The Top 50 Rural Counties in Campaign Contributions: 3rd Quarter

By Tim Murphy
http://www.dailyyonder.com/top-50-rural-counties-campaign-contributions-3rd-quarter

Rural Americans contributed almost $7 million to presidential campaigns in July, August and September 2007. These are the top 50 counties in total contributions to candidates of both parties.

Below are the top 50 rural counties in total contributions to presidential candidates in the third quarter of 2007,
their county seats, populations and total funds contributed in the quarter:

RANKCOUNTYCOUNTY SEATSTATEPOPULATIONTOTAL CONTRIBUTED
1Pitkin CountyAspenCO14,872$150,100
2Summit CountyCoalvilleUT29,736$150,077
3Teton CountyJacksonWY18,251$135,350
4Dukes CountyEdgartownMA14,987$121,310
5Albemarle CountyCharlottesvilleVA79,236$112,797
6Blaine CountyHaileyID18,991$109,700
7Montgomery CountyConroeTX293,768$102,143
8Lea CountyLovingtonNM55,511$98,000
9Sumter CountyBushnellFL53,345$97,100
10Nantucket CountyNantucketMA9,520$84,800
11Merrimack CountyConcordNH136,225$78,729
12Monroe CountyKey WestFL79,589$69,575
13Windsor CountyWoodstockVT57,418$67,808
14Marion CountyJasperTN27,776$60,950
15Fauquier CountyWarrentonVA55,139$56,900
16Florence CountyFlorenceSC125,761$56,050
17Grafton CountyNorth HaverhillNH81,743$53,600
18Hunterdon CountyFlemingtonNJ121,989$50,358
19Avery CountyNewlandNC17,167$49,850
20Litchfield CountyLitchfield & WinstedCT182,193$47,501
21Chaves CountyRoswellNM61,382$47,151
22Bowie CountyBostonTX89,306$44,700
23Pontotoc CountyAdaOK35,143$43,050
24Bolivar CountyRosedale & ClevelandMS40,633$42,150
25Shelby CountyColumbianaAL143,293$42,049
26El Dorado CountyPlacervilleCA156,299$40,539
27Talbot CountyEastonMD33,812$38,946
28Miller CountyTexarkanaAR40,443$35,550
29Madison CountyCantonMS74,674$34,900
30Sussex CountyGeorgetownDE156,638$34,208
31Eagle CountyEagleCO41,659$32,651
32Benton CountyBentonvilleAR153,406$32,340
33Walton CountyDe Funiak SpringsFL40,601$32,300
34Dickson CountyCharlotteTN43,156$31,750
35Steuben CountyBathNY98,726$30,600
36Washington CountyWashingtonPA202,897$30,370
37San Juan CountyAztecNM113,801$30,346
38York CountyAlfredME186,742$30,300
39Knox CountyRocklandME39,618$30,170
40Carroll CountyOssipeeNH43,666$29,850
41Blount CountyMaryvilleTN105,823$29,500
42Maui CountyWailukuHI128,094$29,115
43Gallatin CountyBozemanMT67,831$28,650
44Windham CountyNewfaneVT44,216$28,322
45Union CountyNew AlbanyMS25,362$26,386
46Addison CountyMiddleburyVT35,974$25,986
47Beaufort CountyBeaufortSC120,937$25,700
48Campbell CountyJacksboroTN39,854$25,350
49Anderson CountyClintonTN71,330$25,300
50Sevier CountySeviervilleTN71,170$24,750