How much have UF professors and students donated to presidential candidates?
Where the total contributions have gone may (or may not) surprise you
Ever wonder how much your fellow students and professors have been donating to presidential candidates? Lucky enough for you, this information is publicly available due to the good old Federal Election Commission. So far, Hillary Clinton has received the most money and has the most donors by quite a bit. Check out the details…
Donations by candidate:
Hillary Clinton
Total donated: $10,350
Number of donations: 10
Number of donors: 9
Average donation: $1,150
Ben Carson
Total donated: $3,500
Number of donations: 4
Number of donors: 3
Average donation: $1,166.67
Jeb Bush
Total donated: $3,400
Number of donations: 3
Number of donors: 2
Average donation: $1,700
Bernie Sanders
Total donated: $1,250
Number of donations: 5
Number of donors: 4
Average Donation: $312.50
Marco Rubio
Total donated: $1,000
Number of donations: 1
Number of donors: 1
Average donation: $1,000
Ironically enough, Florida’s own Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio both had the least amount of donors, with Jeb Bush at two and Marco Rubio at only one. Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul, Donald Trump, Chris Christie and Martin O’Malley did not receive any donations.