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In November of last year, former President Donald Trump announced his plans to run for president again in 2024. Despite potential complications presented by his indictment over falsifying business records in March and a jury finding him liable for defamation and sexual abuse in civil court in May, Trump has not announced any changes to his re-election bid; in fact, the Trump campaign announced an influx of donations after his grand jury indictment, signaling continued support from his base.

However, Trump’s broader appeal in the context of the 2024 presidential race remains unclear. The 2022 midterm elections put his political influence, both within the Republican party and among the voting public, to the test. Trump endorsed more than two dozen Republican candidates. While the GOP expected a ‘red wave’ to deliver overwhelming control of both houses of Congress, the results were significantly more muted. Democrats retained control of the Senate, and while Republicans have the House, the margin of success proved to be narrower than pro-Trump devotees anticipated. Candidates that were given the thumbs-up by Trump did not overwhelmingly win as expected.

Exactly how the midterm election results and his ongoing legal troubles will affect Trump’s long-term fundraising efforts remains to be seen. But Trump committees raised millions of dollars before the midterms, particularly after the FBI raided his Florida Mar-a-Lago home. In fact, by the end of July 2022, the political action committee Save America (one of Trump’s largest PAC affiliates) had accumulated more than $99 million on Trump’s behalf.

Stacker analyzed Federal Election Commission records from Jan. 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023, to compile a list of the zip codes that have donated the most money to Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election. The total number of donations from North Carolina was $289,826 from 4,878 individual donations. Each zip code is ranked by its total donation amount per 1,000 people to the Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. campaign committee, filing as the Donald J. Trump For President 2024, Inc PAC.

Only FEC-processed records from unique individuals (as opposed to outside groups or committees) were considered. Slides also include the number of donations made toward Trump’s campaign in that zip code and in the state overall. Demographic and population information is derived from the Census Bureau. The townships listed beside each zip code represent the most sizable community within that respective zip code, but do not necessarily encompass its entire population. They are offered as a geographic frame of reference. Zip codes with populations under 1,000 or with population data not available were excluded from the analysis as were zip codes with fewer than 10 individual donations.

#25. 28734 (Franklin, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $110.64 ($3,173 total)
– Number of individual donations: 38
– Population: 28,676
– Median household income: $44,181

#24. 27954 (Manteo, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $110.93 ($785 total)
– Number of individual donations: 32
– Population: 7,079
– Median household income: $57,816

#23. 28470 (Shallotte, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $111.11 ($1,175 total)
– Number of individual donations: 32
– Population: 10,577
– Median household income: $49,397

#22. 27258 (Haw River, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $115.09 ($847 total)
– Number of individual donations: 11
– Population: 7,356
– Median household income: $55,923

#21. 28782 (Tryon, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $116.00 ($734 total)
– Number of individual donations: 30
– Population: 6,329
– Median household income: $57,103

#20. 28612 (Connelly Springs, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $122.51 ($1,464 total)
– Number of individual donations: 38
– Population: 11,954
– Median household income: $48,140

#19. 28422 (Bolivia, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $125.07 ($1,001 total)
– Number of individual donations: 38
– Population: 8,002
– Median household income: $58,315

#18. 28425 (Burgaw, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $125.47 ($1,308 total)
– Number of individual donations: 10
– Population: 10,424
– Median household income: $56,436

#17. 28031 (Cornelius, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $127.86 ($3,797 total)
– Number of individual donations: 24
– Population: 29,698
– Median household income: $94,883

#16. 27592 (Willow Spring, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $131.61 ($2,411 total)
– Number of individual donations: 14
– Population: 18,321
– Median household income: $78,635

#15. 27608 (Raleigh, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $139.36 ($1,682 total)
– Number of individual donations: 15
– Population: 12,069
– Median household income: $146,295

#14. 28562 (New Bern, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $153.79 ($5,759 total)
– Number of individual donations: 83
– Population: 37,447
– Median household income: $67,307

#13. 28020 (Casar, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $173.66 ($468 total)
– Number of individual donations: 11
– Population: 2,693
– Median household income: $48,466

#12. 27244 (Elon, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $177.79 ($2,829 total)
– Number of individual donations: 54
– Population: 15,914
– Median household income: $64,612

#11. 28037 (Denver, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $178.04 ($4,094 total)
– Number of individual donations: 14
– Population: 22,995
– Median household income: $93,431

#10. 27949 (Kitty Hawk, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $198.22 ($1,563 total)
– Number of individual donations: 62
– Population: 7,887
– Median household income: $95,542

#9. 28636 (Hiddenite, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $211.60 ($875 total)
– Number of individual donations: 32
– Population: 4,133
– Median household income: $50,036

#8. 28530 (Grifton, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $212.14 ($1,369 total)
– Number of individual donations: 62
– Population: 6,454
– Median household income: $33,314

#7. 28137 (Richfield, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $238.32 ($709 total)
– Number of individual donations: 17
– Population: 2,975
– Median household income: $68,088

#6. 27313 (Pleasant Garden, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $248.23 ($1,612 total)
– Number of individual donations: 49
– Population: 6,496
– Median household income: $70,094

#5. 27243 (Efland, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $254.39 ($1,386 total)
– Number of individual donations: 13
– Population: 5,448
– Median household income: $79,845

#4. 27521 (Coats, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $405.53 ($2,679 total)
– Number of individual donations: 19
– Population: 6,606
– Median household income: $48,196

#3. 28396 (Wagram, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $478.83 ($1,090 total)
– Number of individual donations: 34
– Population: 2,277
– Median household income: $50,875

#2. 27810 (Belhaven, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $572.80 ($2,173 total)
– Number of individual donations: 34
– Population: 3,794
– Median household income: $40,052

#1. 27878 (Sharpsburg, North Carolina)

– Money donated per 1k people: $721.47 ($760 total)
– Number of individual donations: 30
– Population: 1,054
– Median household income: $27,146

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