How much in federal contributions lists Bethesda, MD?

FEC itemizations with contributor city Bethesda, MD total $157,728,166 across 416,217 records. The sum is a federal city-field aggregate from FEC.gov, not a survey of Bethesda residents.

Is Bethesda’s total the same as Washington, DC?

No. Washington, DC is a separate city string. This hub is only the 416,217 itemizations labeled Bethesda, MD, totaling $157,728,166. Use the cities index for the District label.

Do PAC offices in Bethesda count in this total?

Yes, if the itemization lists Bethesda, MD. PAC and joint-fundraising addresses share the city field with individuals. The $157,728,166 figure should not be read as resident-only giving.

Where do the Bethesda FEC numbers come from?

Federal Election Commission filings on FEC.gov, grouped by contributor city on LobbyVault. Headline facts are $157,728,166 and 416,217 contributions.

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BETHESDA, MD

Bethesda, MD is the contributor city on $157,728,166 in federal receipts across 416,217 FEC itemizations. The figures are FEC.gov filings grouped on LobbyVault by city and state. Sitting just north of the District, Bethesda hosts association suites, contractor offices, and household streets that can all appear on the same city field. The total is tagged activity, not a roster of Bethesda residents who donated, and it is not rolled into Washington, DC.

Key figures

Bethesda, MD contributor-city receipts total $157,728,166.
Those dollars sit on 416,217 FEC itemizations.
District of Columbia records are stored as a separate city string.
PAC and joint-fundraising addresses can appear in the city field.
ZIP pages split the same federal filings by postal code.

A Maryland suburb string with $158 million tagged

The $157,728,166 sum is every loaded federal itemization whose contributor city is Bethesda and whose state is MD. Four hundred sixteen thousand two hundred seventeen lines feed that total. LobbyVault does not test whether the address is an association suite or a residential street. If the committee typed Bethesda, MD, the receipt stays here. That rule keeps the hub aligned with the public file.

Washington, DC and Arlington are stored as their own city strings. They are not inside this Bethesda number. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents. Quoting $157,728,166 as what Bethesda residents gave describes the city field, not a residency screen. The 416,217 lines are disclosed receipts, not unique persons.

Nothing on this page estimates how Bethesda voted, which candidates the receipts supported, or whether a listed street is a home. Occupation and recipient committee live on other FEC fields. The supported path is the Bethesda city table, then ZIP pages, then the cities index. The two facts to carry are $157,728,166 and 416,217 itemizations.

A thicker file than some capital-region labels

Compared with city strings that carry large dollars on very few lines, Bethesda’s 416,217 itemizations show a thicker stack of receipts. Individual contributions and committee receipts still share one column. This page does not split those types. It reports the combined $157,728,166 and the combined line count so readers can see both facts at once.

Free-text spelling still matters. A committee that typed Chevy Chase or Rockville would not land in this hub. The 416,217 records are the literal BETHESDA match. A National Capital Region research question requires adding DC and other Maryland/Virginia labels by hand. This guide does not invent that metro sum.

Maryland state campaign accounts are not inside $157,728,166. This hub is federal itemizations labeled Bethesda, MD: 416,217 records. A Montgomery County briefing that blends Chevy Chase is a different object unless those labels are added on purpose. Keep this page’s two facts unchanged when you cite it.

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Questions

How much in federal contributions lists Bethesda, MD?: FEC itemizations with contributor city Bethesda, MD total $157,728,166 across 416,217 records. The sum is a federal city-field aggregate from FEC.gov, not a survey of Bethesda residents.
Is Bethesda’s total the same as Washington, DC?: No. Washington, DC is a separate city string. This hub is only the 416,217 itemizations labeled Bethesda, MD, totaling $157,728,166. Use the cities index for the District label.
Do PAC offices in Bethesda count in this total?: Yes, if the itemization lists Bethesda, MD. PAC and joint-fundraising addresses share the city field with individuals. The $157,728,166 figure should not be read as resident-only giving.
Where do the Bethesda FEC numbers come from?: Federal Election Commission filings on FEC.gov, grouped by contributor city on LobbyVault. Headline facts are $157,728,166 and 416,217 contributions.

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

City ties

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Total Donations

$157,728,166

Contributions

416,217

Top Industry

ATTORNEY

Top Industries

ATTORNEY

$37K

BUILDER

$32K

HOMEMAKER

$17K

CLIFFORD & WARNKE

$15K

CHARLES E SMITH CO

$15K

CONTRACTOR

$10K

TOWER CONSTR CO

$6K

HOUSE WIFE

$6K

HOUSEWIFE

$6K

INVESTOR

$6K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980

$304K

1982

$166K

1984

$215K

1986

$248K

1988

$252K

1990

$244K

1992

$311K

1994

$252K

1996

$526K

1998

$709K

2000

$697K

2002

$481K

2004

$356K

2006

$304K

2008

$326K

2010

$254K

2012

$323K

2014

$222K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in BETHESDA, MD, ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	Employer	Cycles
1	LANDOW, NATHAN	$27,825	19	BUILDER	1980
2	KOGOD, ROBERT P	$14,000	21	CHARLES E SMITH CO	1980
3	CLIFFORD, CLARK M	$13,600	13	CLIFFORD & WARNKE	1980
4	CLARK, A	$10,000	1	CONTRACTOR	1980
5	DAWSON, DONALD S	$7,000	10	ATTORNEY	1980
6	LANDOW, BARBARA S	$7,000	3	HOMEMAKER	1980
7	ABRAMSON, ALBERT MR	$6,250	3	TOWER CONSTR CO	1980
8	CLADOUHOS, HARRY W	$5,950	9	ATTORNEY	1980
9	CLARK, W L	$5,750	6	—	1980
10	KOGOD, ARLENE R	$5,500	6	INVESTOR	1980
11	DECKELBAUM, RALPH	$4,700	2	ATTORNEY	1980
12	KONOSHIMA, JOJI	$4,500	2	ATTORNEY	1980
13	MCGOWAN, PAUL	$4,000	11	ATTORNEY	1980
14	MURPHY, RICHARD J	$4,000	5	SPEERY-UNIVAC	1980
15	EATON, RICHARD	$3,967	5	UNITED BROADCASTING CO	1980
16	CUTLER, MITCHELL	$3,500	2	DANZANSKY, DICKEY, TYDINGS ...	1980
17	BYRNE, JOHN J	$3,200	5	GOV'T EMPLOYEES INSURANCE CO	1980
18	ESTRIN, MELVYN J	$3,000	4	HUMAN SERVICE GROUP	1980
19	DOGGETT, L B JR	$2,750	4	DOGGETT ENT	1980
20	KIRSTEIN, RICHARD A	$2,500	3	RICHMARR CONSTRUCTION	1980
21	CLADOUHOS, HARRY W ESQ	$2,500	2	CLADOUHOS & BRASHARES	1980
22	MCMURTRIE, SANDRA A	$2,500	4	HOMEMAKER	1980
23	MCGOWAN, MAUREEN	$2,250	3	—	1980
24	MCCABE, EDWARD A	$2,250	3	—	1980
25	LEMOV, MICHAEL R	$2,200	5	LEIGHTON, CONKLIN & LEMOV	1980
26	FOLEY, ROBERT T	$2,000	1	ROBERT T FOLEY CO	1980
27	CLARK, W L MR	$2,000	1	ROCKWELL INTL CORP	1980
28	AUBINOE, DOROTHY B	$2,000	1	RETIRED	1980
29	MCMURTRIE, SANDRA ANDREAS	$2,000	2	HOUSE WIFE	1980
30	MAJERUS, JUDITH A	$2,000	2	—	1980
31	DEKELBOUM, MARVIN	$1,750	2	CHAR E SMITH BLDG CO	1980
32	MEREDITH, ELLIS E	$1,700	4	—	1980
33	BARRIE, ROBERT W	$1,600	3	GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	1980
34	DOGGETT, GLADYS E	$1,500	2	HOUSEWIFE	1980
35	ANSARY, CYRUS	$1,500	2	INVESTMENT SERVICES INTER	1980
36	COLODNY, EDWIN I	$1,500	2	U S AIR INC	1980
37	HOOBLER, JAMES F	$1,500	2	—	1980
38	GREENBERG, PAUL	$1,500	2	GREENBERG REALTY CO	1980
39	LANDOW, BARBARA	$1,500	2	HOUSEWIFE	1980
40	BUNN, DAVID A	$1,450	5	MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS ASSN INC	1980
41	KILBANE, JOHN K	$1,300	2	BETHESDA LAND COMPANY	1980
42	BLUNT, ROGER R	$1,300	2	BLUNT ENTERPRISES INC	1980
43	GELFAND, MICHAEL C DR	$1,250	2	MD	1980
44	LONDON, SHELDON I	$1,250	3	—	1980
45	KLEPPE, TOM	$1,250	3	BUSINESS EXECUTIVE	1980
46	MARMET, ROBERT A	$1,250	2	MARMET PROFESSIONAL CORP	1980
47	HELMIG, PATRICIA H	$1,250	2	—	1980
48	MC CABE, EDWARD A MR	$1,200	2	ATTORNEY	1980
49	ANSARY, JANET H MRS	$1,200	2	REQUESTED	1980
50	BYRNE, JOHN	$1,200	3	GEICO	1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from BETHESDA, MD.
#	Committee	Total Received
1	ACTBLUEC00401224	$609,720
2	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$323,099
3	DCCCE NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #5C60000288	$318,000
4	DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254	$305,000
5	DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOCC60001245	$302,500
6	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$265,997
7	RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015	$223,963
8	DNC NON-FEDERAL UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTC60000692	$180,000
9	DCCCC00000935	$162,252
10	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376	$157,000
11	DSCCC00042366	$152,029
12	NRSCC00027466	$138,338
13	DCCCC NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #7C60001518	$100,000
14	DCCCC - NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT NO 10C60002011	$100,000
15	WINREDC00694323	$85,676