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BAKERSFIELD, CA

FEC.gov itemizations listing contributor city BAKERSFIELD, CA sum to $37,074,806 across 115,683 contributions. Bakersfield’s line count is a volume Central Valley book: more than one hundred fifteen thousand receipts on a thirty-seven-million-dollar total, which pulls the mean toward three hundred. The table is a contributor-city aggregate, not a unique-donor census. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Key figures

  • Bakersfield’s federal itemized city book is $37,074,806 across 115,683 contributions.
  • The mean near $321 reflects a high line count on this extract.
  • Cite contributor city, dollars, and line count together.
  • Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

A high-volume Kern County city string

One hundred fifteen thousand six hundred eighty-three lines produce $37,074,806. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $321. That is a volume shape: many receipts, a mean in the low three-hundreds. Oildale and Delano are other nearby city strings. They are not inside $37,074,806 unless the filer typed BAKERSFIELD.

Fresno keeps a separate California hub. Kern County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up. $37,074,806 is the BAKERSFIELD match only.

Not Los Angeles and not a Valley recode

Los Angeles is a different California city key. Recoding Bakersfield into a San Joaquin Valley sum would mix hubs. This packet publishes BAKERSFIELD, CA only: $37,074,806 and 115,683 lines.

Household streets and office addresses can share the city field. Totals can include a PAC or joint-fundraising address when that is what filers typed. The 115,683 lines are receipts, not unique persons. Recheck both facts on the live hub after a later extract.

Full analysis: BAKERSFIELD, CA: $37.1M on 115,683 FEC receipts

Questions

What is Bakersfield’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?
Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city BAKERSFIELD, CA total $37,074,806 across 115,683 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Bakersfield residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.
How should I read Bakersfield’s 115,683 contributions?
LobbyVault counts 115,683 itemized lines for BAKERSFIELD, CA. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts and memo entries can add rows without adding donors. This packet publishes no unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $37,074,806.
Does Bakersfield’s total include Fresno or Los Angeles?
Only if the filer typed BAKERSFIELD. Fresno and Los Angeles are separate California city hubs. $37,074,806 is the BAKERSFIELD, CA match. The 115,683 lines follow the same rule. County and Valley labels are not an FEC dimension on this hub.
Where do the Bakersfield facts come from?
Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $37,074,806 and 115,683 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. California non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.

City is the contributor city on FEC itemizations. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents.

City ties

All data ties →

Total Donations

$37,074,806

Contributions

115,683

Top Industry

RETIRED

Top Industries

RETIRED
$9K
HOUSE WIFE
$8K
OIL PRODUCER
$7K
SELF-EMPLOYED
$7K
GEOLOGIST
$7K
HOMEMAKER
$6K
FARMER
$6K
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
$3K
REALTOR
$3K
PHYSICIAN
$3K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$99K
1982
$42K
1984
$38K
1986
$21K
1988
$21K
1990
$19K
1992
$51K
1994
$34K
1996
$63K
1998
$52K
2000
$89K
2002
$41K
2004
$97K
2006
$93K
2008
$180K
2010
$175K
2012
$297K
2014
$245K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in BAKERSFIELD, CA, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1FERGUSON, GLENN C$5,72512GEOLOGIST1980
2BOSWORTH, ESTHER$4,42511SELF-EMPLOYED1980
3FERGUSON, JANE K$4,17511OIL PRODUCER1980
4MAGUIRE, JACK$3,8004RETIRED1980
5BOSWORTH, I W$2,9258OIL PRODUCER1980
6DEZEMBER, RAYBURN S$2,8006AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK1980
7KARPE, ROBERT W$2,5003REALTOR1980
8BOSWORTH, ESTHER MRS$1,80031980
9MOSESIAN, WILLIAM$1,5002FARMER1980
10MONTGOMERY, R B MR$1,5002MONTGOMERY DRILLING1980
11FERGUSON, JANE K MRS$1,30021980
12HOFFMAN, SIG$1,25031980
13BURKE, JAMES L$1,2502AUTO DEALER1980
14GREEN, GARY$1,2001GARY DRILLING CO1980
15BOSWORTH, I W MR$1,0503SELF-EMPLOYED1980
16CHAVEZ, HENRY MR$1,0002SUPERIOR FARMING CO1980
17GIUMARRA, SAL MR$1,00011980
18FRASCH, R E JR MR$1,00011980
19MARTIN, LINDA$1,0001HOMEMAKER1980
20MEBANE, KENNETH MR$1,00011980
21GIUMA, SAL AL MR$1,0001GUC1980
22BRUER, WESLEY G$1,0001GEOLOGIST1980
23BURKE, JAMES L MR$1,0001CAR DEALER1980
24HAIG, OWEN G$1,0001PHYSICIAN1980
25CAMP, D M MR$1,0001GEORGIANNA FARM SUPPLY1980
26DESEMBER, JOAN$1,00011980
27DEADRICH, LOUIS R$1,0001ATTORNEY1980
28FRASCH, CONSTANCE J MRS$1,0001HOUSE WIFE1980
29HURTLEY, KIA$1,0001SELF-EMPLOYED1980
30CARVER, LEROY L III MR$1,0001CARVER DEVELOPMENT CARVER OIL1980
31MOORE, HAROLD$1,0001FURNITURE DEALER1980
32KETCHUM, LULA M$1,0001RETIRED1980
33CODY, BARBARA J MRS$1,0001VALHALLA DENTAL1980
34ABLIN, GEORGE DR$1,0002PHYSICIAN1980
35MYERS, WILLARD C$1,0001HOUSE WIFE1980
36GOMBOS, MIKE$1,0001DIVERSIFIED TRANSPORT1980
37MOSS, G B$1,0001VARDA CO1980
38LYDDON, JOHN$1,0001NEVADA REFINING CO1980
39ANDREW, FRED W MR$1,0001SUPERIOR FARMING CO1980
40GREEN, ED$1,0002DRLG CONTRACTOR1980
41MEBANE, KENNETH MRS$1,0001CATTLEMAN1980
42KARPE, ROBERT W MR$1,00011980
43MARTIN, GEORGE$1,0001BURTON PETRINI AND CONRON1980
44KING, MARY ANNE$1,0001HOUSE WIFE1980
45CUTBIRTH, MICHAEL D MR$1,0001CUTBIRTH SILL DEV CO1980
46MAGUIRE, J P MR$1,0001RETIRED1980
47GRIFFITH, THOMAS M MR$1,00011980
48BIDART, JOHN$1,0002HOMEMAKER1980
49JAMES, DONALD W MR$1,0001RETIRED1980
50FERGUSON, GLENN C MR$1,00021980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from BAKERSFIELD, CA.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1ACTBLUEC00401224$223,914
2WINREDC00694323$169,442
3GEORGIA ONE PACC00567032$100,000
4CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00349746$73,230
5KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESSC00420935$63,599
6NRSCC00027466$59,677
7REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$53,692
8NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00040998$45,020
9SENATE GEORGIA BATTLEGROUND FUNDC00736967$41,000
10DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$37,707
11LCV VICTORY FUNDC00486845$35,000
12REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT (1980 PRIMARY PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE)C00108308$34,250
13TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$32,791
14BILL THOMAS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEC00100537$31,950
15MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN PARTYC00042622$30,000