Trump scores with small money, Clinton with big donors

Here is a charticle that demonstrates the money collection and spending of the US presidential election nominees: Republican Donald Trump & Democrat Hillary Clinton.

TRUMP'S MONEY-COLLECTION

• US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been a hit with small donors.
   
• Total individual campaign contribution : $75 mn
   
• 65% of which came from people pitching less than $200
  
   
• Trump's campaign and Super PACs have brought him a combined $200 mn
   
• Disclosure filed on tuesday, showed a big increase in Trump's spending, with $30 mn in disbursements, more than any month so far. Trump has has spent $21 mn on online advertising and strategy

CLINTON's FINANCES

• Democrat Hillary Clinton has received about a quarter of her campaign donations from people who contributed $200 or less
   
• Total individual campaign contribution : $71mn
   
• 25% of which came from people pitching less than $200
   
• Together, Clinton's campaign and Super PAC have raked in a total of $520 mn
   
• The Clinton campaign's outlays reflect a traditional presidential playbook, spending five times more than Trump has on television ads and nine times more on payrolls

TOP EARNERS BACK CLINTON

• The presidential race is fracturing traditional voting blocs, shows the latest Purple Slice online poll for Bloomberg Politics
  

 

Clinton beats Trump 46% to 42% among likely higher-income voters (annual household incomes of $100,000 or more)
 

45% of higher-income voters pick Trump as best for their own investments; 36% for Clinton
 

36% of other demographic groups view Trump favourably; 42% for Clinton
 

43% say it's very important that a presidential candidate make their tax returns public
 

71% say the public's need for information about personal records such as health history and tax returns are more important than a candidate's right to privacy