Politics & Government
Manasquan Voters Donated More to Romney
Map outlines how residents donated to presidential campaigns
How much did local residents donate to presidential campaigns? In Manasquan, more dollars went to Republican candidate Mitt Romney than President Barack Obama.
An interactive map compiled by NJ Spotlight released recently itemizes by ZIP Code where donations went. The site analyzed campaign contribution reports and the data is presented in a statewide map, here. You can scroll around by town and see how different areas donated.
For Manasquan (ZIP Code 08736), donors there gave more to Romney — nearly $30,000 more. However, there were more donors giving to Obama: 173 contributions were made to Obama and 108 were made to Romney.
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ZIP Code 08736 Manasquan
• Barack Obama
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Total Contributions: $17,942
Number of Contributions: 173
• Mitt Romney
Total Contributions: $47,501
Number of Contributions: 108
For ZIP Code 07719, which is both Wall and Belmar area, Obama had a slightly larger amount of donations, but more than three times the number of contributions made, over Romney:
ZIP Code 07719
• Barack Obama
Total Contributions: $23,676
Number of Contributions: 228
• Mitt Romney
Total Contributions: $22,424
Number of Contributions: 64
Here's a look at how residents in other nearby towns gave their presidential donations:
08730 -- BRIELLE
Barack Obama
Total Contributions: $7,627
Number of Contributions: 97
Mitt Romney
Total Contributions: $19,213
Number of Contributions: 58
08750 -- SEA GIRT
Barack Obama
Total Contributions: $5,249
Number of Contributions: 37
Mitt Romney
Total Contributions: $35,050
Number of Contributions: 59
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