WELLESLEY, MA

Wellesley’s dollars versus its line count

Sixty-two thousand seven hundred fifteen lines produce $32,524,397. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $519. That mean is higher than many high-volume Massachusetts city strings because the line count is smaller relative to the dollar book. It remains arithmetic, not a typical household gift.

Newton, Needham, and Weston keep separate Massachusetts hubs. They are not inside $32,524,397 unless the filer typed WELLESLEY. Norfolk County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up.

Town string, not MetroWest

MetroWest is a regional label. FEC.gov stores a city field. This packet publishes WELLESLEY, MA only: $32,524,397 and 62,715 lines. Adding Newton would be a recode.

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

Questions

What is Wellesley’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?

Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city WELLESLEY, MA total $32,524,397 across 62,715 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Wellesley residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.

Why is Wellesley’s mean near $519?

Divide $32,524,397 by 62,715 and the arithmetic mean is about $519. The line count is smaller relative to the dollar book than on some high-volume Massachusetts hubs. That is a shape fact, not a unique-donor figure. This packet publishes no median.

Does Wellesley’s total include Newton or Needham?

Only if the filer typed WELLESLEY. Newton, Needham, and Weston are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $32,524,397 is the WELLESLEY, MA match. The 62,715 lines follow the same rule. MetroWest is not an FEC dimension on this hub.

Where do the Wellesley facts come from?

Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $32,524,397 and 62,715 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Massachusetts non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $519 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.