Federal contributions from ZIP 02108

Fewer lines, still $70,827,156

$70,827,156 divided by 32,381 is about $2,187 per itemized line. That mean is higher than many volume ZIPs that need 80,000-plus rows to reach a similar dollar total. It is still a ratio, not a median, and not a typical downtown Boston household gift. The packet has no unique-donor count.

Thirty-two thousand three hundred eighty-one itemizations is a shorter list than several peer codes near $70 million. A shorter list can still hide large transfers. Volume does not prove small-dollar, and a higher mean does not prove a single committee dominates. This aggregate does not name the mix.

No party share is attached to $70,827,156. Keep 02108 as a geographic key on the contributor record.

Downtown mail versus household giving

02108 covers a compact slice of Boston. A contributor who lists a downtown Boston or State Street address, or a committee that files 02108, adds to $70,827,156 when that ZIP is on the itemization. The accurate description is tagged federal receipts, not “what downtown Boston residents gave.”

The 32,381-line count includes repeat gifts and memo entries. This guide does not convert lines into people.

What $70,827,156 leaves out

Unitemized federal gifts are out. Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings are out. Independent expenditures paid from another ZIP are out. Cite $70,827,156 only as itemized federal receipts tagged 02108.

Amendments can still move a downtown ZIP. Recheck the ZIP 02108 FEC page after a restatement. An older clip with a different total is not a contradiction until extract dates match.

02108 in the ZIP ranking

The all-ZIP directory uses the same FEC series. Other Boston codes may show more lines and a lower mean. Those contrasts describe filing shape, not which neighborhood is more partisan. FEC.gov does not score neighborhoods.

Keep leading zeros when you search: 02108, not 2108. The Commission field is five digits. This page’s facts are $70,827,156 and 32,381 contributions.

Live tables

The ZIP 02108 FEC page holds the current aggregate. The all-ZIP directory ranks other codes. The donor directory lists names on itemized receipts. Source: FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

If the live hub disagrees with $70,827,156 or 32,381, the later FEC.gov extract controls. This guide is a snapshot of the indexed pair, not a permanent downtown total.

Downtown Boston’s five-digit key, including the leading zero

ZIP 02108 totals $70,827,156 across 32,381 itemized FEC contributions. The leading zero is part of the Commission field; searches that drop it will miss the code. Thirty-two thousand three hundred eighty-one lines against $70,827,156 is a shorter list than several peer ZIPs near $70 million, which is why the mean of about $2,187 runs higher. That mean is still arithmetic. It is not a median and not a typical downtown Boston household gift.

Downtown Boston mail in 02108 includes office addresses, committee addresses, and residential addresses on the same five digits. LobbyVault does not split those categories here. The packet has no unique-donor field. Repeat itemizations add to 32,381. Memo entries add to 32,381. Massachusetts state filings never enter $70,827,156. Unitemized federal gifts never enter it. Independent expenditures paid from another ZIP never enter it.

Because a $2,187 mean looks like a concentration story, readers skip the line count. 32,381 is not a tiny file. It is shorter than volume ZIPs, not a handful of transfers. Open named receipts on the ZIP 02108 FEC page if you need to see which committees appear. Recheck that hub after a restatement. Do not stack 02108 with 02109 or 02110 into a downtown metro total on this page. Source: FEC.gov via LobbyVault. The two packet facts remain $70,827,156 and 32,381 contributions.

Keep 02108 as five digits, including the zero, whenever you search or cite. $70,827,156 and 32,381 contributions are the indexed pair. The mean of about $2,187 is higher than volume ZIPs near the same dollars, which is why downtown Boston looks like a concentration story until you see 32,381 lines. It is not a handful of transfers. Massachusetts state filings stay outside both numbers. Unitemized federal gifts stay outside both numbers. Open the ZIP 02108 FEC page after any restatement. Open the donor directory for names on itemized rows. Open the all-ZIP directory to place 02108 next to 02109 and 02110 without adding their dollars together on this page. Source: FEC.gov via LobbyVault. LobbyVault indexes; it does not freeze $70,827,156.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 02108?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 02108 total $70,827,156 across 32,381 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of downtown Boston residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside it. The mean of about $2,187 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 02108?

LobbyVault counts 32,381 itemized contributions for ZIP 02108. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts and memo entries can add rows. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $70,827,156.

Does ZIP 02108 include only downtown Boston residents?

No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization. Office and committee addresses in downtown Boston can be part of $70,827,156 when 02108 is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 32,381-line count follows the same rule.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 02108 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $70,827,156 and 32,381 lines for ZIP 02108. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Massachusetts state filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.