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2008 Overview
Top Metro Areas
Most campaign contributions come from the major urban areas. Use this chart to find out where the big money is coming from by metro area. Totals include individual contributions of $200 or more to federal candidates, parties and PACs. Contributions from PACs are not included. (Move your cursor over the chart to see dollar amounts, shown in millions.)
| NEW YORK |   $144.6 |
| WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV | $121.1 |
| LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH | $73.1 |
| CHICAGO | $70.4 |
| BOSTON, MA-NH | $48.9 |
| SAN FRANCISCO | $44.4 |
| PHILADELPHIA, PA-NJ | $31.6 |
| HOUSTON | $31.5 |
| DALLAS | $30.2 |
| BRIDGEPORT | $25.5 |
| ATLANTA | $23.1 |
| MIAMI | $23.0 |
| NASSAU-SUFFOLK | $20.4 |
| PHOENIX-MESA | $20.3 |
| SEATTLE-BELLEVUE-EVERETT | $19.5 |
| ORANGE COUNTY | $19.2 |
| MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, MN-WI | $19.1 |
| DENVER | $18.5 |
| DETROIT | $18.4 |
| WEST PALM BEACH-BOCA RATON | $18.2 |
| SAN DIEGO | $17.1 |
| NEWARK | $16.0 |
| OAKLAND | $15.7 |
| SAN JOSE | $14.3 |
| LAS VEGAS, NV-AZ | $14.0 |
| SAINT LOUIS, MO-IL | $13.2 |
| BALTIMORE | $12.5 |
| BERGEN-PASSAIC | $11.7 |
| CINCINNATI, OH-KY-IN | $11.1 |
| TAMPA-SAINT PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER | $10.7 |
| NASHVILLE | $10.6 |
| PORTLAND-VANCOUVER, OR-WA | $10.5 |
| AUSTIN-SAN MARCOS | $10.3 |
| FORT LAUDERDALE | $9.8 |
| PITTSBURGH | $9.3 |
| SAN ANTONIO | $8.8 |
| ORLANDO | $8.8 |
| CLEVELAND-LORAIN-ELYRIA | $8.6 |
| HARTFORD | $8.3 |
| KANSAS CITY, MO-KS | $7.9 |
| FORT WORTH-ARLINGTON | $7.7 |
| INDIANAPOLIS | $7.6 |
| ALBUQUERQUE | $7.6 |
| NEW ORLEANS | $7.5 |
| LOUISVILLE, KY-IN | $7.4 |
| SACRAMENTO | $7.2 |
| RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL | $7.0 |
| RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO | $6.9 |
| MIDDLESEX-SOMERSET-HUNTERDON | $6.3 |
| SALT LAKE CITY-OGDEN | $6.3 |
Based on data released by the FEC on July 28, 2008.
To view data for previous cycles, visit our Historic Elections section.
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