Economic Diversity

Tue, 27 May 2008 13:25:38 +0000

Income

Clean Elections small donors to candidates were more likely to come from zip codes with lower and middle class median household incomes than big donors to privately funded campaigns.

The chart below shows that neighborhoods with median household incomes below $50,000 were a larger source of contributions for Clean Elections candidates than for privately funded candidates. In contrast, neighborhoods with median household incomes over $50,000 were a lucrative source of contributions for privately funded candidates. Privately funded candidates received 62 percent of their contributions—nearly twice as much—from these more affluent zip codes, compared to about 32 percent for Clean Elections candidates.

Taking a closer look at 2006 campaigns, the same pattern persists. For Clean Elections candidates, neighborhoods with low median incomes were proportionately larger sources of contributions for Clean Elections candidates than they were for privately funded campaigns.

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Economic Diversity