Seattle and Portland have a good rivalry in many regards, mostly liveability contests. But how's it going in terms of donability? Who gives the most in the presidential races, and to whom? Thanks to Opensecrets.org's website, here are the most recent figures (as of January) for the respective Metro areas. Seattle is miles ahead, no doubt largely owing to the timing of the Washington caucus earlier this month and the Oregon primary, not til May. Portland is apparently not catching Obamamania yet, though it does beat Seattle in Kucinich donations. And in both metro regions, McCain is doing very poorly, far behind Mitt Romney (remember him?) and slightly behind Ron Paul. Seattle area Democrats: Obama, $1,813,000. Clinton, $896,000. Edwards, $481,000. Kucinich, $31,000. Republicans: Romney, $424,000. Paul, 268,000. McCain, $232,000. Giuliani, $218,000. Huckabee, $47,000. Portland area Democrats: Obama, $313,000. Edwards, $293,000. Clinton, $197,000. Kucinich, $33,000. Republicans: Romney, $598,000. Paul, $149,000. Giuliani, $136,000. McCain, $112,000. Huckabee, $45,000
Latest presidential donations for Seattle, Portland
Seattle and Portland have a good rivalry in many regards, mostly liveability contests. But how's it going in terms of donability? Who gives the most in the presidential races, and to whom?
Thanks to Opensecrets.org's website, here are the most recent figures (as of January) for the respective Metro areas. Seattle is miles ahead, no doubt largely owing to the timing of the Washington caucus earlier this month and the Oregon primary, not til May. Portland is apparently not catching Obamamania yet, though it does beat Seattle in Kucinich donations. And in both metro regions, McCain is doing very poorly, far behind Mitt Romney (remember him?) and slightly behind Ron Paul.
Seattle and Portland have a good rivalry in many regards, mostly liveability contests. But how's it going in terms of donability? Who gives the most in the presidential races, and to whom?
Thanks to Opensecrets.org's website, here are the most recent figures (as of January) for the respective Metro areas. Seattle is miles ahead, no doubt largely owing to the timing of the Washington caucus earlier this month and the Oregon primary, not til May. Portland is apparently not catching Obamamania yet, though it does beat Seattle in Kucinich donations. And in both metro regions, McCain is doing very poorly, far behind Mitt Romney (remember him?) and slightly behind Ron Paul.
