MESA, AZ: $29.6M on 109,841 FEC receipts

Mesa’s volume relative to its dollars

One hundred nine thousand eight hundred forty-one lines produce $29,593,257. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $269. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts, not a ranking of Maricopa County giving. FEC.gov does not publish a median on this city aggregate.

Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale keep separate Arizona hubs. They are not inside $29,593,257 unless the filer typed MESA. Maricopa County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up.

East Valley city, not Phoenix

Phoenix keeps a separate hub. Adding it to Mesa would be a recode. This packet publishes MESA, AZ only: $29,593,257 and 109,841 lines.

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

City string versus postal map

FEC.gov stores whatever city appeared on the itemized receipt. MESA plus AZ is the match. Recoding into a Census place or a Phoenix MSA label is a different dataset.

ZIP pages cut the same federal series by postal code. Summing East Valley ZIPs can diverge from $29,593,257 when some receipts used Gilbert or Chandler as the city. The 109,841-line count follows the city field.

Limits of the Mesa aggregate

Arizona state campaigns file under state law. Those receipts are outside $29,593,257 and outside 109,841. Unitemized federal gifts are omitted. Independent expenditures that never appear as contribution itemizations are outside both facts.

Nothing here estimates how Mesa voted. Occupation and recipient live on other FEC fields. Use the city table, then ZIP pages, then the cities index.

Citing MESA, AZ

Name FEC.gov, name contributor city, and print $29,593,257 with 109,841 together. Dropping the line count hides Mesa’s volume on a $29.6 million book.

Office addresses can share the Mesa city field with household streets. Totals can include a PAC or joint-fundraising address when that is what filers typed. The 109,841 lines are receipts, not unique persons. If the live hub disagrees with this snapshot, trust the hub. Open original reports on FEC.gov when a named Mesa receipt matters.

How researchers should use the Mesa hub

Start on the live Mesa city page, then open ZIP pages if a postal cut is the real question. $29,593,257 is the city-string dollar total in this snapshot. 109,841 is the matching line count. Those two numbers move together when FEC.gov amends a receipt. They do not move because a researcher prefers Phoenix as the “real” Valley. Filers typed MESA. LobbyVault indexed MESA.

A mean near $269 is only $29,593,257 divided by 109,841. The large line count is the shape of this extract. Occupation, recipient, and party are different FEC fields. None of those fields are in this packet. Cite the pair: contributor city MESA, AZ, $29,593,257, 109,841 itemized federal contributions, source FEC.gov via LobbyVault. Arizona non-federal filings never enter either fact.

Gilbert, Chandler, and Apache Junction share the East Valley without sharing this city key. $29,593,257 is MESA. 109,841 is the matching line count. The mean near $269 is the high-volume shape of this extract. Maricopa County is not an FEC roll-up.

Phoenix and Scottsdale keep separate hubs. Do not infer turnout from 109,841 rows. Arizona non-federal filings stay outside. Cite MESA, AZ with both packet facts. Recheck the live hub. Original reports remain on FEC.gov for any named Mesa receipt.

Mesa’s 109,841 lines on $29,593,257 put the mean near $269. Phoenix is not inside. Tempe is not inside. East Valley is a regional label. Maricopa County is a map. Do not convert 109,841 into persons. Arizona state filings stay outside. Cite MESA, AZ with both packet facts. Recheck the live hub. Original reports remain on FEC.gov for named Mesa receipts.

Keep MESA, AZ, $29,593,257, and 109,841 in one citation. The mean near $269 is those two numbers divided. Phoenix remains a separate string. Tempe remains a separate string. East Valley remains a regional label. Arizona non-federal filings remain outside. Unitemized federal gifts remain outside. Independent expenditures that are not contribution itemizations remain outside. Start on the live city page. Open ZIP pages for a postal cut. Open FEC.gov for a named Mesa receipt. Do not convert 109,841 lines into unique persons.

Questions

What is Mesa’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?

Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city MESA, AZ total $29,593,257 across 109,841 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Mesa residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.

How should I read Mesa’s 109,841 contributions?

LobbyVault counts 109,841 itemized lines for MESA, AZ. 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 $29,593,257. The mean near $269 follows from division.

Does Mesa’s total include Phoenix or Tempe?

Only if the filer typed MESA. Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $29,593,257 is the MESA, AZ match. The 109,841 lines follow the same rule. East Valley is not an FEC dimension on this hub.

Where do the Mesa facts come from?

Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $29,593,257 and 109,841 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Arizona non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $269 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.