DURHAM, NC

Durham’s volume relative to its dollars

One hundred twenty-five thousand eight hundred sixty-one lines produce $32,165,421. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $256. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts, not a ranking of Research Triangle giving. FEC.gov does not publish a median or a unique-donor count on this city aggregate.

Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Cary keep separate North Carolina hubs. They are not inside $32,165,421 unless the filer typed DURHAM. Durham County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up.

One Triangle city, not the Triangle

Research Triangle is a regional label. FEC.gov stores a city field. This packet publishes DURHAM, NC only: $32,165,421 and 125,861 lines. Adding Raleigh would be a recode.

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

Questions

What is Durham’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?

Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city DURHAM, NC total $32,165,421 across 125,861 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Durham residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.

How should I read Durham’s 125,861 contributions?

LobbyVault counts 125,861 itemized lines for DURHAM, NC. 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 $32,165,421. The mean near $256 follows from division.

Does Durham’s total include Raleigh or Chapel Hill?

Only if the filer typed DURHAM. Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Cary are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $32,165,421 is the DURHAM, NC match. The 125,861 lines follow the same rule. Research Triangle is not an FEC dimension on this hub.

Where do the Durham facts come from?

Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $32,165,421 and 125,861 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. North Carolina non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $256 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.