Residents from Beverly Hills to Austin, Texas to Florida sent millions of dollars to support trucker convoys that occupied the Canadian capital and shutdown commerce, according to a Post analysis of leaked fundraising data.
The richer an American community was, the more likely residents there were to donate, and the biggest number of contributions often came from communities whereRepublicans made up solid majorities, according to the review of more than 55,000 U.S.-based donations through the Christian fundraising website GiveSendGo.
Combined, the two data sets contained 100,316 donations totaling $8,961,973. Nearly 52 percent of the money came from residents in Canada. Almost 42 percent — and the largest overall number of contributions — came from the United States. Similarly, Nancy Vasa of eastern Oregon donated to the Freedom Convoy, sending $2,000 through GiveSendGo on Feb. 5. In a place to add a note with the contribution,
Nearly a third of the donations came from zip codes where Democrats outnumber Republicans, according to voter registration records. An official from the Delaware Transit Corp. and a spokesperson for Gov. John Carney declined to comment when contacted by The Post. Paprcka did not respond to a request for comment sent to the email listed in the donation.
Two of the biggest pockets of donors nationwide were centered to the north in Marietta and Roswell, Ga. To the west, Leander, Tex., a suburb north of Austin, had the highest number of overall donations with 38 individual contributors. Many included references to Bible verses in notes explaining their donations. A shop owner there declined to comment on a $100 donation when reached by The Post.
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