Campaign Budget Example

This is a sample political campaign budget showing what down ballot campaign spending looks like, broken out by category: finance, field operations, media, and staff. Instead of a blank template, you get actual numbers filled in, so you can see what a working budget looks like at each stage of a campaign rather than guessing at how the pieces fit together.

Costs are tracked on a monthly basis, so you can see where the money is going as the campaign progresses and catch it early when a category is running over or under. Pair this with our blank campaign budget template to build your own, and check out our course on "Budgeting & Financial Compliance" for the full picture of managing campaign finances.

Included are:

• A full sample budget broken out by finance, field operations, media, and staff spending

• Monthly cost tracking so you can see where the money is going in real time

• A model for spotting where to shift funds as your campaign's needs change