How much have Self/Homemaker filers given federally?

The Self/Homemaker industry cluster totals $4,716,335 in itemized FEC contributions, from 11,221 contributions and 749 donors. The label is the text on the form, not a NAICS code. Other homemaker spellings are separate slugs. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Does this include people who wrote homemaker without Self/?

Not unless ingest stored them as the same key. This page’s $4,716,335 is Self/Homemaker only. AT HOME and N/A/Home Manager appear as other industry pages in LobbyVault’s self-report index. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Why is homemaker listed as an industry?

LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Non-employer phrases enter the same list as company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is Self/Homemaker. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

How many unique Self/Homemaker donors are there?

LobbyVault counts 749 donors and 11,221 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a census of homemakers in the United States. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

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Self/Homemaker money in federal elections

Filers who entered Self/Homemaker as employer or occupation on federal campaign reports account for $4,716,335 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. LobbyVault counts 11,221 contributions and 749 donors. Mean gift size is about $420; mean per donor is about $6,297. The slash-joined phrase is a common FEC shorthand, not a NAICS household-sector code and not a statement about household income sources beyond what each form shows.

Key figures

Self/Homemaker FEC strings sum to $4,716,335.
11,221 contributions came from 749 donors.
About $420 per gift and $6,297 per donor on a simple mean.
AT HOME and other homemaker spellings are separate keys.
The label is FEC free text, not NAICS.

A disclosure convention, $4,716,335

Federal individual contribution rules ask for employer and occupation. People who do not list a wage employer often write homemaker, retired, student, or self. Self/Homemaker is one combined string that survived ingest as an industry key. Top employer matches that same phrase. Seven hundred forty-nine donors produced 11,221 contributions, about 15 gifts per person—lower frequency than many payroll clusters.

Neighboring labels (homemaker without “Self/”, AT HOME, N/A/Home Manager) are other slugs in this same wave. Their dollars are not inside $4,716,335. Combining homemaker-like strings would invent a household total the packet does not support.

What the FEC form does and does not capture

The form captures the text the contributor (or a treasurer typing on their behalf) entered. It does not capture a spouse’s employer unless that text was written in. It does not capture household assets. $4,716,335 is the itemized sum for this string only.

Occupation breakdowns may list homemaker and related titles under the occupation index. This page is the industry-key view of Self/Homemaker as harvested.

Reading 749 unique donors

Unique-donor matching on uncoded names is imperfect. 749 is the LobbyVault count for this string. People who wrote Homemaker, Housewife, or Stay at Home Parent sit elsewhere if those keys exist. The packet facts do not list those other keys’ totals.

No cycle year is provided. This guide does not assign the 11,221 contributions to an election.

What not to infer

Do not treat $4,716,335 as “non-employed households” as an economic class, and do not infer a party preference. The public record is FEC itemized receipts tagged to Self/Homemaker.

The Self/Homemaker donor table lists names. All industries lists peer self-report strings. Occupation breakdowns list related titles.

Source

Industry Self/Homemaker; $4,716,335; 11,221 contributions; 749 donors; top employer Self/Homemaker. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

The Self/Homemaker donor table lists 749 unique donors, 11,221 itemized contributions, and $4,716,335. Unitemized gifts are omitted. AT HOME and N/A/Home Manager are neighboring keys; their dollars are not inside this total. Combining homemaker-like strings would invent a household total. Occupation breakdowns list homemaker and related titles. All industries lists peer self-report strings. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. About 15 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $420 are lower-frequency than payroll clusters. The FEC form does not capture a spouse’s employer unless that text was written in. This page does not treat $4,716,335 as an economic class or as a party preference. The packet has no cycle year. Homemaker without the Self/ prefix may be another slug. Per-donor mean about $6,297 uses total divided by 749 people. Amendments can revise historical amounts. Cite this slash-joined phrase only.

Slash-joined homemaker text and sibling strings

Self/Homemaker keyed $4,716,335 from 11,221 contributions and 749 donors. About 15 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $420 are lower-frequency than payroll clusters. Unitemized gifts are omitted. AT HOME and N/A/Home Manager are neighboring keys in this harvest wave; their dollars are not inside $4,716,335. Combining homemaker-like strings would invent a household total. The 749 unique donors are matching text, not a census of homemakers. The FEC form does not capture a spouse’s employer unless that text was written in. Top employer matches Self/Homemaker.

Open the Self/Homemaker donor table for names and committees. All industries lists peer self-report strings. Occupation breakdowns list homemaker and related titles. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. This page does not treat $4,716,335 as an economic class or as a party preference. The packet has no cycle year. Amendments can revise historical amounts. The four facts stay $4,716,335, 11,221 contributions, 749 donors, and top employer Self/Homemaker. Homemaker without the Self/ prefix may be another slug. Repeat the four facts when citing this page: $4,716,335, 11,221 contributions, 749 donors, top employer Self/Homemaker. Unitemized gifts remain omitted. The donor table, all industries, and occupation breakdowns are the only internal links this packet authorizes. Sibling homemaker strings stay separate.

Questions

How much have Self/Homemaker filers given federally?: The Self/Homemaker industry cluster totals $4,716,335 in itemized FEC contributions, from 11,221 contributions and 749 donors. The label is the text on the form, not a NAICS code. Other homemaker spellings are separate slugs. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Does this include people who wrote homemaker without Self/?: Not unless ingest stored them as the same key. This page’s $4,716,335 is Self/Homemaker only. AT HOME and N/A/Home Manager appear as other industry pages in LobbyVault’s self-report index. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Why is homemaker listed as an industry?: LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Non-employer phrases enter the same list as company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is Self/Homemaker. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
How many unique Self/Homemaker donors are there?: LobbyVault counts 749 donors and 11,221 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a census of homemakers in the United States. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.