Federal contributions from ZIP 08540

High line count, $412 mean

$62,503,039 divided by 151,889 is about $412 per itemized line. That mean is lower than several New Jersey ZIPs that post similar dollars on fewer rows. It is still a ratio, not a median, and not a typical Princeton household gift. The packet has no unique-donor field.

One hundred fifty-one thousand eight hundred eighty-nine itemizations is a volume signature. Repeat gifts, workplace itemizations, and bundled events can all lengthen the list. 151,889 is not a headcount of Mercer County residents.

No party share is attached to $62,503,039. Keep 08540 as a geographic key. Occupation and employer strings sit on other pages.

Princeton’s five-digit key is 08540, including the leading zero, on every row inside $62,503,039. Cite 151,889 contributions with that total whenever the ZIP is quoted. A 151,889-line file is a volume ZIP.

Keep the leading zero

The Commission field is five digits: 08540, not 8540. A contributor who lists a Princeton address, a campus-adjacent office, or a committee that files 08540 adds to $62,503,039 when that ZIP is on Schedule A. Treating the total as household-only giving misstates the field.

The 151,889-line count includes memo entries and redesignations. This guide does not invent a person count the packet omitted.

What stays off the 08540 ledger

Unitemized federal gifts are out. New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission filings are out. Independent expenditures paid from another ZIP are out. Cite $62,503,039 only as itemized federal receipts tagged 08540, from FEC.gov.

A ZIP with 151,889 lines still moves when schedules are amended. Recheck the ZIP 08540 FEC page after a restatement. Compare extract dates before treating two published totals as a contradiction.

08540 in the ZIP ranking

The all-ZIP directory ranks the same FEC series. Other central New Jersey codes may show fewer lines and a higher mean. Those contrasts describe filing shape, not which town is more partisan. FEC.gov does not score towns.

Do not stack 08540 with 08542 or 08544 into a Princeton metro total on this page. The file reports one key: 08540, $62,503,039, 151,889 contributions.

Source tables

The ZIP 08540 FEC page holds the live 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 $62,503,039 or 151,889, the later FEC.gov extract controls. Named rows answer identity questions this roll-up cannot.

Princeton’s leading zero is part of the FEC field

ZIP 08540 totals $62,503,039 across 151,889 itemized FEC contributions. The leading zero is required; 8540 is a different string. The mean of about $412 is a volume tell: a long receipt list, dollars in the low $60 millions. Quote $62,503,039 with 151,889 lines. A 151,889 headline without dollars looks like a census of Mercer County. It is not. The packet has no unique-donor count.

Princeton mail includes campus-adjacent offices, residential addresses, and committee addresses on the same five digits. LobbyVault does not recode 08540 into a residential-only book. Repeat gifts add to 151,889. Memo entries add to 151,889. New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission filings never enter $62,503,039. Unitemized federal gifts never enter it. Independent expenditures paid from another ZIP never enter it.

A ZIP with 151,889 lines still moves when schedules are amended. Recheck the ZIP 08540 FEC page. Do not stack 08540 with 08542 or 08544 into a Princeton metro total on this page. Other central New Jersey codes may show fewer lines and a higher mean; that contrast is filing shape. FEC.gov does not score towns. Source: FEC.gov via LobbyVault. Named rows on the hub and the donor directory are the identity tables.

Princeton’s 151,889 lines against $62,503,039 are a volume pairing. Keep the leading zero: 08540, not 8540. The mean of about $412 is a ratio, not a typical Mercer County gift. New Jersey state filings stay outside the total. Unitemized federal gifts stay outside it. Open the ZIP 08540 FEC page for the live aggregate. Open the all-ZIP directory before stacking 08542 or 08544. Open the donor directory for names. Recheck after a restatement. A 151,889-line file still moves. When the live hub disagrees, FEC.gov controls. This guide does not invent a unique-donor count. Source: FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 08540?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 08540 total $62,503,039 across 151,889 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 Princeton residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside it. The mean of about $412 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 08540?

LobbyVault counts 151,889 itemized contributions for ZIP 08540. Repeat gifts and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 151,889 should not be quoted as a population. The matching dollar total is $62,503,039.

Does ZIP 08540 include only Princeton residents?

No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization, including the leading zero. Office and committee addresses in the 08540 grid can be part of $62,503,039 when that is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 151,889-line count follows the same rule.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 08540 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $62,503,039 and 151,889 lines for ZIP 08540. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. New Jersey state filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.