Campaign Fundraising Screensaver
The Campaign Fundraising screensaver shows the federal campaigns that raised the most money this cycle, as reported to the FEC. Receipts are money reported raised — not a measure of support and not a prediction of any result. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Campaign Fundraising screensaver works
The background pipeline reads this from the Federal Election Commission and saves a snapshot the saver loads.
The federal campaigns that raised the most money this cycle, as reported to the FEC.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
The federal campaigns that raised the most money this cycle, as reported to the FEC. Receipts are money reported raised — not a measure of support and not a prediction of any result.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Run
automation/run.py fecto refresh the feed. - Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the Federal Election Commission and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Does raising the most money mean winning?
- No. Receipts are money campaigns reported raising. It is not a measure of support and nothing here predicts any result.
- Is a key needed?
- The FEC issues free API keys; the saver falls back to the shared demo key, which is heavily throttled.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.