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NEW: A first-of-its kind ZIP code level analysis of donations reveals two different Americas — demographically and geographically — financing 2020.
Zoom in to every ZIP code!
But also step back to see the Trump-fueled political realignment.
A thread… https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
Zoom in to every ZIP code!
But also step back to see the Trump-fueled political realignment.
A thread… https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
This project was a collaboration with an incredible NYT team:
Data wizard: @rachel_shorey
Visual geniuses: @ellawinthrop and @LazaroGamio
Editor: @haeyoun https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
Data wizard: @rachel_shorey
Visual geniuses: @ellawinthrop and @LazaroGamio
Editor: @haeyoun https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
What we found was that some of the same cleavages driving the 2020 election — class and education — are also fundamentally reshaping how the two parties pay for their campaigns. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
Consider: In ZIP codes where more than 65% were college grads — just over 1,000 out of nearly 32,000 ZIPs— Biden outraised Trump $478 million to $104 million.
Everywhere else? Trump was ahead by almost $40 million.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
Everywhere else? Trump was ahead by almost $40 million.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
Also: “In ZIP codes with a median household income of at least $100,000, Mr. Biden smashed Mr. Trump in fund-raising, $486 million to only $167 million — accounting for almost his entire financial edge.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
As @amyewalter put it: “Alienating white college-educated voters means more than just losing their votes; it’s also literally costing them money." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
This analysis looked at 25 million donations from 4/1- 10/14, made possible this year for the first time ever by prez candidates using WinRed/ActBlue.
@rachel_shorey magically merges and de-dupes all the data from campaigns and their joint committees https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
@rachel_shorey magically merges and de-dupes all the data from campaigns and their joint committees https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html
