Where was Money Raised?
Map of Contributions to the 2009 NJ Governor Election by Zip Code
While the majority of donations were made in New Jersey to Democrats, large amounts of money were raised across the country, though there were somewhat concentrated on the NJ/PA and NJ/NY borders. Still, contributions came in from every state, with donations coming from as far as Alaska and Hawaii. While some of the donations may be from former residents of NJ who moved out of New Jersey but still have ties to NJ, many of the out of state donations are large. Often out of state donations are above $1,000, and were more often made to Republican candidates. Donations of over $1,000 are out of reach for most people. Also, New Jersey is a traditionally Democrat dominated state. It is likely that a good number of the contributors had no association to New Jersey. One thing the map does not show is how many people made up the average contribution. It is very likely that some zip codes only had one or two donors to the 2009 NJ governor election.
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A Wordle of Cities Money was Raised In
The Wordle shows that, even though the municipality with the most contributions was New York City, many of the highly contributing municipalities are in New Jersey. For example Morristown, the second largest city on the Wordle, is in New Jersey. Interestingly enough, the Wordle shows that many of the largest contributing municipalities are municipalities that have relatively small populations. Morristown, Montclair, Short Hills, and Toms River, four "normal" sized towns, are all show to contribute more than Jersey City, Trenton, or Newark, three of New Jersey's largest cities. This could show that a relatively small group of people contribute disproportionately to the election. The Wordle would not show the high amount out of state contributes since they may it treats all donations as equal, even though some donations are worth more than others.
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