Vertiginous blue spires on the urban coast and crimson plateaus stretching from the Central Valley to suburban SoCal—this is the presidential race for California cash, in 3D.
In the map below, each ZIP code is colored according to the candidate who amassed more individual contributions from its residents.
That’s blue for former Vice President Joe Biden and red for President Donald Trump. The taller the ZIP code, the bigger that candidate’s haul.
Biden’s most towering haul: 94114, San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood, home to many of the region’s tech luminaries. Trump’s most lucrative California zip: 92660, in Newport Beach, Orange County.
Here’s how to explore this dichromatic view of the state:
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Ben Christopher covers California politics and elections for CalMatters, a nonprofit nonpartisan media venture.
> Ziptied: California’s Presidential Money Race by ZIP Code
Wow! Rich people REALLY like Joe Biden:
Palo Alto
San Francisco
Berkeley Hills