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PRINCETON, NJ

FEC.gov itemizations listing contributor city PRINCETON, NJ sum to $75,711,028 across 172,599 contributions. Princeton’s dollar total sits just under Orlando on this extract with a thinner line file. The table is a contributor-city aggregate, not a unique-donor census and not a campus census. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Key figures

  • Princeton’s federal itemized city book is $75,711,028 across 172,599 contributions.
  • Cite contributor city with state NJ, dollars, and line count together.
  • No party split is published on this Princeton aggregate.
  • Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Princeton’s federal city book

Divide $75,711,028 by 172,599 and the average itemized line is about $439. That mean is arithmetic. This packet has no median and no occupation split, so $439 is not a typical gift from a Princeton household or from a campus office.

Trenton, Princeton Junction, and West Windsor are other New Jersey city strings. They are not inside $75,711,028 unless the filer typed PRINCETON. Mercer County is orientation, not an FEC dimension.

A committee that listed Princeton as its city can sit beside household streets in the same bucket. Totals can include a PAC or joint-fundraising address when that is what filers typed. The 172,599 lines are receipts, not unique persons.

Princeton, New Jersey is not Princeton, another state

State NJ on the city key is required in the citation. Other states have places named Princeton. This book is PRINCETON, NJ only: $75,711,028 and 172,599 lines.

Tenafly appears later on this extract as a thinner New Jersey file with a different dollar-to-line shape. Do not add New Jersey suburbs and call the sum “North Jersey” or “central Jersey.” FEC.gov stored city.

Full analysis: PRINCETON, NJ: $75.7M on 172,599 FEC receipts

Questions

What does LobbyVault show for Princeton, NJ federal contributions?
FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor city PRINCETON, NJ total $75,711,028 across 172,599 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Princeton residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
Is 172,599 the number of Princeton donors?
No. LobbyVault counts 172,599 itemized contribution lines for PRINCETON, NJ. Repeat gifts and memo entries can add rows without adding people. This packet publishes no unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $75,711,028. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 172,599 should not be quoted as a Princeton population of donors.
Does Princeton’s total include Trenton or Princeton Junction?
Only if the filer typed PRINCETON. Trenton and Princeton Junction are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $75,711,028 is the PRINCETON, NJ match. The 172,599 lines follow the same rule. County labels are not an FEC dimension here. Mercer County is orientation, not an FEC dimension on this Princeton hub.
How current is Princeton’s $75,711,028 figure?
The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $75,711,028 and 172,599 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. New Jersey non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $439 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

$75,711,028

Contributions

172,599

Top Industry

HOUSE WIFE

Top Industries

HOUSE WIFE
$23K
T D HINC TWO RADNOR CORP
$11K
REQUESTED
$10K
HOMEMAKER
$9K
LEHMAN BROTHERS/KUHN LOEB INC
$8K
RETIRED
$7K
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$6K
HOUSEWIFE
$5K
NEW ZEALAND
$5K
EDUCATOR
$5K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$169K
1982
$98K
1984
$87K
1986
$70K
1988
$97K
1990
$87K
1992
$111K
1994
$120K
1996
$191K
1998
$149K
2000
$248K
2002
$156K
2004
$211K
2006
$219K
2008
$489K
2010
$253K
2012
$212K
2014
$251K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in PRINCETON, NJ, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1JOHNSON, BETTY WOLD$23,0006HOUSE WIFE1980
2BUCK, ALEXANDER K$11,0004T D HINC TWO RADNOR CORP1980
3BALL, GEORGE W HON$8,0002LEHMAN BROTHERS/KUHN LOEB INC1980
4JOHNSON, BETTY WOLD MRS$5,0001REQUESTED1980
5MASON, FLORENCE MARY$5,0005EDUCATOR1980
6MARTINDELL, ANNE HON$5,0001NEW ZEALAND1980
7GUND, GORDON$4,3005SELF EMPLOYED1980
8BROWN, CHARLES LEE$3,60016CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1980
9MEYNER, HELEN$3,20041980
10JOHNSON, J SEWARD$3,00031980
11BELL, JAMES E III$3,0003W A SWORD & CO INC1980
12BENCHLEY, WINIFRED W$3,0003HOUSEWIFE1980
13JOHNSON, BETTY W MRS$3,0003REQUESTED1980
14BENCHLEY, PETER B$2,7504SELF-EMPLOYED1980
15MILLS, BRADFORD MR$2,7505BRADFORD VENTURES LTD1980
16DILWORTH, ELIZABETH C$2,50031980
17CONE, EDWARD T$2,4507PRINCETON UNIVERSITY1980
18CONE, E T$2,0004PRINCETON UNIV1980
19CONE, EDWARD T DR$2,0003PRINCETON UNIVERSITY1980
20CADLE, INGE MRS$2,0002HOMEMAKER1980
21CROSS, THEODORE L$2,0002REQUESTED1980
22DE MENIL, GEORGE DR$2,00011980
23CADLE, DON D$2,0002INVESTMENT MANAGER1980
24CADLE, CARON P MS$2,0002STUDENT1980
25DILWORTH, J RICHARDSON$2,0003HOMEMAKER1980
26DILWORTH, J RICHARDSON MR$2,0002ROCKFELLER FAMILY & ASSOCS1980
27MATTHEWS, EDWARD$2,00011980
28BALL, GEORGE W MR$2,0002LEHMAN BROTHERS KUHN1980
29JOHNSON, J JRMR$2,00011980
30BENCHLEY, PETER$2,0002WRITER1980
31LILIENTHAL, DAVID E$1,75031980
32MATTHEWS, EDWARD E$1,7003AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP1980
33BROWN, R M JR MR$1,5003NY LIF INS1980
34MCLAUGHLIN, GEORGE$1,5002MOCATTA METALS CO1980
35LAMBERT, GRACE L$1,4002HOUSEWIFE1980
36BLAXILL, SIDNEY$1,2001MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC1980
37DILWORTH, J R MR$1,0001ROCKEFELLER FAMILY & ASS1980
38MORRIS, WILLIAMS MRS$1,0001HOUSEWIFE1980
39JOHNSON, J SEWARD JR$1,0001SCULPTOR1980
40CROSS, MARY S$1,0002HOME MAKER1980
41JOHNSON, BETTY W$1,00011980
42MATTHEWS, MARIE L$1,0001HOMEMAKER1980
43LILIENTHAL, H M MRS$1,00011980
44MASON, FLORENCE MARY MRS$1,00021980
45FRENCH, JOHN MR$1,0003RETIRED1980
46GUND, LURA MRS$1,0001HOMEMAKER1980
47FLEMER, WILLIAM JR MR$1,0002RETIRED1980
48HIPPEL, FRANK VON$1,0001PRINCETON UNIVERSITY1980
49JANG, C G DR$1,0001COMPANY SAM SUN LABORTORIES1980
50LAMBERT, SAMUEL MR$1,00011980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from PRINCETON, NJ.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1NEW DAY INDEPENDENT MEDIA COMMITTEE INCC00582973$500,000
2NEW DAY FOR AMERICAC00581868$455,000
3CLFC00504530$428,300
4REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$410,739
5LF PACC00804856$400,000
6TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$360,600
7ACTBLUEC00401224$322,057
8SLF PACC00571703$210,250
9STRATEGIC VICTORY FUND IE PACC00741769$200,000
10NRSCC00027466$181,153
11JUST THE TRUTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00747097$170,000
12NRCCC00075820$147,765
13REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376$146,500
14NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEEC00164418$121,000
15AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00097725$107,200