Party Revenue From State Income Tax “Check-Off”

The October 1 issue of Ballot Access News from ballot-access.org provides data for states that give state income tax payers the opportunity to direct a contribution to the political party of their choice by checking off a box on their tax return. The chart lists the amounts received by each party. Note that in Ohio taxpayers cannot designate which party the contribution goes to, and only parties that received at least 20% of the vote in the previous election can receive the funds.

We’ve written previously about the Federal Presidential Election Campaign Fund, which is similar to the above state programs and allows taxpayers to designate a small amount of their income tax to help fund presidential campaigns. The federal level program differs from most of the state programs in that the taxpayer cannot decide which candidate receives his or her contribution. Read more on the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and the current presidential election.