MERCER ISLAND, WA: $30.7M on 69,593 FEC receipts

Island city string on the federal books

Sixty-nine thousand five hundred ninety-three lines produce $30,740,899. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $442. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts. FEC.gov does not publish a median on this city aggregate.

Bellevue, Seattle, and Kirkland keep separate Washington hubs. They are not inside $30,740,899 unless the filer typed MERCER ISLAND. King County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up.

One island, not the Eastside

Eastside is a regional label. FEC.gov stores a city field. This packet publishes MERCER ISLAND, WA only: $30,740,899 and 69,593 lines. Adding Bellevue would be a recode.

State WA 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. MERCER ISLAND plus WA is the match. Recoding into a Census place or a Seattle metro label is a different dataset.

ZIP pages cut the same federal series by postal code. Summing Eastside ZIPs can diverge from $30,740,899 when some receipts used Bellevue as the city. The 69,593-line count follows the city field.

Limits of the Mercer Island aggregate

Washington state campaigns file under state law. Those receipts are outside $30,740,899 and outside 69,593. Unitemized federal gifts are omitted. Independent expenditures that never appear as contribution itemizations are outside both facts.

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

Citing MERCER ISLAND, WA

Name FEC.gov, name contributor city, and print $30,740,899 with 69,593 together. Dropping the line count hides volume on a $30.7 million book.

Office addresses can share the Mercer Island city field with household streets. Totals can include a PAC or joint-fundraising address when that is what filers typed. The 69,593 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 Mercer Island receipt matters.

How researchers should use the Mercer Island hub

Start on the live Mercer Island city page, then open ZIP pages if a postal cut is the real question. $30,740,899 is the city-string dollar total in this snapshot. 69,593 is the matching line count. Those two numbers move together when FEC.gov amends a receipt. They do not move because a researcher prefers Bellevue as the “real” Eastside. Filers typed MERCER ISLAND. LobbyVault indexed MERCER ISLAND.

A mean near $442 is only $30,740,899 divided by 69,593. Occupation, recipient, and party are different FEC fields. None of those fields are in this packet. Cite the pair: contributor city MERCER ISLAND, WA, $30,740,899, 69,593 itemized federal contributions, source FEC.gov via LobbyVault. Washington non-federal filings never enter either fact.

The island sits between Seattle and Bellevue. Those cities keep their own hubs. $30,740,899 is MERCER ISLAND as typed. 69,593 is the matching line count. Eastside is a regional label. The mean near $442 is division, not a typical island household gift.

King County is not an FEC roll-up. Washington non-federal filings stay outside. Cite MERCER ISLAND, WA with both packet facts. Recheck the live hub. Unitemized federal gifts and independent expenditures that are not contribution itemizations stay outside. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Mercer Island is one city string in Lake Washington. $30,740,899 and 69,593 do not include Seattle or Bellevue. Eastside is a regional label. The mean near $442 is division. King County is orientation. Washington state filings stay outside. Cite MERCER ISLAND, WA with both facts. Recheck the live hub. Original reports remain on FEC.gov for any named island receipt.

Keep MERCER ISLAND, WA, $30,740,899, and 69,593 in one citation. The mean near $442 is those two numbers divided. Bellevue remains a separate string. Seattle remains a separate string. Eastside remains a regional label. Washington 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 Mercer Island receipt that needs the original filing.

Questions

What is Mercer Island’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?

Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city MERCER ISLAND, WA total $30,740,899 across 69,593 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Mercer Island residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.

How should I read Mercer Island’s 69,593 contributions?

LobbyVault counts 69,593 itemized lines for MERCER ISLAND, WA. 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 $30,740,899. The mean near $442 follows from division.

Does Mercer Island’s total include Bellevue or Seattle?

Only if the filer typed MERCER ISLAND. Bellevue, Seattle, and Kirkland are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $30,740,899 is the MERCER ISLAND, WA match. The 69,593 lines follow the same rule. Eastside is not an FEC dimension on this hub.

Where do the Mercer Island facts come from?

Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $30,740,899 and 69,593 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Washington non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $442 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.