New Jersey’s Campaign Cash: Where it comes from, which towns give the most, and the crazy difference in how they raise their millions in donations

The paper analyzed campaign finance data and found a striking disparity between the two presidential candidates, despite being nearly identical in money raised (Barack Obama has raised $5.3 million in New Jersey and Mitt Romney has raised $5.1 million. But Obama only makes $149 off of each contribution from a total of 35,565 contributors. Romney makes $801 off of each contributor, with a total of 6,305 contributors.