MONEY TALKS
It’s an accepted fact of political life that money plays an increasingly influential role in elections and the source of campaign funding is often a point of interest. So when the folks at The New York Times developed a program that tracked campaign donations tied to the zip codes of individual donors, we took a look. The donation amounts represent total money donated to the campaign of President Joe Biden/Vice President Kamala Harris or former president Donald Trump during this election cycle from the start of 2023 through October 24 of this year. In the Birmingham zip code of 48009, 1,042 persons gave a total of $300K to the Biden/Harris camp while 326 persons kicked in $80K to the Trump effort. From the Bloomfield Township zip code of 48301, 586 individuals donated $200K to the Biden/Harris campaign, and 223 people kicked in $50K for Trump. Among the donors in zip code 48302 (Bloomfield Township), the Biden/Harris election effort got $100K from 635 residents and the Trump camp received a total of $100K from 280 residents. Individuals in zip code 48304, which includes Bloomfield Hills, 618 residents donated $200K to Biden/Harris while the Trump campaign got a total of $400K from 322 residents. Donations to the Bide/Harris camp outshined those to the Trump camp in most states, according to The New York Times.
