[EL] another metric for measuring relative support for each party

[Richard Winger]

The September 1, 2011 Ballot Access News (a paper publication) has data on how many state income tax payers chose to send a small donation to the party of the taxpayer's choice.  I have been gathering this data since 2000, for the 13 states in which the state income tax form gives taxpayers this choice.

For the tax returns that came in this year (generally in the first half of the year), Republicans received the lowest amount they have ever received from those same states, for the period 2000 to the present.  Democrats, all eleven years, have always received more donations than Republicans, but in 2011 the ratio between the two amounts was more heavily Democratic (compared to Republican) than ever before.

Also noteworthy is that donations to minor parties tripled, compared to last year.  Anyone who doesn't already subscribe to Ballot Access News can e-mail me privately and ask for that edition.  Just be sure to include a postal address for yourself.
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