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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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North Carolina: 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)

$3,551,205

$0.58

94.3%

5.7%

42.6%

3.0%

 

John Edwards (D)

$1,749,813

$0.29

90.8%

9.2%

22.6%

5.6%

John Kerry (D)

$772,882

$0.13

91.0%

9.0%

17.2%

4.4%

Howard Dean (D)

$138,474

$0.02

89.4%

10.6%

15.2%

6.9%

Wesley Clark (D)

$56,010

$0.01

92.9%

7.1%

24.1%

4.5%

Richard A. Gephardt (D)

$30,500

$0.01

95.2%

4.8%

22.5%

0.0%

Dennis J. Kucinich (D)

$19,575

$0.00

83.3%

16.7%

3.1%

11.5%

Bob Graham (D)

$17,050

$0.00

100.0%

0.0%

16.1%

0.0%

Joe Lieberman (D-Conn)

$13,750

$0.00

70.9%

29.1%

16.4%

0.0%

Al Sharpton (D)

$8,000

$0.00

85.6%

14.4%

3.1%

3.1%

Carol Moseley Braun (D)

$1,380

$0.00

54.3%

45.7%

18.1%

0.0%

All Democrats

$2,807,434

$0.46

90.7%

9.3%

20.5%

5.2%

 

Ralph Nader (3)

$2,500

$0.00

100.0%

0.0%

10.0%

0.0%





Top Contributing Zip Codes in North Carolina for All Candidates (Individual Federal Contributions ($200+)) (Methodology)
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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

28207
Charlotte, NC

$317,066

6935

$45.72

0.8%

4.3%

0.8%

0.3%

93.8%

44.1%

3.4%

28211
Charlotte, NC

$285,200

21571

$13.22

2.4%

10.4%

3.2%

0.5%

83.5%

29.3%

5.9%

27104
Winston Salem, NC

$229,524

21346

$10.75

2.1%

8.6%

2.4%

0.4%

86.4%

24.6%

4.6%

27408
Greensboro, NC

$187,725

13615

$13.79

0.9%

6.1%

1.3%

0.4%

91.4%

26.0%

5.7%

27514
Chapel Hill, NC

$179,644

42726

$4.20

6.6%

9.0%

2.9%

0.8%

80.7%

23.6%

17.8%

28226
Charlotte, NC

$176,300

26775

$6.58

3.7%

4.9%

2.7%

0.6%

88.1%

30.1%

3.6%

27608
Raleigh, NC

$176,074

8323

$21.16

0.9%

3.9%

1.6%

0.4%

93.2%

25.3%

5.7%

27609
Raleigh, NC

$169,658

26287

$6.45

2.7%

14.0%

8.6%

0.7%

74.0%

16.0%

5.5%

27106
Winston Salem, NC

$162,285

30816

$5.27

1.6%

20.3%

6.3%

0.5%

71.3%

16.3%

9.8%

28210
Charlotte, NC

$124,770

32551

$3.83

4.0%

9.8%

7.8%

0.8%

77.7%

19.5%

5.8%

27516
Chapel Hill, NC

$116,890

21843

$5.35

3.9%

12.6%

3.0%

0.8%

79.9%

22.6%

12.3%

28277
Charlotte, NC

$112,700

24242

$4.65

4.4%

4.2%

2.5%

0.6%

88.4%

41.9%

2.6%

27410
Greensboro, NC

$112,300

35587

$3.16

2.6%

8.9%

2.2%

0.7%

85.6%

23.7%

4.2%

27612
Raleigh, NC

$109,921

21918

$5.02

3.2%

10.6%

3.9%

0.7%

81.6%

23.2%

5.6%

27707
Durham, NC

$98,150

33165

$2.96

3.2%

47.3%

8.7%

0.6%

40.3%

14.4%

13.6%

27615
Raleigh, NC

$97,675

29930

$3.26

4.0%

9.3%

3.5%

0.5%

82.6%

31.1%

3.9%

27705
Durham, NC

$91,933

33399

$2.75

6.0%

19.5%

7.6%

0.9%

66.1%

12.8%

14.0%

27262
High Point, NC

$89,400

18551

$4.82

2.2%

18.2%

6.0%

0.8%

72.7%

11.0%

11.8%

28202
Charlotte, NC

$84,300

4448

$18.95

1.4%

49.5%

1.6%

0.9%

46.6%

13.5%

25.7%

27607
Raleigh, NC

$79,925

15435

$5.18

4.8%

10.4%

4.2%

0.9%

79.7%

19.4%

10.2%

27511
Cary, NC

$77,919

33260

$2.34

5.9%

5.8%

5.6%

0.8%

82.0%

29.5%

4.3%

28270
Charlotte, NC

$72,555

18662

$3.89

3.1%

5.4%

2.4%

0.6%

88.6%

36.0%

2.9%

28803
Asheville, NC

$69,925

18919

$3.70

1.2%

11.3%

3.3%

0.8%

83.4%

13.3%

9.5%

27605
Raleigh, NC

$68,590

3888

$17.64

1.7%

9.5%

1.5%

0.8%

86.4%

12.7%

11.5%

27614
Raleigh, NC

$65,550

7558

$8.67

2.5%

4.7%

1.2%

0.3%

91.3%

55.4%

3.1%

27407
Greensboro, NC

$54,950

32631

$1.68

5.7%

24.5%

6.6%

1.1%

62.1%

10.7%

8.8%

27858
Greenville, NC

$50,875

36878

$1.38

2.1%

13.2%

1.8%

0.7%

82.2%

10.6%

22.2%

28031
Cornelius, NC

$49,150

10480

$4.69

1.2%

4.8%

2.6%

0.4%

91.1%

36.2%

3.8%

28601
Hickory, NC

$48,200

35477

$1.36

2.5%

4.1%

6.4%

0.5%

86.5%

11.7%

7.8%

28804
Asheville, NC

$47,319

16020

$2.95

0.8%

3.1%

2.1%

0.9%

93.2%

14.1%

9.2%

28405
Wilmington, NC

$47,050

19319

$2.44

0.9%

16.8%

1.4%

0.7%

80.3%

11.5%

11.3%

27023
Lewisville, NC

$46,430

7317

$6.35

1.4%

4.4%

1.1%

0.5%

92.6%

19.9%

3.3%

28209
Charlotte, NC

$43,925

16573

$2.65

2.6%

7.8%

8.6%

0.9%

80.1%

14.2%

8.6%

27613
Raleigh, NC

$42,693

26807

$1.59

4.5%

8.4%

2.6%

0.5%

84.0%

29.9%

3.1%

28403
Wilmington, NC

$42,520

25762

$1.65

1.4%

11.3%

2.7%

0.8%

83.9%

9.5%

19.7%

28374
PINEHURST, NC

$40,575

9949

$4.08

0.6%

4.8%

0.8%

0.4%

93.4%

22.7%

3.3%

28203
Charlotte, NC

$38,600

7969

$4.84

0.7%

38.2%

1.4%

0.6%

59.2%

19.4%

19.0%

27265
High Point, NC

$34,111

24439

$1.40

2.6%

13.9%

2.1%

0.6%

80.9%

14.7%

4.3%

27603
Raleigh, NC

$32,620

23965

$1.36

1.6%

19.8%

7.9%

0.9%

69.7%

10.6%

11.6%

28144
Salisbury, NC

$32,274

20452

$1.58

1.4%

38.4%

3.5%

0.6%

56.1%

7.2%

17.3%

27284
Kernersville, NC

$31,700

31455

$1.01

1.1%

6.4%

3.5%

0.6%

88.4%

12.3%

5.8%

27587
Wake Forest, NC

$31,475

20750

$1.52

1.2%

11.4%

2.5%

0.6%

84.3%

18.3%

6.8%

27278
Hillsborough, NC

$31,250

15351

$2.04

0.8%

19.2%

2.4%

1.0%

76.6%

14.0%

7.6%

28409
Wilmington, NC

$31,080

19660

$1.58

1.1%

4.9%

1.0%

0.6%

92.4%

20.1%

5.5%

28117
MOORESVILLE, NC

$30,950

13622

$2.27

1.4%

1.6%

0.9%

0.6%

95.5%

25.3%

3.4%

27606
Raleigh, NC

$30,521

37064

$0.82

6.6%

13.1%

5.9%

1.1%

73.2%

14.0%

16.1%

28305
Fayetteville, NC

$30,425

4844

$6.28

0.8%

23.5%

2.6%

1.2%

71.9%

14.1%

12.8%

28303
Fayetteville, NC

$30,375

23754

$1.28

4.5%

35.2%

6.5%

1.6%

52.3%

9.2%

11.6%

27513
Cary, NC

$29,826

26555

$1.12

10.3%

7.2%

3.1%

0.9%

78.5%

30.9%

2.3%

27455
Greensboro, NC

$29,635

17120

$1.73

1.5%

19.5%

2.1%

0.6%

76.4%

18.5%

7.3%

 

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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