PHILA, PA: $31.8M on 66,485 FEC receipts

The city string is PHILA, not Philadelphia

Sixty-six thousand four hundred eighty-five lines produce $31,839,653. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $479. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts. FEC.gov does not publish a median on this city aggregate.

Filers who typed PHILADELPHIA land on a different city key. This hub is only the abbreviation. $31,839,653 does not include receipts that used the full spelling unless the filer also typed PHILA on that row.

Abbreviation as an FEC key

LobbyVault indexes the city field as stored. PHILA plus PA is a literal match. Treating it as a typo for Philadelphia and folding the two keys would be a recode. This packet publishes PHILA, PA only: $31,839,653 and 66,485 lines.

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

City field versus postal map

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

ZIP pages cut the same federal series by postal code. Summing Philadelphia ZIPs can diverge from $31,839,653 because many receipts used PHILADELPHIA, not PHILA, as the city. The 66,485-line count follows the abbreviated field.

Limits of the PHILA aggregate

Pennsylvania state campaigns file under state law. Those receipts are outside $31,839,653 and outside 66,485. Unitemized federal gifts are omitted. Independent expenditures that never appear as contribution itemizations are outside both facts.

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

Citing PHILA, PA

Name FEC.gov, name the contributor-city string PHILA, and print $31,839,653 with 66,485 together. Writing “Philadelphia” without noting the abbreviation misstates the key.

Office addresses can share the PHILA city field with household streets. Totals can include a PAC or joint-fundraising address when that is what filers typed. The 66,485 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 PHILA receipt matters.

How researchers should use the PHILA hub

Start on the live PHILA city page, then compare the PHILADELPHIA hub if the full spelling is the real question. $31,839,653 is the abbreviated-string dollar total in this snapshot. 66,485 is the matching line count. Those two numbers move together when FEC.gov amends a receipt. They do not move because a researcher prefers the Census name. Filers typed PHILA. LobbyVault indexed PHILA.

A mean near $479 is only $31,839,653 divided by 66,485. Occupation, recipient, and party are different FEC fields. None of those fields are in this packet. Cite the pair: contributor city PHILA, PA, $31,839,653, 66,485 itemized federal contributions, source FEC.gov via LobbyVault. Pennsylvania non-federal filings never enter either fact.

Researchers who want Philadelphia as a Census place must not treat $31,839,653 as that place. The key is PHILA. Receipts typed PHILADELPHIA live on a different hub. The 66,485 lines follow the abbreviation. ZIP pages for Philadelphia postal codes will mix both strings and will diverge from this pair.

The mean near $479 is $31,839,653 divided by 66,485. It is not a typical Philadelphia gift, because this hub is not even the full-spelling city. Pennsylvania non-federal filings stay outside. Cite the abbreviation, the dollars, and the line count. If the live hub disagrees, the live hub wins. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Always say PHILA when citing this hub. $31,839,653 and 66,485 are the abbreviated key. Philadelphia as a Census place, a county, or the full spelling is a different research question. ZIP pages will mix spellings. The mean near $479 is a quotient on the abbreviation only. Pennsylvania state filings stay outside. Name FEC.gov. Trust the live hub if the pair changes.

Keep PHILA, PA, $31,839,653, and 66,485 in one citation. Write the abbreviation. Do not silently substitute Philadelphia. The mean near $479 is those two numbers divided on the abbreviated key. Pennsylvania non-federal filings remain outside. Unitemized federal gifts remain outside. Independent expenditures that are not contribution itemizations remain outside. Start on the live PHILA page. Compare the PHILADELPHIA hub if the full spelling is the question. Open ZIP pages knowing they can mix both strings. Open FEC.gov for named receipts.

Questions

What is PHILA’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?

Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city PHILA, PA total $31,839,653 across 66,485 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows for the abbreviation as typed, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Philadelphia residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.

Is PHILA the same as Philadelphia on FEC.gov?

No. LobbyVault indexes the city field as stored. PHILA and PHILADELPHIA are different keys when filers typed them differently. This hub’s $31,839,653 and 66,485 lines are the PHILA, PA match only. Folding the two strings would be a recode.

How should I read PHILA’s 66,485 contributions?

LobbyVault counts 66,485 itemized lines for PHILA, PA. 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 $31,839,653.

Where do the PHILA facts come from?

Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $31,839,653 and 66,485 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Pennsylvania non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $479 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.