Tiny Tracts Put Political ZIP in 2010 Elections

OpenSecrets: "And they're playing notable roles during the 2010 midterm elections, together funneling tens of millions of dollars the way of congressional candidates and political committees, a Center for Responsive Politics analysis of campaign finance data indicates.

Most of the nation's roughly 44,000 five-digit ZIP codes account for a few hundred dollars in federally reportable political contributions, if any at all.

There's ZIP code 06831 in Greenwich, Conn., where more than $3 million has this election cycle found its way into federal-level political coffers -- a majority of it benefiting Democrats. (The state has a whole has contributed less than $23 million.)"