States That Donate the Most to Presidential Campaigns
By: Daniel Bukszpan | Staff Writer
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Contribution per household: $32.18 Total political contributions statewide: $8,122,739 Total number of households statewide: 252,388 The district that’s home to the nation’s capital has a minimal population which is maximally involved in politics, so it’s no surprise that it tops off this list. The most allocations by far went to Obama, with a breakdown of about $6.4 million to him and about $1.7 million to Republicans candidates. Of the Republicans, $1.406 million went to Romney, and $93,773 to
The states that donate the most in total to presidential campaigns are the most populous, like California. When the same data is crunched to determine a per-household basis, states with small populations are among the largest donors.
