Paying for politics is mostly an urban occupation. But some counties came through for candidates.

The pattern of political support for the top seven candidates in the two major parties is many splendored. Bill Richardson did well in New Mexico, which is no surprise. John Edwards collected quite a bit of money in East Texas, which is. And Mitt Romney found surprising support in a exurb of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Rudy Giuliana has friends in Alabama and Barack Obama does quite well in Colorado ski country.

Check the links below to find which counties contributed most to the major candidates:

REPUBLICANS
Mitt Romney
John McCain
Rudy Giuliani

DEMOCRATS
Bill Richardson
John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama

Overall, Democrats have outraised Republicans among rural residents:

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Where Presidential Candidates Go in the Countryside for Cash

by Tim Murphy, The Daily Yonder
June 28, 2007

<h1>Where Presidential Candidates Go in the Countryside for Cash</h1> <p class="byline">by Tim Murphy, The Daily Yonder <br />June 28, 2007</p> <p> <a href="/rural-votes-are-crucial-presidential-campaigns-money-not-so-much" target="_blank">Paying for politics</a> is mostly an urban occupation. But <a href="/best-rural-counties-donations-presidential-campaign" target="_blank">some counties came through</a> for candidates.</p> <p> The pattern of political support for the top seven candidates in the two major parties is many splendored. Bill Richardson did well in New Mexico, which is no surprise. John Edwards collected quite a bit of money in East Texas, which is. And Mitt Romney found surprising support in a exurb of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Rudy Giuliana has friends in Alabama and Barack Obama does quite well in Colorado ski country.</p> <p> Check the links below to find which counties contributed most to the major candidates:</p> <p>REPUBLICANS<br /><a href="/money-mitt-romney-his-top-rural-counties" target="_blank">Mitt Romney</a><br /><a href="/money-john-mccain-his-top-rural-counties">John McCain</a><br /><a href="/money-rudy-giuliani-top-rural-counties" target="_blank">Rudy Giuliani</a></p> <p>DEMOCRATS<br /><a href="/money-bill-richardson-top-25-rural-counties" target="_blank">Bill Richardson</a><br /><a href="/money-john-edwards-top-25-rural-counties">John Edwards</a><br /><a href="/money-hillary-clinton-top-rural-counties">Hillary Clinton</a><br /><a href="/money-barack-obama-top-25-rural-counties">Barack Obama</a></p> <p> Overall, Democrats have outraised Republicans among rural residents:</p> <div style="text-align: center"> <figure><img src="/files/u2/PartycontributionsRevised35.jpg" title="Contributions by party in the first quarter of 2007" alt="Contributions by party in the first quarter of 2007" height="259" width="350"></figure> </div> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://dailyyonder.com/where-presidential-candidates-go-countryside-cash/2007/06/28/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-dy-wordmark-favicon.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://dailyyonder.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=235&amp;ga3=UA-6858528-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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