Democratic Voters Choice
Democratic Voters Choice is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Democratic Voters Choice was paid $3.80M across 114 client committees, of which $179K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$3,620,941 | 479 rows | 95.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$178,711 | 57 rows | 4.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 3, 2000 → Oct 25, 2024
- spans 24.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 479
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 114
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 595002 595002 |
$30,552 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $13,818 | 0.36% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,785,834 | 99.64% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $53K | 5 | 595002 100% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $53K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $675 | 1 | LEVIN, MIKE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $675 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $57K | 4 | 595002 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $110K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $675 | 1 | LEVIN, MIKE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $37K | 2 | 595002 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $147K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $4K | 1 | C00652107 100% | Media 100% | $5K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $375K | 11 | 595002 98% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $380K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $70K | 13 | 595002 81% | Other / Unclassified 81% | $450K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | RENDON FOR ASSEMBLY 2018 78% | Print & Mail 100% | $452K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $50K | 4 | POIZNER FOR INSURANCE COMMI… 71% | Print & Mail 72% | $501K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | 595002 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $503K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | 595002 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $504K | -98% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $23K | 6 | 595002 100% | Other / Unclassified 76% | $527K | -36% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $41K | 11 | 595002 95% | Print & Mail 81% | $41K | -89% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $6K | 2 | 595002 100% | Print & Mail 74% | $47K | -92% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $21K | 7 | 595002 92% | Print & Mail 75% | $68K | +832% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $17K | 7 | 595002 55% | Print & Mail 84% | $85K | -66% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | 595002 100% | Other / Unclassified 50% | $87K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | CLAUSTRO FOR JUDGE 2022 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $89K | +61% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $32K | 5 | 595002 76% | Other / Unclassified 71% | $32K | -21% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $195K | 10 | GALPERIN FOR STATE CONTROLL… 87% | Other / Unclassified 92% | $228K | +3232% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $18K | 2 | C00800409 59% | Print & Mail 59% | $246K | -15% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 1 | 595002 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $251K | -67% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | 595002 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $256K | +114% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $8K | 2 | ARCHULETA, BOB 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $15K | 2 | DEMOCRATS FOR A NEW GENERAT… 82% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $23K | -52% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $3K | 3 | 595002 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $26K | -83% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $28K | 1 | 595002 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $54K | +381% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $2,168,693 | 215 | $10K | 60.1% | 595002 70% | 19mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $1,393,882 | 251 | $6K | 38.6% | 595002 55% | 21mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $25,000 | 4 | $6K | 0.7% | 743794 50% | 13y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $11,317 | 5 | $2K | 0.3% | 595002 100% | 14y ago |
| Media | $6,879 | 3 | $2K | 0.2% | C00652107 53% | 4y ago |
| Travel & Events | $900 | 1 | $900 | 0.0% | ACLE FOR CITY COUNCIL 100% | 20y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 595002 | 13 | $2,328,734 | 302 | 2000-01-15 | 2024-10-25 |
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $3,590,167 | 99.2% | 107 | |
| Unknown | $28,962 | 0.8% | 6 | |
| DC | $1,811 | 0.1% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2005-11-02 | A COALITION OF LEGAL EXPERTS, FILMMAKERS, BUSINESSMEN, AND WORKING PEOPLE. MAJOR FUNDING BY SHANGRI-LA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC & AMERICAN FAMILY VOICES - NO ON 77 | Other / Unclassified | — | $162,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-26 | GALPERIN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2022; RON | Other / Unclassified | — | $150,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-01-23 | 595002 | Other / Unclassified | — | $147,244 |
| Largest all-time | 2000-02-11 | 595002 | Print & Mail | SLATE MAILER PAYMENT | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-03-01 | 595002 | Other / Unclassified | — | $90,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-25 | 595002 | Other / Unclassified | — | $27,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-02-27 | DEMOCRATS FOR A NEW GENERATION | Other / Unclassified | — | $12,650 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-11-15 | ARCHULETA, BOB | Print & Mail | CAMPAIGN LITERATURE & MAILING | $3,902 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-10-02 | ARCHULETA, BOB | Print & Mail | CAMPAIGN LITERATURE & MAILING | $3,902 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-02-12 | 595002 | Print & Mail | Campaign Mailer | $2,715 |
| Recent | 2024-08-05 | 595002 | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $1,675 |
| Recent | 2024-09-18 | 595002 | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $689 |
| Recent | 2024-08-13 | 595002 | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $689 |