Your donation reaches the candidate. Your data doesn't.

1/2 cost of ActBlue. No spam. Donate Smart. Win more!

Top Pick

Josh Shapiro (D)

Pennsylvania, Governor

Win Probability

62%

Impact Scorei

Donate With Impact How It Works

How It Works

Four steps. More impact.

We analyze 496 races

496 races modeled (Senate, House, Governor), 518 tracked, 31 open for donation, as of 2026-09-08.

We find where money wins

We surface high-impact opportunities where your donation can move the needle.

You donate directly

You give straight to campaigns. No broker fees. No spam. Direct to the cause.

Seats flip

Smart money in the right races changes outcomes and our country.

Transparency & Accountability

The Glass Box

Our fees, uptime, endorsement log, and data access are tracked in the open at /status. We run in the open — and we dare anyone to match it.

ActBlue keeps its fees and data practices behind the scenes. We publish ours.

🚧 BETA — live as of 2026-08-31

Platform Totals

Counters reflect real donation data as it comes in.

Total Donations Processed

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Aggregate — all campaigns

VoteROI Fees Collected

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Our 2.75% — fully disclosed

Donor Savings vs ActBlue

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ActBlue ~6%* minus VoteROI 2.75%

Campaigns Donated To

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Distinct races with completed donations

Races Tracked

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Federal & state — House, Senate, Governor+

FEC Data Last Refreshed

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Scheduled weekly updates

Our Ethical Pledge — On the Record

Zero pre-checked recurring donation boxes — ever. On any page. Auditable.
Zero fake matching-gift claims — we will never imply a match that doesn't exist.
Zero countdown pressure timers — no manufactured urgency.
Donor data is never sold or rented to third-party consultants.
Every donation routed to the exact FEC committee ID shown to the donor.
Our methodology is public, versioned, and open to scrutiny.
No exclusivity demands on campaigns. Ever.

Public Audit Trail

Every significant platform action is logged, dated, and publicly visible.

Category	What's Logged	Audience	Status
Transaction Routing	FEC committee ID confirmed on every donation	Public	Live
Fee Disclosure	Our 2.75% disclosed on every transaction screen	Public	Live
Methodology Changelog	Every scoring update logged with date and reason	Public	In development
Endorsement Log	Every endorsement added or changed — with rationale	Public	In development
Platform Uptime	Historical uptime record	Public	In development
Campaign Portal	Itemized donations, fees, FEC reconciliation per campaign	Campaigns	In development
Media / Research API	Aggregate data export — CSV & JSON, rate-limited	Media	In development
Annual Report	Full VoteROI Report — published yearly	Public	2026

Data Access

For journalists, researchers, and campaigns.

Download Aggregate Platform Data

All exports are aggregate only — no individual donor PII. Updated weekly. Free for credentialed media and researchers. See /status for current eligibility, fields, format, and turnaround.

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For Democratic Campaigns & Treasurers

Campaigns Deserve Better.
So Do Your Donors.

We built VoteROI because the current system isn't working for campaigns or the people who fund them. Here's a better way.

The status quo is costing you. ActBlue takes ~6%* off the top (3.95% fee + tip prompt on every donor) — and has no incentive to tell donors your race is worth funding, or that it isn't. They've pressured campaigns to use them exclusively, penalized diversification, and taken their cut even on donors you sourced yourself. Donors are kept in the dark. You pay the price.

ActBlue Fee

~6%*

Off every dollar. No transparency. No accountability. No incentive to tell donors your race can win.

VoteROI Fee

2.75%

More reaches your treasury. Every dollar tracked to your FEC committee ID. Every routing decision verified.

What You Get With VoteROI

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Lower Fee 2.75%

More of every dollar reaches your treasury. On $100,000 raised, that's an extra $1,500 in your campaign account — not ours.

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Verified Routing

Your FEC committee ID is confirmed and displayed on every transaction. Donors see exactly where their money goes. No ambiguity, no misdirection.

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We Bring Donors To You

VoteROI maintains its own curated donor list. We actively direct high-intent donors to races where their money moves the needle. You get an acquisition channel, not just a checkout page.

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No Exclusivity. No Bullying.

Use us alongside whatever else works. We earn your business every cycle — or we don't deserve it. No pressure, no penalties, no games.

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Ethical Donor Experience

No pre-checked recurring boxes. No fake matching-gift claims. No countdown pressure tactics. Donor trust in our platform transfers directly to your campaign.

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Privacy-First Donors

We don't sell donor data to consultants. Donors know it, and give more because of it. Your list stays yours.

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ACH Bank Authentication

Bank-level identity verification means better compliance trails for your treasurer — and fewer chargebacks and headaches.

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Curated Placement

We only list races where donations genuinely move the needle. Being on VoteROI is a signal — to donors, to media, to your base.

New: Intelligence & Compliance Tools

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Donor X-Ray FREE

Let your donors see exactly where their past donations went — and how many went to losing races. The emotional hook that drives them back to give smarter. Share your X-Ray link in every fundraising email.

Try Donor X-Ray →

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Campaign Vet FROM $100/MO

Screen every donor against OFAC, SAM, FARA, the public FBI Wanted list, and SEC enforcement records before or after they give. Protect your campaign from prohibited contributors, foreign nationals, and FEC violations. Bulk CSV upload for pre-filing compliance sweeps.

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Who We Are

We're American Muckrakers — a small PAC with a big belief that Democratic donors deserve honest information and campaigns deserve a fair deal. We're not trying to replace ActBlue overnight. We're building something better, one race at a time. And we'll never use our position to pressure or penalize you. We're on your side.

Ready to Work Together?

Four ways to get your campaign listed on VoteROI.

Apply to Join VoteROI Takes 3 minutes Contact Us Directly info@americanmuckrakers.com Email Us info@americanmuckrakers.com Schedule a Call Talk to the team

* ActBlue’s published processing fee is 3.95% but their platform defaults to a ~2% “tip” prompt that most donors don’t notice, effectively raising total cost to ~6%. About 40% of donors accept the tip prompt at its 5% default (OpenSecrets). Average online Democratic donation: $42.73. ActBlue processed $3.821B in the 2026 cycle (OpenSecrets).
On a $100 donation: ActBlue takes $3.95 (3.95% fee) plus an average ~$2 tip — about $94 reaches the campaign. VoteROI takes $2.75 (2.75% flat fee, no tip prompt) — $97.25 reaches the campaign.

🎯 Stop Wasting Your Donations.

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