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State vs State

Pick two states. Bars share one scale across the gutter, so their lengths are the comparison. Badges flag each state against the national average - no pairwise number is invented.

Panel A

California

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$1.58B
Per adult$52
To Dem-aligned75%

bluer than US

New York

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$966M
Per adult$62
To Dem-aligned74%

bluer than US

Texas

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$927M
Per adult$42
To Dem-aligned41%

redder than US

Florida

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$898M
Per adult$51
To Dem-aligned39%

redder than US

Illinois

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$557M
Per adult$56
To Dem-aligned69%

bluer than US

Massachusetts

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$367M
Per adult$65
To Dem-aligned85%

bluer than US

Pennsylvania

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$316M
Per adult$31
To Dem-aligned68%

bluer than US

Nevada

Top sector: Health Professionals & Pharma

Itemized $ raised$302M
Per adult$124
To Dem-aligned44%

redder than US

Washington

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$241M
Per adult$40
To Dem-aligned81%

bluer than US

Wyoming

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$240M
Per adult$542
To Dem-aligned40%

redder than US

Virginia

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$239M
Per adult$35
To Dem-aligned58%

redder than US

Ohio

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$211M
Per adult$23
To Dem-aligned42%

redder than US

Maryland

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$179M
Per adult$37
To Dem-aligned80%

bluer than US

Connecticut

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$178M
Per adult$62
To Dem-aligned72%

bluer than US

New Jersey

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$178M
Per adult$25
To Dem-aligned67%

bluer than US

Michigan

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$172M
Per adult$22
To Dem-aligned62%

bluer than US

District of Columbia

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$172M
Per adult$306
To Dem-aligned79%

bluer than US

Colorado

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$167M
Per adult$37
To Dem-aligned63%

bluer than US

Georgia

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$157M
Per adult$19
To Dem-aligned48%

redder than US

North Carolina

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$147M
Per adult$18
To Dem-aligned46%

redder than US

Arizona

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$131M
Per adult$23
To Dem-aligned55%

redder than US

Wisconsin

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$124M
Per adult$27
To Dem-aligned60%

bluer than US

Tennessee

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$120M
Per adult$22
To Dem-aligned39%

redder than US

Arkansas

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$114M
Per adult$49
To Dem-aligned23%

redder than US

Panel B

California

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$1.58B
Per adult$52
To Dem-aligned75%

bluer than US

New York

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$966M
Per adult$62
To Dem-aligned74%

bluer than US

Texas

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$927M
Per adult$42
To Dem-aligned41%

redder than US

Florida

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$898M
Per adult$51
To Dem-aligned39%

redder than US

Illinois

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$557M
Per adult$56
To Dem-aligned69%

bluer than US

Massachusetts

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$367M
Per adult$65
To Dem-aligned85%

bluer than US

Pennsylvania

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$316M
Per adult$31
To Dem-aligned68%

bluer than US

Nevada

Top sector: Health Professionals & Pharma

Itemized $ raised$302M
Per adult$124
To Dem-aligned44%

redder than US

Washington

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$241M
Per adult$40
To Dem-aligned81%

bluer than US

Wyoming

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$240M
Per adult$542
To Dem-aligned40%

redder than US

Virginia

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$239M
Per adult$35
To Dem-aligned58%

redder than US

Ohio

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$211M
Per adult$23
To Dem-aligned42%

redder than US

Maryland

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$179M
Per adult$37
To Dem-aligned80%

bluer than US

Connecticut

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$178M
Per adult$62
To Dem-aligned72%

bluer than US

New Jersey

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$178M
Per adult$25
To Dem-aligned67%

bluer than US

Michigan

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$172M
Per adult$22
To Dem-aligned62%

bluer than US

District of Columbia

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$172M
Per adult$306
To Dem-aligned79%

bluer than US

Colorado

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$167M
Per adult$37
To Dem-aligned63%

bluer than US

Georgia

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$157M
Per adult$19
To Dem-aligned48%

redder than US

North Carolina

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$147M
Per adult$18
To Dem-aligned46%

redder than US

Arizona

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$131M
Per adult$23
To Dem-aligned55%

redder than US

Wisconsin

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$124M
Per adult$27
To Dem-aligned60%

bluer than US

Tennessee

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$120M
Per adult$22
To Dem-aligned39%

redder than US

Arkansas

Top sector: Retired

Itemized $ raised$114M
Per adult$49
To Dem-aligned23%

redder than US

National average lean: 59.7% to Democratic-aligned committees. Numbers illustrative - see the methodology on the main page.