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1%
 
of 
 
Americans
 
Contribute
 
80%
 
of 
 
Funds
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Less than 0.5 percent of the U.S. population contrib-uted $200 or more to federal candidates in 2008, or82 percent of total itemized contributions.
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Less than 0.1 percent of Americans contributed$2,300 or more in 2008, or 60 percent of the total.
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Approximately 4 percent of Americans madecontributions in any amount in 2008.
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Men contributed 68 percent of all money to federalcandidates, compared with 32 percent from women.
Geographic
 
Concentration
 
of 
 
Major
 
Donors
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The top 5 metro areas for contributions to federalcandidates in 2008 -- New York, Washington, LosAngeles, Chicago, and Boston -- contributed $726million, more than the bottom 36 states combined.
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Residents of Manhattan’s Upper East Side (top 5 zipcodes) contributed $72 million in 2008, more thaneach of the bottom 39 states and approximately 50times the national per capita rate of $9.90.
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A study of racial/ethnic distribution of campaigncontributions in the 2000-2004 elections found that89.4 percent of money came from predominantlynon-Hispanic white zip codes and 10.6 percent camefrom predominantly racial/ethnic minority zip codes.
Major
 
Industries
 
Top
 
2008
 
Contributors
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The top contributing industry sectors -- finance andreal estate, lawyers and lobbyists, healthcare,communications, and energy and transportation --provided a combined $1.2 billion in campaignmoney to federal candidates in 2008.
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Contributions from the top five sectors accountedfor nearly 50 percent of the total $2.4 billion in 2008,compared with 10 percent from ideological/singleissue groups and 3 percent from labor unions.
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Industry giving to the two major political partieswas roughly even across sectors, with Democratsreceiving 56 percent of total contributions.
Fig. 1: Federal Campaign Contribs Breakdown, 2008
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Gender
Fig. 2: Contributions Per Capita, 2008
(millions)Top Metropolitan Area Zip Codes v. Nationwide
Fig. 3: Top Five Contributing Sectors, 2008
(millions)
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