What is the FEC donation total for COLUMBUS, OH?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor city COLUMBUS, OH total $135,072,444 across 321,806 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of people who live in Columbus. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.

Is 321,806 a count of Columbus donors?

LobbyVault counts 321,806 itemized contributions for COLUMBUS, OH. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 321,806 should not be quoted as a population. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $135,072,444.

Is COLUMBUS, OH a residency total?

No. The city is the contributor-city value on the FEC itemization. Filers typed COLUMBUS with state OH. Office addresses and mail that list Columbus can be part of $135,072,444 when that is the city string on the receipt. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 321,806-line count follows the same rule.

What is the source for COLUMBUS, OH campaign money figures?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $135,072,444 and 321,806 lines for COLUMBUS, OH. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings from OH are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $420 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.

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COLUMBUS, OH

FEC.gov itemizations listing contributor city COLUMBUS, OH sum to $135,072,444 across 321,806 contributions. The pair is a Columbus, Ohio city-field aggregate from FEC.gov, not a count of people who live inside the corporation limits. The table is a contributor-city aggregate, not a unique-donor census and not a party score. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Key figures

Contributor city COLUMBUS, OH sums to $135,072,444 on 321,806 itemized federal receipts.
About $420 per line is $135,072,444 divided by 321,806.
Columbus is a city string, not a residency audit.
Unitemized gifts and state-office campaigns are outside this total.
Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Columbus, OH: the itemized dollar total

Divide $135,072,444 by 321,806 and the average itemized line is about $420. Averages hide mixed line sizes. This packet has no distribution, so $420 is a mean, not a typical resident gift.

The city total can include a PAC or joint-fundraising committee address when that is the city filers typed. LobbyVault does not recode those rows out of the city string. Ohio’s capital is orientation for the city string. It is not an FEC finding about Ohio ideology.

Keep Dublin, Westerville, and Upper Arlington off the Columbus citation unless the receipt actually stored those cities. $135,072,444 is the COLUMBUS, OH string alone. 321,806 itemized rows and about $420 per row are the shape of that string, not of the metro map.

Volume and average on the Columbus book

Columbus sits in a mid-range mean band on this extract: about $420 from $135,072,444 divided by 321,806. The pair is a city-field average, not a ranking of political intensity.

A later extract can move Columbus across that description if large lines are refunded or if many small lines are added. Recheck $135,072,444 and 321,806 on the hub.

Full analysis: COLUMBUS, OH: $135.1M on 321,806 FEC receipts →

Questions

What is the FEC donation total for COLUMBUS, OH?: FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor city COLUMBUS, OH total $135,072,444 across 321,806 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of people who live in Columbus. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
Is 321,806 a count of Columbus donors?: LobbyVault counts 321,806 itemized contributions for COLUMBUS, OH. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 321,806 should not be quoted as a population. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $135,072,444.
Is COLUMBUS, OH a residency total?: No. The city is the contributor-city value on the FEC itemization. Filers typed COLUMBUS with state OH. Office addresses and mail that list Columbus can be part of $135,072,444 when that is the city string on the receipt. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 321,806-line count follows the same rule.
What is the source for COLUMBUS, OH campaign money figures?: The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $135,072,444 and 321,806 lines for COLUMBUS, OH. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings from OH are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $420 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

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Total Donations

$135,072,444

Contributions

321,806

Top Industry

ATTORNEY

Top Industries

ATTORNEY

$19K

RETIRED

$16K

HOMEMAKER

$12K

THE KLINGBEIL CO

$11K

REQUESTED

$11K

INDEX DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

$10K

REALTOR

$8K

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

$7K

WORTHINGTON IND INC

$5K

ELLER ENTERPRIS

$5K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980

$257K

1982

$89K

1984

$123K

1986

$94K

1988

$101K

1990

$86K

1992

$162K

1994

$114K

1996

$160K

1998

$173K

2000

$181K

2002

$65K

2004

$153K

2006

$145K

2008

$171K

2010

$167K

2012

$255K

2014

$65K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in COLUMBUS, OH, ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	Employer	Cycles
1	KLINGBEIL, JAMES D	$11,000	3	THE KLINGBEIL CO	1980
2	HARDY, ROBERT M	$10,000	1	INDEX DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	1980
3	JEFFERS, DEAN W	$7,430	8	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	1980
4	GALBREATH, JOHN W	$6,900	7	REALTOR	1980
5	MCCONNELL, JOHN H	$5,000	1	WORTHINGTON IND INC	1980
6	ELLER, J MR	$5,000	1	ELLER ENTERPRIS	1980
7	ARTHUR, WILLIAM E	$5,000	1	ATTORNEY	1980
8	MCCONNELL, J H	$4,500	3	—	1980
9	GALBREATH, DANIEL M	$4,000	3	SELF-EMPLOYED	1980
10	LEUKHART, R J MR	$3,862	4	—	1980
11	CALLAWAY, CARSON J JR MR	$3,000	2	REQUESTED	1980
12	KELLEY, ELSIE STOCK	$3,000	3	RETIRED	1980
13	MCCOY, JOHN G.	$3,000	5	1ST TRUST CO.	1980
14	KOVACIK, STEPHEN	$3,000	3	ATTORNEY	1980
15	KELLOUGH, STEPHEN	$3,000	5	BIG BEAR STORES CO	1980
16	KOVACIK, STEPHEN J JR	$3,000	5	ATTORNEY	1980
17	KOVACIK, STEPHEN J	$2,750	3	REQUESTED	1980
18	KLINKEFUS, TOM	$2,500	2	BERWELL ENERGY INC	1980
19	BUNDY, RUSSELL T MR	$2,500	1	RUSSELL ASSOCIATES	1980
20	KRUEGER, EVERETT H	$2,250	3	BANK ONE OF COLUMBUS	1980
21	DAVIS, SAMUEL S	$2,000	2	RETIRED	1980
22	MC COY, JOHN G MR	$2,000	3	BANC ONE CORP	1980
23	LE VEQUE, KATHERINE S MRS	$2,000	2	LE VEQUE ENT	1980
24	CASE, WARD C MR	$2,000	2	INVESTOR	1980
25	GALBREATH, DANIEL M MRS	$2,000	2	HOMEMAKER	1980
26	JONES, VIRGINIA K MRS	$2,000	4	HOMEMAKER	1980
27	GERLACH, JOHN B	$2,000	2	JOHN GERLACK & CO	1980
28	CHEVES, CECIL	$2,000	2	CHEVES AND CHEVES	1980
29	BERRY, LOREN M JR	$2,000	1	—	1980
30	KNILANS, MICHAEL	$1,900	2	BIG BEAR STORES CO	1980
31	MORRIS, W FRANK	$1,750	4	C E MORRIS CO	1980
32	MARAKAS, JOHN L	$1,750	4	NATIONWIDE CORP	1980
33	FAWCETT, SHERWOOD L	$1,700	4	REQUESTED	1980
34	JENSEN, DONALD C	$1,666	3	ERNEST & ERNST	1980
35	HERRMANN, ARTHUR D	$1,584	3	HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK	1980
36	CONNORS, BARRY R	$1,557	1	—	1980
37	LAZARUS, CHARLES Y MR	$1,500	2	THE F & R LAZARUS COMPANY	1980
38	GALBREATH, DANIEL M MR	$1,500	2	REALTOR	1980
39	DAVIS, JACOB E	$1,500	3	VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR & PEASE	1980
40	BROWNFIELD, LYMAN MR	$1,500	2	ATTORNEY	1980
41	KOVACIK, LAUREL B	$1,500	2	HOUSEWIFE	1980
42	GALBREATH, JOHN W MR	$1,500	2	JOHN W GALBREATH CO	1980
43	MCNAMARA, KEITH	$1,500	3	MCNAMARA & MCNAMARA	1980
44	IMMKE, LEONARD J	$1,500	2	LEN IMMKE BUICK INC	1980
45	BRICKER, JOHN W	$1,300	2	BRICKER & ASC	1980
46	KIMBREL, RICHARD L	$1,250	2	OIL PROD	1980
47	LAZARUS, ROBERT JR	$1,250	3	LAZARUS DEPT STORE	1980
48	DAVIS, JACOB E II	$1,250	2	ATTORNEY	1980
49	KELLOUGH, STEPHEN MR	$1,250	2	BIG BEAR STORES COMPANY	1980
50	ELAM, JOHN C	$1,250	2	—	1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from COLUMBUS, OH.
#	Committee	Total Received
1	CITIZENS FOR KASICHC00153734	$114,612
2	AMERICAN CROSSROADSC00487363	$100,000
3	OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE CENTRAL & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEC00162339	$86,900
4	UNAKA COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.C00371229	$85,000
5	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009	$84,500
6	OHIO REPUBLICAN FINANCE COMMITTEEC00002220	$75,281
7	ACTBLUEC00401224	$71,034
8	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$64,110
9	FRIENDS OF TIBERIC00347492	$60,525
10	BUCKEYE PACC00309419	$59,300
11	PRYCE FOR CONGRESSC00265850	$58,310
12	NRSCC00027466	$47,203
13	JOHN GLENN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEC00112953	$45,650
14	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$44,557
15	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376	$42,173