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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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Mississippi: 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)

$579,065

$0.28

77.2%

22.8%

4.4%

28.5%

 

John Kerry (D)

$287,465

$0.14

87.6%

12.4%

2.1%

32.0%

John Edwards (D)

$266,525

$0.13

78.7%

21.3%

5.1%

42.4%

Richard A. Gephardt (D)

$25,350

$0.01

81.3%

18.7%

7.9%

34.5%

Wesley Clark (D)

$15,700

$0.01

61.8%

38.2%

0.0%

45.9%

Howard Dean (D)

$11,046

$0.01

97.3%

2.7%

4.5%

36.2%

Bob Graham (D)

$4,000

$0.00

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Al Sharpton (D)

$3,500

$0.00

64.3%

35.7%

7.1%

42.9%

Dennis J. Kucinich (D)

$890

$0.00

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

All Democrats

$614,476

$0.30

82.9%

17.1%

3.7%

36.9%

 

Ralph Nader (3)

$350

$0.00

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%





Top Contributing Zip Codes in Mississippi 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

39211
Jackson, MS

$118,450

18839

$6.29

1.5%

14.7%

0.9%

0.3%

82.6%

23.4%

5.5%

39110
Madison, MS

$47,825

16579

$2.88

1.3%

8.9%

0.7%

0.2%

88.9%

30.8%

2.8%

38655
Oxford, MS

$47,600

23867

$1.99

1.9%

22.2%

1.2%

0.6%

74.2%

6.8%

24.2%

39202
Jackson, MS

$44,650

6926

$6.45

0.9%

46.4%

0.8%

0.5%

51.3%

7.7%

27.3%

39567
Pascagoula, MS

$40,950

10470

$3.91

0.7%

22.8%

2.0%

0.6%

73.8%

6.0%

18.2%

39402
Hattiesburg, MS

$40,475

23417

$1.73

1.4%

13.3%

1.1%

0.5%

83.6%

13.9%

12.3%

39157
Ridgeland, MS

$34,050

15669

$2.17

2.9%

19.5%

1.5%

0.4%

75.7%

12.9%

7.6%

39216
Jackson, MS

$31,865

3215

$9.91

2.8%

31.4%

0.5%

0.6%

64.8%

16.1%

21.4%

39201
Jackson, MS

$30,000

998

$30.06

0.2%

77.3%

1.2%

0.7%

20.6%

0.0%

38.7%

38930
GREENWOOD, MS

$26,050

19491

$1.34

1.0%

57.1%

0.9%

0.2%

40.8%

5.7%

31.3%

38654
Olive Branch, MS

$22,700

19618

$1.16

0.6%

10.6%

1.3%

0.5%

87.1%

12.8%

4.9%

39564
Ocean Springs, MS

$19,975

23317

$0.86

3.1%

6.2%

2.1%

0.9%

87.8%

11.9%

6.1%

38829
Booneville, MS

$18,000

14205

$1.27

0.3%

10.3%

0.6%

0.5%

88.4%

4.4%

19.2%

39059
Crystal Springs, MS

$18,000

8893

$2.02

0.1%

45.4%

0.9%

0.2%

53.3%

3.8%

26.0%

39047
Brandon, MS

$17,150

18072

$0.95

1.1%

9.1%

0.9%

0.3%

88.5%

20.6%

5.7%

39180
VICKSBURG, MS

$15,500

23908

$0.65

0.8%

37.7%

1.0%

0.5%

59.8%

7.9%

15.6%

38632
Hernando, MS

$14,750

11936

$1.24

0.7%

15.7%

1.1%

0.4%

82.2%

10.4%

8.4%

39401
Hattiesburg, MS

$14,650

32032

$0.46

0.9%

43.9%

1.4%

0.4%

53.4%

2.9%

28.0%

39563
Moss Point, MS

$14,300

11649

$1.23

0.3%

66.9%

1.0%

0.3%

31.6%

5.7%

18.5%

39571
Pass Christian, MS

$14,250

12460

$1.14

1.8%

14.6%

1.4%

1.0%

81.2%

9.1%

11.6%

38751
Indianola, MS

$14,050

9160

$1.53

0.6%

66.1%

1.0%

0.1%

32.2%

5.9%

23.7%

38801
Tupelo, MS

$14,011

19900

$0.70

0.8%

27.0%

1.0%

0.5%

70.7%

7.4%

13.5%

38701
Greenville, MS

$13,625

20687

$0.66

0.8%

57.4%

0.7%

0.3%

40.8%

6.7%

28.1%

39194
YAZOO CITY, MS

$13,250

15004

$0.88

0.6%

50.7%

7.4%

0.3%

41.0%

4.1%

31.5%

38843
Fulton, MS

$13,000

9019

$1.44

0.3%

9.4%

1.1%

0.3%

88.9%

5.3%

17.0%

39206
Jackson, MS

$12,850

20338

$0.63

0.8%

79.9%

0.6%

0.3%

18.3%

6.5%

16.2%

38671
Southaven, MS

$12,500

19870

$0.63

0.9%

5.5%

2.1%

0.6%

90.9%

7.3%

6.8%

39083
HAZLEHURST, MS

$11,750

7403

$1.59

0.4%

58.7%

1.6%

0.2%

39.2%

3.1%

26.8%

39120
NATCHEZ, MS

$11,750

25408

$0.46

0.3%

49.7%

0.8%

0.3%

48.8%

5.0%

25.8%

38804
TUPELO, MS

$11,550

12603

$0.92

0.7%

22.0%

1.2%

0.4%

75.7%

8.3%

15.3%

39530
Biloxi, MS

$11,400

13746

$0.83

8.2%

25.7%

4.0%

1.2%

61.0%

5.3%

21.0%

38732
CLEVELAND, MS

$10,250

14542

$0.70

0.8%

46.9%

1.1%

0.3%

50.9%

5.1%

26.0%

39305
MERIDIAN, MS

$10,250

14401

$0.71

0.7%

15.1%

1.1%

0.3%

82.7%

12.8%

12.3%

38614
Clarksdale, MS

$10,200

15754

$0.65

0.7%

62.4%

0.8%

0.3%

35.9%

5.1%

31.2%

38852
Iuka, MS

$10,000

7186

$1.39

0.2%

2.8%

0.5%

0.8%

95.7%

4.4%

16.0%

39662
RUTH, MS

$10,000

625

$16.00

0.2%

5.9%

0.0%

0.5%

93.4%

0.0%

11.4%

39095
LEXINGTON, MS

$9,000

5403

$1.67

0.3%

73.6%

0.9%

0.2%

25.0%

3.7%

40.8%

39042
Brandon, MS

$8,650

22265

$0.39

0.5%

21.3%

1.1%

0.4%

76.7%

10.4%

7.6%

39648
McComb, MS

$8,500

15313

$0.56

0.4%

47.4%

0.7%

0.3%

51.2%

4.5%

25.9%

39507
Gulfport, MS

$8,275

15122

$0.55

1.5%

16.1%

2.6%

0.9%

78.9%

8.2%

13.4%

38965
Water Valley, MS

$8,200

6531

$1.26

0.3%

26.5%

0.9%

0.6%

71.8%

4.4%

18.8%

39056
Clinton, MS

$8,200

18976

$0.43

1.4%

20.6%

0.8%

0.3%

76.8%

10.4%

7.8%

39520
Bay Saint Louis, MS

$8,200

13027

$0.63

1.3%

8.2%

1.6%

1.6%

87.2%

4.8%

17.1%

39191
WESSON, MS

$7,500

5527

$1.36

0.2%

24.4%

0.6%

0.4%

74.4%

4.0%

17.1%

39350
Philadelphia, MS

$7,500

16103

$0.47

0.4%

20.3%

1.1%

14.3%

64.0%

4.9%

22.1%

39562
Moss Point, MS

$7,300

11968

$0.61

0.4%

6.2%

0.6%

0.8%

92.1%

5.6%

11.4%

39071
Flora, MS

$7,250

3267

$2.22

0.2%

43.7%

0.4%

0.3%

55.2%

9.8%

18.7%

39301
Meridian, MS

$7,250

20628

$0.35

0.5%

43.3%

0.8%

0.4%

55.0%

3.1%

28.0%

39074
FOREST, MS

$7,000

11398

$0.61

0.2%

42.9%

6.1%

0.5%

50.2%

4.2%

22.0%

39440
Laurel, MS

$7,000

15541

$0.45

0.6%

43.1%

4.4%

0.2%

51.7%

6.2%

24.5%

 

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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