How much federal campaign money is tied to Newport Beach, CA?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor city NEWPORT BEACH, CA total $91,059,268 across 169,406 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of people who live in Newport Beach. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to Newport Beach?

LobbyVault counts 169,406 itemized contributions for NEWPORT BEACH, CA. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 169,406 should not be quoted as a population. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $91,059,268.

Does the Newport Beach total include only residents?

No. The city is the contributor-city value on the FEC itemization. Filers typed NEWPORT BEACH with state CA. Office addresses and mail that list Newport Beach can be part of $91,059,268 when that is the city string on the receipt. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 169,406-line count follows the same rule.

Where does LobbyVault get Newport Beach totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $91,059,268 and 169,406 lines for NEWPORT BEACH, CA. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings from CA are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $538 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.

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NEWPORT BEACH, CA

FEC.gov itemizations listing contributor city NEWPORT BEACH, CA sum to $91,059,268 across 169,406 contributions. Newport Beach’s Orange County city field produced $91,059,268 across 169,406 itemized contributions. The table is a contributor-city aggregate, not a unique-donor census and not a party score. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Key figures

NEWPORT BEACH, CA FEC itemizations total $91,059,268 across 169,406 contributions.
The mean line is about $538; 169,406 is a line count, not unique donors.
City is the contributor-city field on FEC itemizations.
Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

$91,059,268 is a Schedule A city total

FEC.gov indexed 169,406 itemized rows to contributor city NEWPORT BEACH, CA. Their sum is $91,059,268. The mean near $538 describes the average row, not a household and not a census tract.

Orange County’s Newport Beach string is not Irvine or Laguna Beach. Each city field is its own key. The 169,406-line count is a contribution-line total. It is not a headcount of Newport Beach residents. The city total can include a PAC or joint-fundraising committee address when that is the city filers typed. LobbyVault does not recode those rows out of the city string.

Newport Beach versus Irvine is a different-key problem, not a suburb ranking. Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa follow the same rule. Quote $91,059,268 and 169,406 for NEWPORT BEACH, CA only. The mean near $538 does not travel with a neighbor’s name.

How to read the CA city key for Newport Beach

City-name spelling is part of the key. NEWPORT BEACH with state CA is the unit. A close spelling, a neighborhood abbreviation, or a merged metro label is a different aggregate if FEC stored it differently.

Independent expenditures that mention a Newport Beach race can be paid by a committee with a different city on its own reports. Those disbursements do not move $91,059,268. Keep independent-expenditure tables separate from this city total.

Full analysis: NEWPORT BEACH, CA: $91.1M on 169,406 FEC receipts →

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to Newport Beach, CA?: FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor city NEWPORT BEACH, CA total $91,059,268 across 169,406 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of people who live in Newport Beach. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
How many FEC contributions are tagged to Newport Beach?: LobbyVault counts 169,406 itemized contributions for NEWPORT BEACH, CA. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 169,406 should not be quoted as a population. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $91,059,268.
Does the Newport Beach total include only residents?: No. The city is the contributor-city value on the FEC itemization. Filers typed NEWPORT BEACH with state CA. Office addresses and mail that list Newport Beach can be part of $91,059,268 when that is the city string on the receipt. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 169,406-line count follows the same rule.
Where does LobbyVault get Newport Beach totals?: The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $91,059,268 and 169,406 lines for NEWPORT BEACH, CA. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings from CA are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $538 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.

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

$91,059,268

Contributions

169,406

Top Industry

THE WILLIAM LYON COMPANY

Top Industries

THE WILLIAM LYON COMPANY

$21K

REQUESTED

$19K

OIL EXPLORATION & PRIDUCTION

$13K

RETIRED

$12K

HOUSE WIFE

$11K

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO

$6K

RANCHO MISSION VIEJO

$5K

BUILDER/CONTRACTOR

$5K

CENTURY OIL (OWNER)

$4K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980

$260K

1982

$192K

1984

$158K

1986

$124K

1988

$163K

1990

$118K

1992

$209K

1994

$145K

1996

$280K

1998

$376K

2000

$465K

2002

$255K

2004

$123K

2006

$156K

2008

$358K

2010

$270K

2012

$303K

2014

$236K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in NEWPORT BEACH, CA, ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	Employer	Cycles
1	LYON, WILLIAM	$21,200	5	THE WILLIAM LYON COMPANY	1980
2	FERGUSON, ROBERT B	$13,000	16	OIL EXPLORATION & PRIDUCTION	1980
3	FLUOR, J ROBERT	$7,240	3	—	1980
4	KOLL, DONALD M MR	$7,000	3	REQUESTED	1980
5	MCLAIN, ROBERT B	$5,500	5	REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO	1980
6	LUBY, ROGER W	$5,450	6	—	1980
7	MOISO, ANTHONY R	$5,300	4	RANCHO MISSION VIEJO	1980
8	GERBER, GEORGE W	$5,000	1	—	1980
9	KOLL, DONALD M	$4,800	4	BUILDER/CONTRACTOR	1980
10	HODGES, EVERETT L	$4,250	6	CENTURY OIL (OWNER)	1980
11	MURDY, JOHN A III	$3,800	4	FARMER	1980
12	GRANT, ROBERT H	$3,000	3	GRANT INVESTMENT CORP	1980
13	HEINZ, CLIFFORD S	$3,000	4	—	1980
14	ALBERTSON, C MACK MR	$2,500	1	ARC AMERICA	1980
15	CORBIN, DONALD R	$2,500	1	—	1980
16	DUPRE, ROBERT	$2,500	3	REAL ESTATE BROKER	1980
17	DONAHUE, DAN	$2,500	3	REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER	1980
18	ARGYROS, GEORGE L	$2,300	4	ARNEL DEVELOPMENT	1980
19	HAUSMAN, RICHARD P	$2,000	3	.	1980
20	MARINO, MICHEAL T	$2,000	1	—	1980
21	CARVER, LEROY L JR	$2,000	2	—	1980
22	MCCOOK, WILLIAM R	$2,000	3	ADVERTISING	1980
23	ALEXANDER, JANET MALLEOD	$2,000	1	—	1980
24	BURRIS, THOMAS J	$2,000	1	BURRIS CORP	1980
25	MCLAUGLIN, CHARLES J	$2,000	1	APEX PROPERTIES	1980
26	DEWALD, M J MR	$2,000	3	PEAT MARWICK MITCHELL & CO	1980
27	BARRACK, THOMAS J JR	$2,000	2	DUNN INTL CORP	1980
28	CARVER, LEROY L III	$2,000	2	CARVER DEVELOPMENT	1980
29	DUFFY, MARGARET A	$1,850	5	AIRPORTER INN/IRVINE JOLLY ROGER IN	1980
30	HAUSMAN, RICHARD D	$1,800	4	ALLERGRAN PHARMACEUTICALS	1980
31	MURDY, JOHN A JR	$1,750	4	RETIRED	1980
32	ALBRIGHT, CHARLES C	$1,700	4	INDEPENDENT OIL OPERATOR	1980
33	METHVIN, DAVID H	$1,500	2	COMPUTER OPERATIONS INC	1980
34	BRENNAN, DAVID W	$1,500	2	—	1980
35	MILLER, R ERIC	$1,500	2	—	1980
36	BROKATE, GEORGE W	$1,500	2	—	1980
37	BENTLEY, D J	$1,500	4	BENTLEY LABS	1980
38	DEANE, JIM MR	$1,500	2	—	1980
39	JOHNSON, R V	$1,325	2	VICE PRESIDENT-FLIGHT OPERATIONS	1980
40	BURSTEIN, KING	$1,300	2	AMBER LEATHER CO INC	1980
41	KREMER, PETER C	$1,250	3	IRVINE CO	1980
42	KREMER, PETER C MR	$1,250	2	—	1980
43	CAVANAUGH, JAMES	$1,250	2	ALLERGAN	1980
44	FLAMSON, JACK W	$1,250	4	CPA	1980
45	BENDETTI, DOROTHY	$1,250	2	HOUSE WIFE	1980
46	CARPENTER, EDWARD J	$1,250	2	EDWARD CARPENTER & ASSOC	1980
47	BURRILL, GARY W	$1,250	3	CONSULTANT	1980
48	GRANT, HUGH M	$1,200	4	CPA	1980
49	BROWNE, FRANCIS E MRS	$1,200	5	HOUSE WIFE	1980
50	BOYER, NINAH A MRS	$1,000	1	REQUESTED	1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from NEWPORT BEACH, CA.
#	Committee	Total Received
1	RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015	$746,975
2	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$178,505
3	LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTYC00035246	$153,973
4	AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONC00687103	$150,000
5	DSCCC00042366	$130,958
6	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376	$114,025
7	WINREDC00694323	$110,199
8	DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254	$100,000
9	NRSCC00027466	$98,649
10	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009	$89,350
11	DCCCC00000935	$80,541
12	ACTBLUEC00401224	$80,180
13	CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.C00140590	$79,760
14	HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537	$74,952
15	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$66,008