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"Democrats who have donated to a presidential campaign this election are more likely than Republicans to have done so on the Internet, according to a new study.\nNearly 57% of Democrats who contributed to the campaigns have done so online, while only 34% of Republican donors used the Internet to make their contribution, found the Pew Internet &amp; American Life Project. \nConversely, 87% of Republican donors have given money in person, over the phone or through snail-mail, while 57% of Democratic donors have contributed offline (The numbers don't total 100% because people can make multiple donations in various ways).\nNeither side is more likely to donate in general: Pew found that 16% of both Democrats and Republicans have contributed to a campaign in some fashion.\nWhile offline donations are still the most popular form of contributions, the Internet's a close second: of the 13% of adults who contributed to a campaign, 67% did so in-person, on the phone or through traditional mail, while 50% donated online or via email.\nWhat about cell phone donations? Democratic donors are more likely to send a donation via text message or app \u2014 15% of them have done so compared to 6% of Republican donors. \n\nSEE ALSO: Now You Can Donate to Political Campaigns via Text Message\nHowever, cell phones are still far from a popular contribution method: even though the Federal Elections Commission cleared the path to cell phone donations for political candidates back in June, only 1% of American adults have used their cell phone to donate to a presidential candidate. Meanwhile, 10% of American adults have used their cell phone to make a donation for any purpose, such as emergency relief. \nHave you used a cell phone or website to donate to a candidate? Share your thoughts in the comments.\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, kizilkayaphotos"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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