ROCHESTER, NY

Rochester’s volume on the Genesee

One hundred thirty-nine thousand four hundred thirteen lines produce $34,103,705. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $245. That is a high-volume city string on this extract. Brighton, Irondequoit, and Pittsford are other nearby city strings. They are not inside $34,103,705 unless the filer typed ROCHESTER.

Monroe County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up. $34,103,705 is the ROCHESTER match only. Keep NY on the key; other states have cities named Rochester.

Not Buffalo, Syracuse, or a Finger Lakes recode

Buffalo and Syracuse keep separate New York hubs. Recoding Rochester into an Upstate sum would mix keys. This packet publishes ROCHESTER, NY only: $34,103,705 and 139,413 lines.

Household streets and office addresses can share the city field. Totals can include a PAC or joint-fundraising address when that is what filers typed. The 139,413 lines are receipts, not unique persons. Recheck both facts on the live hub after a later extract.

Questions

What is Rochester’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?

Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city ROCHESTER, NY total $34,103,705 across 139,413 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Rochester residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.

How should I read Rochester’s 139,413 contributions?

LobbyVault counts 139,413 itemized lines for ROCHESTER, NY. 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 $34,103,705.

Does Rochester’s total include Buffalo or Brighton?

Only if the filer typed ROCHESTER. Buffalo, Syracuse, and Brighton are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $34,103,705 is the ROCHESTER, NY match. The 139,413 lines follow the same rule. County labels are not an FEC dimension on this hub.

Where do the Rochester facts come from?

Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $34,103,705 and 139,413 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. New York non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.