Donations from Texas represent 14 percent, or $16.4 million, of the $112.3 million that has been given to presidential candidates so far in this election cycle, second only to California's $17.7 million. The $9.7 million given in the third quarter to Gov. Rick Perry, who entered the race mid-August, represents 59 percent of Texas' total contributions.
Please note that federal campaign finance law only requires candidates to identify donors that give more than $200 in a single campaign cycle.
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So where did each candidate find the most financial support from Texas donors?
Please note that federal campaign finance law only requires candidates to identify donors that give more than $200 in a single campaign cycle.
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So where did each candidate find the most financial support from Texas donors?
Perry received the most support from the Houston-area ZIP code of 77024, with 164 donors giving him a combined $334,175. Just off of Katy Freeway between Katy and Houston, 77024 is home to the towns of Hedwig Village, Piney Point Village and Bunker Hill Village. In Austin, Perry was neck and neck with Obama in the West Austin ZIP codes of 78746 and 78703, home to the neighborhoods of West Lake Hills and Clarksville, respectively. Perry raised $472,000 from 274 donors in both ZIP codes to Obama's $386,000 from 374 donors.
Much like Perry, Romney found most of his support west of Houston, pulling in large sums of donations from the ZIP codes of 77019, 77024 and 77056. He raised $196,000, $177,000 and $146,000, respectively. However, donors were more generous to Perry in all three areas, where he raised $220,000, $334,000 and $199,000.
Click on candidates' names above the map to view their donations. Use the zoom drop down on the left to take a closer look at some of the high-donor cities in the state. To switch between visualizing the amount donated and the number of donors, use the drop down on the right. If no one from a ZIP code contributed to any candidate, there will be no shape to represent it.
Much like Perry, Romney found most of his support west of Houston, pulling in large sums of donations from the ZIP codes of 77019, 77024 and 77056. He raised $196,000, $177,000 and $146,000, respectively. However, donors were more generous to Perry in all three areas, where he raised $220,000, $334,000 and $199,000.
Click on candidates' names above the map to view their donations. Use the zoom drop down on the left to take a closer look at some of the high-donor cities in the state. To switch between visualizing the amount donated and the number of donors, use the drop down on the right. If no one from a ZIP code contributed to any candidate, there will be no shape to represent it.
