AP Photo Sanders raises $33M in final quarter, $73M total for 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $33 million in the final quarter of 2015, bringing his total for the year to $73 million, according to a release sent out by his campaign on Saturday.

More than 1 million individuals donated more than 2.5 million times to the Vermont senator's campaign for the Democratic nomination, according to the release, with Sanders ending 2015 with $28 million cash on hand. Sanders’ campaign touted its outreach efforts to small donors, with an average donation of $27.16.


“This people-powered campaign is revolutionizing American politics,” said Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager. “What we are showing is that we can run a strong, national campaign without a super PAC and without depending on millionaires and billionaires for their support. We are making history and we are proud of it.”

Hillary Clinton’s campaign said Friday it raised $55 million in the final fundraising quarter of 2015, and $112 million in total for the year. Clinton’s operatives had said they’d expected Vermont senator to outraise her in the fourth quarter.

The Sanders campaign says the 2.5 million donations eclipsed President Barack Obama’s number of donations in 2011 by more than 300,000. It also says that only “a few hundred” donors gave the maximum allowed amount of $2700.