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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://alpha.pewresearch.org/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://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/section-5-political-engagement-and-activism/) of the report.

|  | <em>———–Contributed in past two years———–</em> |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Less than $100 % | $100-249 % | $250+ % | (VOL.) DK/Ref % | (N) |
|  |
| TOTAL | 41 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 1,985 |
| **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 |
| **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 |