Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Fundrace 2008: Who is Giving to the Campaigns?

Fundrace2008 is an interesting site that maps the donations to political parties. Not only can you find out who your neighbors are supporting, but also which occupations give money to which party. For example, inserting 'insurance' in the 'occupation' section yields these data:

Democrats- $230,000
Republicans - $330,000

The occupation 'teaching' yields this data:

Democrats- $1,595,000
Republicans- $641,000

The occupation 'self-employed' yields:

Democrats- $192,000
Republicans- $428,000

The occupation 'banking' yields:

Democrat- $272,000
Republicans- $201,000

Interesting stuff to ponder and play with if you have the time.

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