--- title: Hillary Clinton's Fundraising Lags Bernie Sanders in January description: Her campaign raised $15 million against her insurgent rival's $20 million haul canonical: https://time.com/4208386/hillary-clinton-fundraising-bernie-sanders/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-04T20:53:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:35.745Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton's Fundraising Lags Bernie Sanders in January og:description: Her campaign raised $15 million against her insurgent rival's $20 million haul og:url: https://time.com/4208386/hillary-clinton-fundraising-bernie-sanders/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9a3113bae8bacb5/69887c36e20a873a37a8f612/hillary-clinton5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a question during a campaign rally in Derry, New Hampshire og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton's Fundraising Lags Bernie Sanders in January twitter:description: Her campaign raised $15 million against her insurgent rival's $20 million haul twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9a3113bae8bacb5/69887c36e20a873a37a8f612/hillary-clinton5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Outraised By Bernie Sanders in January > Sponsored content. 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Hillary Clinton takes a question during a campaign rally at the Derry Boys and Girls Club in Derry, NH on Feb. 3, 2016. Adrees Latif—Reuters by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Feb 4, 2016 8:53 PM UTC Hillary [Clinton](http://time.com/4206955/hillary-clinton-interview/)‘s campaign on Thursday afternoon announced it raised $15 million in the month of January, significantly lagging behind the insurgent Bernie Sanders’ $20-million fundraising haul over the same period. Of the $15 million Clinton raised, 95% came from donations under $100, a figure the campaign points to as a reflection of grassroots support. “We are tremendously fortunate to have hundreds of thousands of donors, 90 percent of whose donations are $200 or less,” campaign manager [Robby Mook](http://time.com/4205418/hillary-clinton-robby-mook-fired/) told TIME on Monday. “Over last few weeks we’ve had four of our top ten fundraising days in January.” Sanders too raised his $20 million total in January almost entirely from small-dollar donations, with an average contribution size of $27\. While Clinton’s campaign has received contributions from 670,000 individual contributors, Sanders has raised cash from some 1.3 million individual contributors. Read more: [Clinton’s Campaign Manager Isn’t Worried About a 2008 Repeat](http://time.com/4205418/hillary-clinton-robby-mook-fired/) Clinton’s announcement comes hours before she is set to meet Sanders in a debate in New Hampshire. Polls show that Sanders’ [narrow loss](http://time.com/4204673/iowa-caucus-results-hillary-clinton-wins/) in Iowa against Clinton may have helped boost his support in the Granite State, the second contest of the Democratic nominating process. A new poll by American Research Group shows Sanders up against Clinton with 54% of Democrats and Independents supporting him, versus 38% for Clinton. Sanders often touts the strength of his fundraising operation and his ability to continue raising money from donors who have not “maxed out,” or reached their $2,700-contribution limit. “Working Americans chipping in a few dollars each month are not only challenging but beating the greatest fundraising machine ever assembled,” said Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager. Read more: [Hillary Clinton Talks Campaign Battle Ahead](http://time.com/4206955/hillary-clinton-interview/) The $15-million haul for Clinton comes with another $5 million she raised for the Democratic National Committee. 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