SANTA CRUZ, CA

Santa Cruz’s volume relative to its dollars

Ninety-six thousand three hundred four lines produce $30,956,195. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $321. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts, not a ranking of Monterey Bay giving. FEC.gov does not publish a median on this city aggregate.

Capitola, Watsonville, and Monterey keep separate California hubs. They are not inside $30,956,195 unless the filer typed SANTA CRUZ. Santa Cruz County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up.

Coastal city, not Silicon Valley

San Jose and Palo Alto keep separate hubs. Adding them to Santa Cruz would be a recode. This packet publishes SANTA CRUZ, CA only: $30,956,195 and 96,304 lines.

State CA on the key is required in the citation. Recheck both facts on the live hub if a later extract lands.

Questions

What is Santa Cruz’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?

Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city SANTA CRUZ, CA total $30,956,195 across 96,304 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Santa Cruz residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.

How should I read Santa Cruz’s 96,304 contributions?

LobbyVault counts 96,304 itemized lines for SANTA CRUZ, 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 $30,956,195. The mean near $321 follows from division.

Does Santa Cruz’s total include Watsonville or Monterey?

Only if the filer typed SANTA CRUZ. Capitola, Watsonville, and Monterey are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $30,956,195 is the SANTA CRUZ, CA match. The 96,304 lines follow the same rule. Monterey Bay is not an FEC dimension on this hub.

Where do the Santa Cruz facts come from?

Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $30,956,195 and 96,304 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. The mean of about $321 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.