---
title: "Table 5.2 Political Contributions"
description: "Q100/101: Have you ever contributed money to a candidate running for public office or to a group working to elect a candidate? ASK IF HAVE EVER CONTRIBUTED MONEY: Have you done this over the last two years, that is, during or since the 2012 elections, or not? These questions are discussed in Section 5 of the report. […]"
date: "2014-06-12"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/political-contributions/"
---

# Table 5.2 Political Contributions

Q100/101: Have you ever contributed money to a candidate running for public office or to a group working to elect a candidate? ASK IF HAVE EVER CONTRIBUTED MONEY: Have you done this over the last two years, that is, during or since the 2012 elections, 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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|  | ----------------------Yes, contributed---------------------- |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  | Ever % | In the past two years % | Not in the past two years % | No, not contributed % | N |

|  |

| TOTAL | 30 | 15 | 16 | 69 | 10,013 |
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| PARTY WITH LEANERS |

| Rep/Rep lean | 35 | 16 | 19 | 65 | 4,177 |

| Dem/Dem lean | 31 | 16 | 15 | 69 | 4,657 |
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| PARTY ID |

| Republican | 39 | 18 | 21 | 61 | 2,415 |

| Democrat | 34 | 18 | 15 | 66 | 3,064 |

| Independent | 25 | 11 | 14 | 74 | 3,968 |

| Lean Republican | 30 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 1,762 |

| Lean Democrat | 25 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 1,593 |
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| IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY |

| Consistently Conservative | 51 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 1,078 |

| Mostly Conservative | 35 | 15 | 19 | 64 | 1,932 |

| Mixed | 20 | 8 | 12 | 79 | 3,469 |

| Mostly Liberal | 25 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 2,066 |

| Consistently Liberal | 51 | 31 | 20 | 48 | 1,468 |
****
| SEX |

| Men | 33 | 17 | 16 | 67 | 5,005 |

| Women | 28 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 5,008 |
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| AGE |

| 18-49 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 3,999 |

| 50+ | 42 | 20 | 21 | 57 | 5,852 |
****
| DETAILED AGE |

| 18-29 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 86 | 1,405 |

| 30-49 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 2,594 |

| 50-64 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 3,018 |

| 65+ | 48 | 23 | 25 | 51 | 2,834 |
****
| SEX BY AGE |

| Men 18-49 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 2,163 |

| Men 50+ | 47 | 24 | 23 | 53 | 2,779 |

| Women 18-49 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 1,836 |

| Women 50+ | 38 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 3,073 |
****
| RACE |

| White, non-Hispanic | 34 | 16 | 18 | 65 | 7,227 |

| Black, non-Hispanic | 26 | 14 | 13 | 73 | 998 |

| Hispanic | 15 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 902 |
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| EDUCATION |

| College grad+ | 48 | 26 | 22 | 51 | 4,125 |

| Post grad | 58 | 32 | 26 | 41 | 1,457 |

| College grad | 44 | 23 | 21 | 56 | 2,668 |

| Some college | 29 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 2,846 |

| HS or less | 19 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 2,993 |
****
| FAMILY INCOME |

| $75,000+ | 48 | 26 | 22 | 51 | 3,002 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 3,174 |

| <$30,000 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 82 | 2,792 |
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| RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |

| Total Protestant | 31 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 5,015 |

| White NH evang. Prot. | 35 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 1,956 |

| White NH mainline Prot. | 33 | 16 | 17 | 66 | 1,689 |

| Total Catholic | 28 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 2,060 |

| White NH Cath. | 36 | 17 | 18 | 64 | 1,448 |

| Unaffiliated | 29 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 1,867 |
****
| ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES |

| Weekly or more | 33 | 15 | 17 | 66 | 3,801 |

| Less than weekly | 29 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 6,117 |
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| REGION |

| Northeast | 30 | 14 | 15 | 70 | 1,784 |

| Midwest | 31 | 15 | 16 | 69 | 2,175 |

| South | 31 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 3,739 |

| West | 30 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 2,315 |
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| AMONG REP/LEAN REP |

| Men | 38 | 18 | 20 | 61 | 2,273 |

| Women | 31 | 13 | 18 | 69 | 1,904 |

| 18-29 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 88 | 484 |

| 30-49 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 72 | 1,001 |

| 50-64 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 56 | 1,296 |

| 65+ | 54 | 24 | 29 | 46 | 1,339 |

| Agree with Tea Party | 51 | 26 | 24 | 49 | 1,713 |

| Disagree/No opinion | 26 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 2,362 |
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| AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM |

| Men | 33 | 18 | 15 | 67 | 2,134 |

| Women | 29 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 2,523 |

| 18-29 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 83 | 712 |

| 30-49 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 1,258 |

| 50-64 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 62 | 1,370 |

| 65+ | 46 | 24 | 22 | 53 | 1,265 |
****
| AMONG WHITES |

| Men | 38 | 19 | 19 | 62 | 3,568 |

| Women | 31 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 3,659 |

| 18-29 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 761 |

| 30-49 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 1,724 |

| 50-64 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 59 | 2,240 |

| 65+ | 51 | 24 | 27 | 48 | 2,414 |

| College grad | 51 | 27 | 24 | 48 | 3,216 |

| Some college or less | 27 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 3,999 |

| College grad men | 55 | 29 | 25 | 45 | 1,686 |

| College grad women | 48 | 25 | 23 | 51 | 1,530 |

| Some col or less men | 30 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 1,875 |

| Some col or less women | 24 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 2,124 |

| $75,000+ | 49 | 26 | 23 | 50 | 2,444 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 67 | 2,339 |

| <$30,000 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 1,680 |

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**Next:** [Table 5.3 Amount of Contributions](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/amount-of-contributions.md)