ODESSA, TX: $32.4M on 35,676 FEC receipts

Fewer lines, a higher mean

Thirty-five thousand six hundred seventy-six lines produce $32,434,662. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $909. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts. It is not a typical Permian Basin household gift and not a unique-donor figure. FEC.gov does not publish a median on this city aggregate.

Midland, Andrews, and Big Spring keep separate Texas hubs. They are not inside $32,434,662 unless the filer typed ODESSA. Ector County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up.

Odessa, not Midland

News copy often pairs Odessa with Midland. FEC.gov stores two different city fields. This packet publishes ODESSA, TX only: $32,434,662 and 35,676 lines. Adding Midland would be a recode.

State TX 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. ODESSA plus TX is the match. Recoding into a Census place or a Midland–Odessa MSA label is a different dataset.

ZIP pages cut the same federal series by postal code. Summing basin ZIPs can diverge from $32,434,662 when some receipts used Midland as the city. The 35,676-line count follows the city field.

Limits of the Odessa aggregate

Texas state campaigns file under state law. Those receipts are outside $32,434,662 and outside 35,676. Unitemized federal gifts are omitted. Independent expenditures that never appear as contribution itemizations are outside both facts.

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

Citing ODESSA, TX

Name FEC.gov, name contributor city, and print $32,434,662 with 35,676 together. Dropping the line count hides why the mean sits near $909.

Office addresses can share the Odessa city field with household streets. Totals can include a PAC or joint-fundraising address when that is what filers typed. The 35,676 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 Odessa receipt matters.

How researchers should use the Odessa hub

Start on the live Odessa city page, then open ZIP pages if a postal cut is the real question. $32,434,662 is the city-string dollar total in this snapshot. 35,676 is the matching line count. Those two numbers move together when FEC.gov amends a receipt. They do not move because a researcher prefers Midland as the “real” basin city. Filers typed ODESSA. LobbyVault indexed ODESSA.

A mean near $909 is only $32,434,662 divided by 35,676. The relatively small 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 ODESSA, TX, $32,434,662, 35,676 itemized federal contributions, source FEC.gov via LobbyVault. Texas non-federal filings never enter either fact.

The Permian Basin is a geologic and news label. FEC.gov stores ODESSA plus TX. Midland’s receipts stay on the Midland hub. $32,434,662 and 35,676 lines are this city string only. The mean near $909 is the distinctive shape: fewer lines than many $32 million books. It is still arithmetic, not a typical gift.

Ector County is not an FEC roll-up. ZIP pages can cut the same federal series by postal code and will diverge from this pair when filers used Midland or West Odessa as the city. Cite ODESSA, TX with both facts. Texas non-federal filings, unitemized gifts, and independent expenditures that are not contribution itemizations stay outside. Trust the live hub if the pair moves.

Oil-patch copy often merges Odessa and Midland. FEC.gov does not. $32,434,662 is ODESSA. 35,676 is ODESSA. Midland’s book is a different hub. The mean near $909 is the compact-line-count shape of this extract. Treat it as arithmetic. Treat the city field as typed. Treat Texas state filings as outside. Open FEC.gov when a named Odessa receipt has to be checked line by line.

Keep ODESSA, TX, $32,434,662, and 35,676 in one citation. The mean near $909 is those two numbers divided. Midland remains a separate string. Andrews remains a separate string. The Permian Basin remains a news label. Texas 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 when a named Odessa receipt must be checked against the original filing. If the live hub prints a different pair, this snapshot is stale.

Questions

What is Odessa’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?

Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city ODESSA, TX total $32,434,662 across 35,676 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Odessa residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.

Why is Odessa’s mean near $909?

Divide $32,434,662 by 35,676 and the arithmetic mean is about $909. The line count is smaller than on many $32 million city hubs. That is a shape fact, not a typical gift and not a unique-donor figure. This packet publishes no median.

Does Odessa’s total include Midland?

Only if the filer typed ODESSA. Midland, Andrews, and Big Spring are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $32,434,662 is the ODESSA, TX match. The 35,676 lines follow the same rule. Permian Basin is not an FEC dimension on this hub.

Where do the Odessa facts come from?

Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $32,434,662 and 35,676 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Texas non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $909 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.