Politics: Donation hotspots

Part of the Tucson area scores third in donations

US -- WHERE THAT MONEY ISGOING.

CRAIG.MODERN CAMPAIGN FINANCEREPORTING LETS US TRACKDONATIONS DOWN TO THE ZIP CODETHEY CAME FROM.

THAT HELPS USSEE PATTERNS THAT GIVE US SOMEINSIGHT INTO THE MONEY TRAILSAND WHERE THEY LEAD.A WEBSITE FROM THE CENTER FORRESPONSIVE POLITICS CALLEDOPEN SECRETS.ORG TRACKSPOLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

INARIZONA, THE TWO MOST GENEROUSZIP CODES ARE IN MARICOPACOUNTY.

THROUGH 2019 AND EARLY2020, MORE THAN 9.2 MILLIONDOLLARS CAME FROM THE PHOENIXAREA.

FOR DONATIONS, THE TOPTWO SPOTS IN THE STATE AREPARADISE VALLEY WITH MORE THANTHREE MILLION DOLLARS---THAT'S56 TIMES THE AVERAGE AREA.

THESITE SAYS THE AVERAGE AREA'SDONATION IS JUST UNDER $54THOUSAND A PART OF SCOTTSDALEDONATED MORE THAN $1.4MILLION--- THAT'S ABOUT 26TIMES THE AVERAGE.

TUCSON'SMOST GENEROUS DONATION ZONE ISTHE HEART OF IN THE FOOTHILLS.THE AREA THAT INCLUDESLAPALOMA RANKS NUMBER THREE INARIZONA WITH $1.2MILLION--ABOUT 21 TIMES THEAVERAGE ZIP CODE.

A LOT OF THEDONATIONS ARE GOING TOCOMMITTEES TO SUPPORTCANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE ORTHE HOUSE.

BUT FOR ARIZONA,DONATIONS GOING DIRECTLY TOCANDIDATES HAVE FLOODED INTOTHE RACE FOR US SENATE.

FORTHAT PART OF TUCSON'SFOOTHILLS MARK KELLY ISRAISING MORE MONEY FOR THESENATE RACE THAN MARTHAMCSALLY: ABOUT $319 THOUSANDTO MCSALLY'S $188 THOUSAND.THAT'S A 51.5 PERCENTDIFFERENCE.

MCSALLY LEADSKELLY IN THE PARADISE VALLEYZIP CODE $234,316 TO $225,301ALMOST A FOUR PERCENTDIFFERENCE.FOR PRESIDENTIAL FUNDRAISINGIN THE OVERALL PHOENIX AREADONALD TRUMP IS THE TOPFUNDRAISER FOLLOWED BYSANDERS, BUTTIGIEG, WARREN,BIDEN, AND KLOBUCHAR.

FOR THEOVERALL TUCSON AREAPRESIDENTIAL FUNDRAISING PUTSSANDERS FIRST FOLLOWED BYTRUMP, WARREN, BUTTIGIEG,BIDEN, AND KLOBUCHAR.

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