Thread by @ShaneGoldmacher

NEW: A first-of-its kind ZIP code level analysis of donations reveals two different Americas — demographically and geographically — financing 2020.

Zoom in to every ZIP code!

But also step back to see the Trump-fueled political realignment.

A thread…
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This project was a collaboration with an incredible NYT team:

Data wizard: @rachel_shorey

Visual geniuses: @ellawinthrop and @LazaroGamio

Editor: @haeyoun
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What we found was that some of the same cleavages driving the 2020 election — class and education — are also fundamentally reshaping how the two parties pay for their campaigns.
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Consider: In ZIP codes where more than 65% were college grads — just over 1,000 out of nearly 32,000 ZIPs— Biden outraised Trump $478 million to $104 million.

Everywhere else? Trump was ahead by almost $40 million.

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Also: “In ZIP codes with a median household income of at least $100,000, Mr. Biden smashed Mr. Trump in fund-raising, $486 million to only $167 million — accounting for almost his entire financial edge.”
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As @amyewalter put it: “Alienating white college-educated voters means more than just losing their votes; it’s also literally costing them money." nytimes.com/interactive/20…

This analysis looked at 25 million donations from 4/1- 10/14, made possible this year for the first time ever by prez candidates using WinRed/ActBlue.

@rachel_shorey magically merges and de-dupes all the data from campaigns and their joint committees
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