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• Source: New York Times
• Date: May 28, 2007
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• Bylines: Alison Leigh Cowan , Aron Pilhofer
• Topics: Campaign Finance
• Data Types: Federal Data , Mapping
• Description/Excerpt: As Connecticut's richest town, Greenwich has always held some allure for politicians looking to raise money and make influential friends, but with several of the current presidential contenders wanting to raise upwards of $500 million to stay competitive through the general election, the richest of the town's 61,000 residents are being wooed more than ever. An analysis by The New York Times of campaign filings through March 31 tracked $1.038 million in gifts related to the presidential race from donors with Greenwich ZIP codes. That windfall is roughly two-fifths the $2.56 million kicked in by those same ZIP codes during the entire 2004 presidential race. The preliminary 2007 tally does not capture more than $1 million believed to have been raised since then, as the pace of fund-raising here has intensified. In one notable break with the past, Greenwich money is increasingly going to Democrats, a reflection of national trends. Of the $1.038 million donated through March, six Democratic candidates shared 54 percent of the pot, and three Republicans claimed 46 percent. Democrats got 45 percent of the $2.56 million raised the last time around, and the incumbent Republican candidate, President Bush, whose father was born here, swept the other 55 percent.
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