The Huffington Post posted an article Thursday about a Movoto map that shows the wealthiest person in each state. A casual look at the map would seem to indicate that the political affiliation of the individuals were overwhelmingly Republican, since the map uses varying shades of red to denote the degree of wealth the citizens have, while only turning blue in cases of tens of billions of dollars. An analysis by Truth Revolt reveals that nearly 20 percent of the people profiled on the map are actually Democratic donors.
While there are in fact many people listed on the map who are Republican donors, the following people are also the wealthiest residents in their states, and reliable Democratic donors:
Leon Gorman- Maine
John Abele- Vermont
Warren Buffet- Nebraska
Bill Gates- Washington
Ted Lerner- Maryland
Ane Cox Chambers- Georgia
Maloof brothers- New Mexico
Jim Justice- Kentucky
Charles Ergen- Colorado
Also- though he has sprinkled a few donations to local Republicans, Gary Tharaldson gave a $10,000 donation to Harry Reid in 2012.
All but Buffet and Gates' states on the map are shades of red.
