While Hillary Clinton raised three times the amount of money as her closest Democratic presidential rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator appears to have both a larger donor pool and many more small donations than Clinton.
Sanders' quarterly filing with the Federal Elections Commission shows that his campaign received $15.2 million in donations, McClatchy Washington Bureau reported.
Seventy-six percent of his donations were from contributors who gave less than $200, according to the report filed with the FEC on Wednesday. His filing shows that he had a total of 284,000 individual donors give an average of $35.18.
Clinton, on the other hand, took in a much larger haul of $46.7 million but received only 17 percent of her money from small donors. Clinton also reported "more than 250,000" donors, indicating that she had less individual donors than Sanders, who has been drawing some of the largest crowds of any candidate from either party.
Both candidates say they are running for everyday Americans, and both touted receiving donations from small donors.
"Our campaign is a strong grassroots movement supported by middle-class Americans from working families, not billionaires trying to buy elections," Sanders said in a statement. "I am proud that we have more than 284,000 individual donors and that the average contribution was about $35."
Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook released the following message: "Thanks to the more than 250,000 Americans who have stepped up to support Hillary Clinton's campaign, we have had the ability to make critical investments in our organization that will put us in position to win the primary and the White House. With Republicans tapping their billionaire backers for unlimited sums of money, we are glad to be able to have such broad support to be able to show why Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who will fight for policies that allow everyday Americans to get ahead and stay ahead."
As for celebrity endorsements, Sanders saw donations from the founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who each donated $1,411.23, according to the National Journal.
Actor and environmental activist Mark Ruffalo donated $825, rapper Michael Render, a.k.a. Killer Mike, endorsed Sanders and gave $30 to his campaign, and rapper Brandon McCartney (Lil B) also endorsed Sanders but has not donated. Guy Saperstein, part owner of the Oakland A's, donated the maximum $2,700, as did his wife.
Clinton drew over $75,000 from A-list celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Reese Witherspoon, Steven Spielberg, Ben Affleck and Quincy Jones, who each gave the maximum $2,700, Politico reported.
