Republicans Winning Fundraising War in 19083
About $98,000 has been donated to candidates and Political Action Committees.
Republican candidates and organizations have received 62 percent of federal campaign donations from the 19083 zip code so far in the 2012 election cycle.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a research group that tracks money in U.S. politics, the Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is the top recipient with $12,437 in donations from here.
Although President Barack Obama has a lead over Romney in donations over in the Greater Philadelphia (including parts of New Jersey), the incumbent's campaign has earned $9,068 from 19083.
So far this election cycle, $98,038 has been donated to candidates and Political Action Committees from the 19083 zip code.
Donations reached their peak in 2008 with $185,873.
The contributions are based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Sept. 21, 2012.
The top contributors from 19083 are:
| GRANDE, JOSEPH E | Santa Rita Super PAC | SELF | $10,000 | 01/16/12 |
| OVERLY, NATHANAEL | Obama, Barack (D) | THE MARKETING AUDIT | $5,000 | 09/30/11 |
| DONNELLY, THOMAS J | Comcast Corp | COMCAST CORPORATION | $4,500 | 02/02/11 |
| GRANDE, JOSEPH E | Paul, Ron (R) | SELF | $2,500 | 05/16/11 |
| CARRLE, GUNTHER O MR | Romney, Mitt (R) | POWELL TRACHTMAN LOGAN CARRLE | $2,500 | 07/13/11 |
| CARRLE, GUNTHER O | Gerlach, Jim (R) | POWELL, TRACHTMAN, ET AL | $2,500 | 06/01/11 |
| CARRLE, GUNTHER O MR ESQ | Meehan, Patrick (R) | POWELL TRACHTMAN, ET AL. | $2,500 | 09/30/11 |
| O'BRIEN, DENIS | Obama, Barack (D) | EXELON | $2,500 | 04/18/11 |
| CARRLE, GINGER | Romney, Mitt (R) | INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS | $2,500 | 05/09/12 |
| FOGLIETTA, THEODORE M MR JR | Romney, Mitt (R) | INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS | $2,500 | 05/09/12 |
