Survey breaks down donations to Biden campaign by zip code
By Sam Catanzaro
Residents of a Santa Monica neighborhood have donated to Joe Biden’s campaign more than most zip codes in the country.
A recent survey ranks Santa Monica’s 90402 zip code, which includes the North of Montana and Santa Monica Canyon neighborhoods, 33rd among all zip codes in the nation for total donations to Biden’s campaign.
The survey, which analyzed Federal Election Commission records from Jan. 1, 2019-July 31, 2020, found that in total $406,924 has been donated to Biden’s campaign via 934 individual donations from 90402 residents.
Only FEC-processed records from unique individuals–as opposed to outside groups or committees–were includes in the survey.
Other Westside zip codes to make the top-50 are Brentwood’s 90049 (No. 10 at $633,707), Pacific Palisades’ 90272 (No. 25 at $457,347), Beverly Hills’ 90210 (No. 30 at $422,084) and Westwood’s 90024 (No 39. at $395,114)
The zip code with the most donations to Biden in the nation is Chevy Chase, Maryland with $1,031,110 donated to the campaign among 3,121 donations.