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Republican Candidates Lead in 19010 Donations

More than $2.1 million has been donated to candidates and Political Action Committees in 2012.

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Republican candidates and organizations have received 57 percent of federal campaign donations from the 19010 zip code so far in the 2012 election cycle.

The Red, White and Blue Fund—a federally registered Super PAC led by Rick Santorum—is the top recipient, with $275,000 from here, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

President Barack Obama ($3,269,793) has a lead in donations over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ($2,844,980) in the Greater Philadelphia/New Jersey area.

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However, in 19010, Romney's campaign has earned $205,700 while Obama's has raised $100,902.

So far this election cycle, $2,123,621 has been donated to candidates and Political Action Committees from the 19010 zip code. That number is about 47 times what the average zip code donates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

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The contributions are based on Federal Election Commission data made available electronically on Aug. 6.

The top contributors from 19010 are:

ContributorRecipientOccupationAmountDate TEMPLETON, JOHN DR Raising Red JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION $200,000 05/29/11 TEMPLETON, JOHN M DR JR Red, White & Blue Fund JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION $200,000 12/23/11 TEMPLETON, JOHN M DR JR American Crossroads JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION $100,000 06/27/11 TEMPLETON, JOHN M DR JR Red, White & Blue Fund JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION $50,000 12/14/11 MORGAN, MITCHELL L MR Republican National Cmte MORGAN PROPERTIES INC. $30,800 05/10/12 RUBIN, MICHAEL G MR Republican National Cmte KYNETIC $30,800 05/15/12 TEMPLETON, JOSEPHINE J DR Republican National Cmte RET. $30,800 06/12/12 MIDDLETON, JOHN P MR JR Republican National Cmte PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES $30,000 02/28/11 MIDDLETON, JOHN S MR SR Republican National Cmte BRADFORD HOLDINGS INC./EXECUTIVE $25,000 12/15/11 TEMPLETON, JOHN M DR JR Republican National Cmte JOHN TEMPLETON FDN $23,900 06/12/12

 

The top recipients from 19010 are:

Red, White & Blue Fund $275,000 Republican National Cmte $215,771 Romney, Mitt (R) $205,700 Raising Red $200,000 Casey, Bob (D) $113,242 Obama, Barack (D) $100,902 American Crossroads $100,000 DNC Services Corp $82,526 Schwartz, Allyson (D) $51,650 Republican Federal Cmte of Pennsylvania $44,500

Patch Editor Sam Strike contributed to this report.

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