In October 2025, the Democratic National Committee raised $7.5 million and had $18.2 million in cash on hand as of the end of October 2025.
October 31, 2025
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Monthly fundraising and cash-on-hand figures for the Democratic National Committee at the end of October 2025.
The Democratic National Committee had a $20 million line of credit and drew $15 million from that line to finance 2025 election investments and long-term party infrastructure.
October 31, 2025
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Use of a credit line by the Democratic National Committee to fund near-term election efforts and infrastructure.
The Democratic National Committee applies selection standards for early presidential primary states that include rigorousness (testing candidates with diverse voter groups key to winning the general election), efficiency (affordable and practical for candidates to participate without exhausting resources), and fairness (ability to run a fair, transparent, and inclusive primary or caucus).
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Standards used by a political party to evaluate which states may be placed in an early primary window.
The Democratic National Committee's 'early window' for presidential nominating contests is intended to include four or five states that vote before the large set of contests on Super Tuesday.
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'Early window' denotes the early phase of the primary calendar occurring prior to Super Tuesday.
The Democratic National Committee's proposed selection process can require geographic diversity by region, specifying that each of the four regions—East, Midwest, South, and West—have at least one state represented among early-window contests.
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Geographic representation is used as a criterion for assembling an early set of nominating contests.
Any U.S. state can apply to be chosen by the Democratic National Committee for an early-window presidential primary or caucus.
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Eligibility principle for consideration in the party's early-primary selection process.