200 donors in 20 different states.