Politics & Government
South End Donors Go All In for Obama in June
Late June fundraisers bring Boston donors to president's side.
Bostonians who opened their wallets to presidential candidates in June made it abundantly clear who they want to win this November: Barack Obama.
That was especially true in the South End, where donors gave $41,320 to the president in June. That was Obama's third-largest haul in the city, behind only Jamaica Plain and Back Bay. By comparison, Romney netted $350 from only South End donors in the entire month.
In all, the president raised nearly 11 times as much as the former Massachusetts Governor in June, stemming from 17 times as many campaign transactions.
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Romney performed best in the North End Waterfront area, where Obama raised only 50 percent more than the former governor. Romney's Boston campaign headquarters is located on Commercial Street.
In total, Boston donors gave more than $357,000 to the two presidential campaigns last month in more than 1,400 transactions.
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While the state’s voting history may explain some of the lopsided results shown here, it’s also worth noting that president Obama held fundraisers in the city in late June.
Donations by Neighborhood:
Zip Code
Rough Area
Obama
Romney
Grand Total
02108
Beacon Hill
$33,458.00
$7,050.00
$40,508.00
02109
North End waterfront
$6,325.00
$4,100.00
$10,425.00
02110
Financial District
$2,475.00
$1,350.00
$3,825.00
02111
Chinatown
$6,375.00
$500.00
$6,875.00
02113
North End
$2,115.00
-$3,150.00
-$1,035.00
02114
Beacon Hill/West End
$19,007.00
$1,525.00
$20,532.00
02115
Longwood/Huntington
$21,374.00
$2,658.00
$24,032.00
02116
Back Bay
$50,873.50
$6,050.00
$56,923.50
02117
Back Bay
$1,275.00
$0.00
$1,275.00
02118
South End
$41,320.00
$350.00
$41,670.00
02119
Roxbury Crossing
$3,856.12
$0.00
$3,856.12
02120
Mission Hill
$1,114.00
$0.00
$1,114.00
02121
Roxbury/Franklin Park
$1,028.00
$0.00
$1,028.00
02122
Dorchester (east)
$3,966.24
$0.00
$3,966.24
02124
Dorchester Center
$10,845.00
$0.00
$10,845.00
02125
Dorchester (north)
$1,936.00
$250.00
$2,186.00
02126
Mattapan
$3,340.00
$0.00
$3,340.00
02127
South Boston
$4,269.00
$1,076.24
$5,345.24
02128
East Boston
$1,650.00
$175.00
$1,825.00
02129
Charlestown
$13,953.00
$440.12
$14,393.12
02130
Jamaica Plain
$45,185.00
$55.00
$45,240.00
02131
Roslindale
$4,927.00
$20.00
$4,947.00
02132
West Roxbury
$8,229.00
$300.00
$8,529.00
02134
Allston
$8,445.00
$3,512.00
$11,957.00
02135
Brighton
$5,846.75
$800.00
$6,646.75
02136
Hyde Park
$1,330.00
$210.00
$1,540.00
02163
Harvard Campus
$135.00
$0.00
$135.00
02196
Leather District
$1,000.00
$105.00
$1,105.00
02199
Prudential Center
$11,235.00
$2,585.00
$13,820.00
02205
South Station
$400.00
$0.00
$400.00
02210
Fort Point
$7,263.00
$0.00
$7,263.00
02215
Fenway/Kenmore
$2,353.00
$350.00
$2,703.00
Grand Total
$326,903.61
$30,311.36
$357,214.97
Campaign transactions:
Zip Code
Rough Area
Obama
Romney
Grand Total
02108
Beacon Hill
51
8
59
02109
North End waterfront
16
9
25
02110
Financial District
14
3
17
02111
Chinatown
19
1
20
02113
North End
7
3
10
02114
Beacon Hill/West End
78
5
83
02115
Longwood/Huntington
53
3
56
02116
Back Bay
162
10
172
02117
Back Bay
5
0
5
02118
South End
157
2
159
02119
Roxbury Crossing
35
0
35
02120
Mission Hill
8
0
8
02121
Roxbury/Franklin Park
9
0
9
02122
Dorchester (east)
16
0
16
02124
Dorchester Center
55
0
55
02125
Dorchester (north)
23
1
24
02126
Mattapan
36
0
36
02127
South Boston
45
5
50
02128
East Boston
20
2
22
02129
Charlestown
47
4
51
02130
Jamaica Plain
219
1
220
02131
Roslindale
51
1
52
02132
West Roxbury
62
2
64
02134
Allston
15
2
17
02135
Brighton
49
4
53
02136
Hyde Park
16
1
17
02163
Harvard Campus
4
0
4
02196
Leather District
1
6
7
02199
Prudential Center
14
4
18
02205
South Station
5
0
5
02210
Fort Point
21
0
21
02215
Fenway/Kenmore
35
2
37
Grand Total
1348
79
1427
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