Chelmsford's Top Democratic Presidential Campaign Contributors

CHELMSFORD, MA - Massachusetts voters will take to the polls on Super Tuesday, March 1, to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party, and if campaign contributions are any indication of appeal, Hillary Clinton should be a big winner on the democratic side.

Clinton has received $4,042,909 so far in campaign donations from people in the state, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission.

Her rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, has raised $1,414,239 in Massachusetts.

That’s somewhat in line with nationwide numbers that show Clinton with $126.4 million in individual contributions compared to $95.4 million for Sanders.

Those numbers, though, are a bit misleading.

While Clinton’s campaign has raised big bucks from individuals, she’s also been helped by massive money pouring in through Priorities USA Action, a pro-Clinton Super PAC that has raised more than $50 million in support of the former Secretary of State, according to OpenSecrets.

Sanders has raised just $44,968 from outside groups, according to OpenSecrets.

Clinton has a couple of big-spenders in Chelmsford who contributed at least $1,000.

Those people are:

• Raquel Alvarez - $1,500
• Deborah Morrison - $1,000

Sanders doesn’t have any contributors who hit the $1,000 mark, but his top three supporters are:

• Arther Barlas - $750
• David Flores - $500
• David Shochat - $410

Following voting in three states, Clinton leads Sanders in pledged delegates, 52 to 51. But Clinton holds a commanding lead over the Vermont Sen. in the race for the nomination overall with the support of 445 superdelegates compared to just 18 superdelegates for Sanders.

The last time Massachusetts voted in a Democratic presidential primary, the state’s citizens chose Barack Obama over Clinton, 64 percent to 35 percent.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day.