D.N.C. Will Send More Cash to Red States, Aiming to Strengthen Party’s Reach

The Democratic National Committee is pledging to give tens of thousands of dollars monthly to every state party across the country, emphasizing red states over blue ones, in an expansive — and expensive — push to make Democrats competitive from Alaska to Florida.

The D.N.C. will spend more than $1 million a month on the 50-state program, which is increasing the organization’s monthly cash donations to state parties in red states by 50 percent and in blue states by 30 percent.

The extra money to red states, the D.N.C. argues, is to build long-term infrastructure in places where it is currently lacking to create possibilities in elections beyond just the upcoming midterms. The monthly price tag: $17,500 to each state party in a blue state, and $22,500 in a red state. (The party has a formula that looks at governor, Senate, House and state legislative seats to determine whether a state is red or blue.)

While the cash infusion will not pay for expensive television ad campaigns or create robust Democratic successes in red states overnight, it will help state parties hire more staff members, open new field offices and invest in data and tech operations, according to the D.N.C.

Democrats have been scrambling to find a footing in the second Trump era, navigating a frustrated base eager for a more pugilistic stance against the administration while leadership looks for opportunities to claw back voters President Trump pried away in 2024. This effort is one of the first major initiatives announced by Ken Martin, the recently elected head of the D.N.C.

“When I ran for D.N.C. chair, I said two things over and over,” Mr. Martin said in a statement. “First, we have to get the D.N.C. out of D.C. and into the states. Second, we have to organize everywhere and compete everywhere if we’re going to win everywhere. This agreement is how we start turning those beliefs into reality.”