U.S. GOVERNMENT money in federal elections

Periods that split the cluster

FEC free text is literal. U.S. GOVERNMENT with periods is a different industry key from US GOVERNMENT, U S GOVERNMENT, or FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. This packet’s facts belong to U.S. GOVERNMENT: $3,647,573, 16,955 contributions, 563 donors, top employer U.S. GOVERNMENT. Adding those sibling spellings would invent a combined civilian-workforce total the facts do not contain.

Sixteen thousand nine hundred fifty-five gifts from 563 people is about 30 itemized transactions per donor. Mean gift size is about $215; mean per donor is about $6,479. That density is consistent with mixed payroll-style itemizations under a generic government stamp. The packet does not split agency, branch, or civilian versus military.

Guide-only URL, no overlayTarget

The harvest packet omits overlayTarget, so this file is a standalone guide at /guides/u-s-government-political-donations-2/. Internal links still include the U.S. GOVERNMENT donor-table path (/industries/u-s-government/), all industries, and occupation breakdowns. If a live hub uses a different government slug, do not treat this JSON as a merge layer.

Readers comparing government-employer political money must keep each spelling on its own page. The periods are not decoration; they are the key. A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT overlay elsewhere is a different grouped string.

What $3,647,573 does not include

It does not include agency legal names that filers typed instead of the generic stamp — DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, IRS, or US POSTAL SERVICE if stored that way. It does not include official appropriated funds. It does not include a corporate treasury figure. It is the itemized FEC sum for U.S. GOVERNMENT as aggregated by LobbyVault from FEC.gov.

Occupation titles such as ANALYST, ATTORNEY, and CIVIL SERVANT are a separate dimension. Use occupation breakdowns for those cuts. Unitemized gifts never appear in the $3.6M figure.

Using 563 unique donors

Unique-donor count collapses multiple gifts by the same person inside this string. It does not verify current federal employment. Alumni, contractors, and spouses using the same shorthand can remain in the 563. Name matching can split or merge people across filings. The 563 unique-person count is not a census of the federal civilian workforce.

Cycle years are absent. This guide does not assign the dollars to an election. Party share is not on the industry headline. Follow the donor-table path for disclosed recipients.

Source

Industry U.S. GOVERNMENT; $3,647,573; 16,955 contributions; 563 donors; top employer U.S. GOVERNMENT. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Because overlayTarget is missing, the canonical URL is the standalone guide. Internal links still include the U.S. GOVERNMENT donor-table path, all industries, and occupation breakdowns. Unitemized gifts are omitted. US GOVERNMENT without periods is a different key; this guide does not add the two.

Period-punctuated U.S. versus US GOVERNMENT and FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

U.S. GOVERNMENT with periods keyed $3.6M from 16,955 contributions and 563 donors. About 30 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $215 are arithmetic on those facts. US GOVERNMENT, U S GOVERNMENT, and FEDERAL GOVERNMENT are different keys with their own packets; this guide does not add them. Unitemized gifts are omitted.

Because overlayTarget is missing, the canonical URL is the standalone guide. Internal links still include the donor-table path, all industries, and occupation breakdowns. The 563 unique donors are matching text inside the period-punctuated string, not a federal headcount.

Open the U.S. GOVERNMENT donor table path for names and committees. All industries lists other government-employer spellings, including FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Occupation breakdowns list titles stored beside the stamp. This page does not assign $3,647,573 to a cycle year. Do not invent a combined civilian-government total.

Repeat the four facts when citing this page: $3,647,573, 16,955 contributions, 563 donors, top employer U.S. GOVERNMENT. Agency legal names typed differently remain other slugs. Amendments can revise the snapshot. Cite U.S. GOVERNMENT with the periods as stored. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Questions

How much have U.S. GOVERNMENT-listed donors given federally?

LobbyVault attributes $3,647,573 to the U.S. GOVERNMENT employer string, from 16,955 contributions and 563 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not appropriated funds and not a NAICS public-administration total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

Is this the same as US GOVERNMENT without periods?

No. U.S. GOVERNMENT with periods is a distinct grouped key as stored. US GOVERNMENT, U S GOVERNMENT, and FEDERAL GOVERNMENT are separate keys if stored that way. LobbyVault does not add those rows into this total. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

Does this include every federal agency’s staff?

Only if the grouped employer text is U.S. GOVERNMENT. Agency legal names are separate keys if stored that way. A receipt counted here carries the punctuated generic stamp. Staff who typed DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE sit in that other row. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

How many unique donors listed U.S. GOVERNMENT?

The rollup counts 563 donors and 16,955 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a federal civilian headcount. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.