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title: "Table 5.3 Amount of Contributions"
description: "ASK IF HAVE CONTRIBUTED MONEY DURING 2012/2013: Q102/a: Over the last two years, would you say all of those contributions added up to more than $100 or less than that? ASK IF MORE THAN $100: And did they add up to more than $250 or not? These questions are discussed in Section 5 of the report. ———–Contributed […]"
date: "2014-06-12"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/amount-of-contributions/"
---

# Table 5.3 Amount of Contributions

ASK IF HAVE CONTRIBUTED MONEY DURING 2012/2013:** **Q102/a: Over the last two years, would you say all of those contributions added up to more than $100 or less than that? ASK IF MORE THAN $100: And did they add up to more than $250 or not?

These questions are discussed in [Section 5](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/section-5-political-engagement-and-activism/) of the report.

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|  | -----------Contributed in past two years----------- |  |
| --- | --- | --- |

|  | Less than $100 % | $100-249 % | $250+ % | (VOL.) DK/Ref % | (N) |

|  |

| TOTAL | 41 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 1,985 |
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| PARTY WITH LEANERS |

| Rep/Rep lean | 36 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 860 |

| Dem/Dem lean | 47 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 1,016 |
****
| PARTY ID |

| Republican | 39 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 544 |

| Democrat | 47 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 763 |

| Independent | 37 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 605 |

| Lean Republican | 31 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 316 |

| Lean Democrat | 48 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 253 |
****
| IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY |

| Consistently Conservative | 38 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 332 |

| Mostly Conservative | 34 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 383 |

| Mixed | 45 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 376 |

| Mostly Liberal | 43 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 325 |

| Consistently Liberal | 44 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 569 |
****
| SEX |

| Men | 36 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1,099 |

| Women | 48 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 886 |
****
| AGE |

| 18-49 | 48 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 473 |

| 50+ | 37 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 1,470 |
****
| DETAILED AGE |

| 18-29 | 59 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 159 |

| 30-49 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 314 |

| 50-64 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 681 |

| 65+ | 37 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 789 |
****
| SEX BY AGE |

| Men 18-49 | 44 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 286 |

| Men 50+ | 31 | 33 | 35 | 1 | 801 |

| Women 18-49 | 54 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 187 |

| Women 50+ | 45 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 669 |
****
| RACE |

| White, non-Hispanic | 39 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 1,548 |

| Black, non-Hispanic | 53 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 180 |

| Hispanic | - - | - - | - - | - - | 97 |
****
| EDUCATION |

| College grad+ | 33 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 1,243 |

| Post grad | 33 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 591 |

| College grad | 32 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 652 |

| Some college | 49 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 480 |

| HS or less | 50 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 259 |
****
| FAMILY INCOME |

| $75,000+ | 31 | 31 | 37 | 1 | 926 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 51 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 592 |

| <$30,000 | 57 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 253 |
****
| RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |

| Total Protestant | 42 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 962 |

| White NH evang. Prot. | 40 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 342 |

| White NH mainline Prot. | 40 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 376 |

| Total Catholic | 44 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 387 |

| White NH Cath. | 43 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 310 |

| Unaffiliated | 40 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 376 |
****
| ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES |

| Weekly or more | 43 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 780 |

| Less than weekly | 40 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 1,185 |
****
| REGION |

| Northeast | 44 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 343 |

| Midwest | 41 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 410 |

| South | 40 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 731 |

| West | 41 | 33 | 24 | 2 | 501 |
****
| AMONG REP/LEAN REP |

| Men | 32 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 535 |

| Women | 44 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 325 |

| 18-49 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 1 | 169 |

| 50+ | 37 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 671 |

| Agree with Tea Party | 39 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 524 |

| Disagree/No opinion | 33 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 320 |
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| AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM |

| Men | 42 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 503 |

| Women | 52 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 513 |

| 18-49 | 58 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 275 |

| 50+ | 39 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 727 |
****
| AMONG WHITES |

| Men | 34 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 858 |

| Women | 45 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 690 |

| 18-29 | 53 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 100 |

| 30-49 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 222 |

| 50-64 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 519 |

| 65+ | 36 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 679 |

| College grad | 31 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 1,001 |

| Some college or less | 47 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 546 |

| College grad men | 26 | 35 | 38 | 1 | 556 |

| College grad women | 38 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 445 |

| Some col or less men | 41 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 302 |

| Some col or less women | 55 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 244 |

| $75,000+ | 30 | 32 | 37 | 1 | 767 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 49 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 455 |

| <$30,000 | 59 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 156 |