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"The statistics in the Color of Money demonstrate the point we all know intuitively: communities of color and the poor are severely underrepresented because of their inability to keep pace with the campaign contributions from wealthier, non-minority communities. The disparity underscores why legislators spend 100 hours on telecommunications reform and 10 hours on welfare reform."

-Dr. William E. Spriggs, Executive Director, National Urban League Institute for Opportunity and Equality

 

 

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Maryland: COMPARING THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES (Methodology)

Presidential Candidate

Total individual ($200+) federal contributions

Per capita (population 18 and over)

Percent from predominantly Non-Hispanic white zip codes

(non-Hispanic white population is equal to or more than 50% of the population)

Percent from zip codes predominantly people of color

(population that is not non-Hispanic white is equal or more than 50% of the population)

Percent from wealthy zip codes

(more than 24.6% of households making $100,000/year or higher, twice the national average)

Percent from zip codes with high levels of poverty

(more than 23.5% of households in poverty, twice the national average)

George W. Bush (R)

$3,226,537

$0.82

92.4%

7.6%

69.9%

1.4%

 

John Kerry (D)

$4,101,613

$1.04

84.8%

15.2%

72.3%

1.2%

Howard Dean (D)

$592,595

$0.15

78.8%

21.2%

58.5%

4.2%

Joe Lieberman (D-Conn)

$484,788

$0.12

91.2%

8.8%

70.4%

2.7%

Richard A. Gephardt (D)

$451,326

$0.11

87.2%

12.8%

72.5%

2.7%

Wesley Clark (D)

$308,195

$0.08

85.8%

14.2%

68.2%

1.4%

John Edwards (D)

$239,468

$0.06

86.3%

13.7%

72.8%

3.8%

Bob Graham (D)

$64,300

$0.02

96.7%

3.3%

84.7%

1.6%

Dennis J. Kucinich (D)

$32,831

$0.01

48.6%

51.4%

38.7%

3.4%

Carol Moseley Braun (D)

$18,000

$0.00

76.4%

23.6%

80.6%

0.0%

Al Sharpton (D)

$15,400

$0.00

53.6%

46.4%

55.2%

2.9%

All Democrats

$6,308,516

$1.60

84.8%

15.2%

70.6%

1.8%

 

Ralph Nader (3)

$9,225

$0.00

84.3%

15.7%

61.0%

0.0%





Top Contributing Zip Codes in Maryland for All Candidates (Individual Federal Contributions ($200+)) (Methodology)
(Click on a column heading to sort that column in Ascending   Descending  order)

zip code

Total individual ($200+) federal contributions

Population 18 and over

Per capita contributions

%Asian Pacific American

%African American

%Latino

%Other

%non-Hispanic white

%households over $100K

%households below poverty level

20815
Chevy Chase, MD

$1,208,488

22157

$54.54

5.2%

3.5%

5.0%

0.8%

85.4%

47.7%

3.2%

20854
Potomac, MD

$1,087,171

33706

$32.25

14.6%

4.6%

4.8%

0.8%

75.3%

69.2%

2.1%

20817
Bethesda, MD

$881,249

26326

$33.47

11.3%

3.2%

5.4%

0.8%

79.4%

58.3%

2.9%

20816
Bethesda, MD

$536,976

11449

$46.90

4.5%

1.5%

4.8%

0.7%

88.5%

58.0%

2.3%

20814
Bethesda, MD

$411,699

20955

$19.65

8.4%

3.8%

5.9%

1.0%

81.0%

37.4%

3.8%

20852
Rockville, MD

$209,417

28532

$7.34

16.1%

4.8%

8.5%

1.2%

69.4%

31.6%

5.5%

20910
Silver Spring, MD

$202,692

28944

$7.00

6.9%

33.7%

12.0%

0.9%

46.5%

17.8%

7.1%

21210
Baltimore, MD

$171,273

10012

$17.11

6.5%

5.6%

1.7%

0.7%

85.5%

29.8%

13.4%

21401
Annapolis, MD

$150,080

39314

$3.82

1.7%

16.3%

2.8%

0.5%

78.7%

25.9%

6.6%

21093
Lutherville Timonium, MD

$148,604

27022

$5.50

6.4%

2.6%

1.2%

0.4%

89.3%

29.6%

3.5%

20912
Takoma Park, MD

$141,865

18556

$7.65

5.0%

36.0%

18.7%

1.0%

39.2%

14.7%

11.7%

21208
Pikesville, MD

$141,799

25090

$5.65

1.9%

29.4%

1.2%

0.5%

67.0%

24.0%

4.6%

21403
Annapolis, MD

$124,375

23585

$5.27

2.3%

16.8%

4.9%

0.5%

75.6%

24.3%

6.7%

20895
Kensington, MD

$121,540

14344

$8.47

5.2%

6.0%

7.8%

0.9%

80.1%

39.1%

2.9%

20878
Gaithersburg, MD

$120,298

39173

$3.07

20.3%

8.7%

8.7%

1.2%

61.2%

39.7%

3.4%

21117
Owings Mills, MD

$111,605

31131

$3.59

4.1%

23.7%

2.8%

0.6%

68.9%

21.3%

5.4%

20850
Rockville, MD

$108,305

24883

$4.35

17.6%

9.1%

7.8%

0.8%

64.7%

35.7%

5.9%

21212
Baltimore, MD

$107,800

27287

$3.95

2.4%

37.7%

1.6%

0.6%

57.7%

18.9%

9.5%

21044
Columbia, MD

$102,013

30148

$3.38

7.8%

20.5%

3.7%

0.8%

67.3%

31.0%

4.9%

20901
Silver Spring, MD

$101,968

25494

$4.00

9.2%

23.3%

14.8%

0.9%

51.7%

25.6%

5.2%

21204
Towson, MD

$94,950

17440

$5.44

3.1%

8.0%

1.9%

0.5%

86.6%

25.0%

11.2%

21218
Baltimore, MD

$89,295

43711

$2.04

5.7%

63.5%

1.7%

0.6%

28.4%

8.0%

23.4%

21030
Cockeysville, MD

$84,713

18518

$4.57

9.2%

6.6%

2.8%

0.7%

80.8%

21.7%

6.7%

21209
Baltimore, MD

$83,320

18518

$4.50

4.4%

10.7%

1.4%

0.7%

82.7%

20.8%

7.9%

21042
Ellicott City, MD

$78,964

25191

$3.13

11.2%

4.6%

1.4%

0.5%

82.4%

46.2%

2.1%

20906
Silver Spring, MD

$77,550

47522

$1.63

12.6%

21.7%

15.9%

1.2%

48.7%

17.6%

6.5%

20902
Silver Spring, MD

$76,448

32031

$2.39

10.7%

18.3%

22.0%

1.3%

47.7%

21.9%

7.8%

21601
EASTON, MD

$68,606

15081

$4.55

1.2%

17.1%

2.3%

0.4%

78.8%

14.2%

8.5%

20904
Silver Spring, MD

$67,190

36686

$1.83

15.7%

36.2%

8.0%

0.8%

39.3%

23.3%

6.1%

21201
Baltimore, MD

$60,650

12719

$4.77

6.1%

56.7%

2.1%

0.9%

34.2%

4.6%

38.0%

21230
Baltimore, MD

$53,584

25705

$2.08

2.1%

23.8%

1.4%

0.7%

72.0%

10.1%

16.8%

20874
Germantown, MD

$50,980

35154

$1.45

10.7%

16.1%

8.4%

1.1%

63.6%

22.8%

3.4%

21202
Baltimore, MD

$45,280

19936

$2.27

2.8%

72.6%

1.2%

0.4%

23.0%

3.9%

35.0%

20818
Cabin John, MD

$44,900

1464

$30.67

9.1%

3.6%

2.8%

0.5%

84.0%

54.4%

2.4%

21035
Davidsonville, MD

$44,185

5415

$8.16

1.4%

3.9%

1.4%

0.6%

92.7%

49.1%

3.1%

20853
Rockville, MD

$43,002

21063

$2.04

11.5%

9.1%

11.8%

1.0%

66.6%

34.8%

3.6%

20832
Olney, MD

$41,168

16695

$2.47

9.0%

9.5%

5.0%

0.7%

75.9%

42.2%

2.3%

21029
Clarksville, MD

$40,000

5006

$7.99

14.1%

4.5%

1.9%

0.6%

78.9%

60.3%

1.2%

21045
Columbia, MD

$39,704

27442

$1.45

7.6%

25.5%

4.9%

0.9%

61.2%

27.1%

4.7%

21286
Towson, MD

$39,644

15604

$2.54

4.8%

5.1%

1.5%

0.5%

88.1%

22.1%

6.0%

21146
Severna Park, MD

$38,579

18122

$2.13

2.3%

4.4%

1.1%

0.5%

91.7%

39.7%

1.7%

20721
Bowie, MD

$35,050

16095

$2.18

2.6%

82.6%

1.2%

0.5%

13.2%

46.9%

1.3%

20782
Hyattsville, MD

$34,808

21718

$1.60

3.6%

56.8%

16.1%

0.8%

22.6%

10.2%

8.9%

20882
Gaithersburg, MD

$34,200

8353

$4.09

3.4%

5.1%

2.5%

0.6%

88.4%

48.6%

1.5%

20855
Derwood, MD

$33,535

12248

$2.74

15.9%

9.8%

8.0%

1.1%

65.2%

45.1%

4.5%

21037
Edgewater, MD

$32,975

12372

$2.67

0.9%

2.6%

1.6%

0.7%

94.3%

23.5%

3.3%

20886
Montgomery Village, MD

$32,450

24406

$1.33

12.3%

15.6%

10.5%

1.1%

60.5%

25.3%

4.1%

20785
Hyattsville, MD

$31,643

25869

$1.22

1.4%

83.6%

3.0%

0.5%

11.5%

9.6%

12.4%

21620
CHESTERTOWN, MD

$31,211

9573

$3.26

1.1%

17.8%

1.1%

0.5%

79.5%

11.6%

11.8%

20744
Fort Washington, MD

$30,595

35849

$0.85

7.0%

73.7%

1.9%

0.6%

16.8%

29.3%

2.9%

 

Methodology

Campaign finance data

Campaign finance data include all contributions from individuals of more than $200 to federal candidates, political action committees (PACs) and political parties, totaled by the zip code listed by the donor. Percentages to parties are based on individual contributions to candidates and party committees; however, they exclude contributions to Political Action Committees (PACs), which do not have a party affiliation. The data were provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to analyzing campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Race and Ethnicity

U.S. 2000 Census data were provided by the Lewis Mumford Center at the University of Albany (http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/report.html). The categorization of the population into racial and ethnic categories is rife with complexities. Increasingly Americans identify as more than one race and/or ethnicity. The American Hispanic population is incredibly diverse, representing a wide variety of national backgrounds and cultures.

Click here to learn more about the Lewis Mumford Center’s methodology in analyzing census data by race and ethnicity.

 


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