8 of 10 Wealthiest Congressional Districts Are Controlled By Democrats. No Longer Are Wealthy Republicans.

Democrats Are The Real Rich Man’s Politicians

March 31, 2014 by Sam Rolley 

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The left often accuses the GOP of being a political party of out of touch fat cats whose policies focus on inhibiting the ability of poorer Americans to climb the Nation’s economic ladder. But a recent review of U.S. Census data illustrates that the Democratic Party, at least as far as Congress in concerned, is the Nation’s party of wealth.

According to The Associated Press, eight out of the 10 wealthiest House districts are controlled by Democratic Representatives.

Via the report:

The richest: New York’s 12th Congressional District, which includes Manhattan’s Upper East Side, as well as parts of Queens and Brooklyn. Democrat Carolyn Maloney is in her 11th term representing the district.

Per capita income in Maloney’s district is $75,479. That’s more than $75,000 a year for every man, woman and child. The next highest income district, which runs along the southern California coast, comes in at $61,273. Democrat Henry Waxman is in his 20th term representing the Los Angeles-area district.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco district comes in at No. 8.

Across the country, Democratic House districts have an average per capita income of $27,893. That’s about $1,000 higher than the average income in Republican districts

Here’s the full list of the 10 richest House districts:

New York 12

Representative Carolyn Maloney, Democrat

Per capita income: $75,479

California 33

Representative Henry Waxman, Democrat

Per capita income: $61,273

New York 10

Representative Jerry Nadler, Democrat

Per capita income: $56,138

California 18

Representative Anna Eshoo, Democrat

Per capita income: $ 54,182

Connecticut 4

Representative Jim Himes, Democrat

Per capita income: $50,732

Virginia 8

Representative Jim Moran, Democrat

Per capita income: $50,210

New Jersey 7

Representative Leonard Lance, Republican

Per capita income: $48,556

California 12

Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democrat

Per capita income: $48,523

New York 3

Representative Steve Israel, Democrat

Per capita income: $47,991

Virginia 10

Representative Frank Wolf, Republican

Per capita income: $47,281

The Associated Press report backs up our story from last month which found that Democrats make up a majority of the Nation’s top 50 campaign donors: Koch Brothers Way Down The List Of Top Political Donors – A List Dominated By Democrats