ZIP 37205: $50.3 million in FEC itemized receipts

Seventy-seven thousand lines under $50.3 million

$50,310,816 divided by 77,560 is about $649. The mean is a ratio for researchers, not a typical gift. FEC.gov did not publish a median for 37205. A few large committee receipts can sit inside $50,310,816 without describing how most rows look. LobbyVault reports the dollar sum and the contribution count.

Seventy-seven thousand five hundred sixty itemizations is a long enough list that sorting by dollars and sorting by count will not put 37205 in the same rank band as a 500-line ZIP with similar dollars. That contrast is filing shape. It is not a ranking of civic virtue. No party split is published on this ZIP total.

37205 and other $50 million ZIPs can look alike on a dollar ranking and unlike on a line-count ranking. 77,560 against $50,310,816 is the pairing that belongs in a citation. Dropping either number hides filing shape. FEC.gov published both.

What FEC stored under 37205

The contributor ZIP on Schedule A is a five-digit string. A PAC, a joint fundraising committee, or an individual listing 37205 adds to $50,310,816 when that is the filed ZIP. The Commission does not flag which rows are residences. Recoding the total as household giving would be a new dataset.

77,560 is an itemization count. Repeat filers, redesignations, and memo entries add rows. This packet has no unique-donor field. This guide does not invent one.

Researchers comparing 37205 to nearby codes should keep both packet facts in the same sentence. $50,310,816 without 77,560 hides whether the total is a long list or a short list. 77,560 without $50,310,816 hides scale. FEC.gov published both. LobbyVault indexed both.

Scope limits on $50,310,816

Unitemized federal gifts never enter. State-office money never enters. Independent expenditures paid from another ZIP never enter, even if the ad names a Tennessee contest. Cite $50,310,816 as itemized federal receipts tagged 37205 on FEC.gov.

Restatements can still move the ZIP. Check the live ZIP 37205 FEC page after a large amendment. This guide is a snapshot of the aggregate indexed on LobbyVault, not a ticker.

Itemized-only scope still needs repeating. $50,310,816 never includes unitemized federal gifts and never includes Tennessee state-office money. Mixing those systems with this ZIP total leaves FEC.gov. This page stays on itemized receipts tagged 37205.

37205 next to other codes

The all-ZIP directory uses the same FEC series. Place $50,310,816 and 77,560 beside peers with more lines and a lower mean, or fewer lines and a higher mean. Those differences describe mix. FEC.gov does not score which ZIP is more active.

Employer and occupation strings live on other tables. 37205 is a geographic key on the contributor record. Reading it as a sector program would add a story the file does not contain.

Cycle coverage in the underlying bulk files can span more than one election. This guide does not invent a cycle list because the packet does not include one. Treat $50,310,816 as the ZIP roll-up on the extract LobbyVault indexed, then confirm the live hub if you need a dated window.

How to follow the 37205 table

Open the ZIP 37205 FEC page for the current roll-up. Use the all-ZIP directory to rank other five-digit codes. Use the donor directory when you need names on itemized rows. Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

If the live hub reprints a different $50,310,816 or 77,560, the newer extract wins. Guides do not freeze Commission filings.

How to cite 37205 without inflating a neighborhood

The accurate sentence is: itemized federal receipts with contributor ZIP 37205 total $50,310,816 across 77,560 contributions, according to FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. A mean of about $649 follows from those two facts. It is not a median and not a typical gift.

Unique donors are not in the packet. Party is not in the packet. Use the all-ZIP directory only to compare other codes on the same series. Use the donor directory for names. If the live hub reprints a different $50,310,816 or 77,560, the newer FEC extract wins.

Title, H1, and table on the live hub should show the same $50,310,816 and 77,560 this guide cites. If they do not, the hub was rebuilt from a newer extract. Trust the hub over this paragraph.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 37205?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 37205 total $50,310,816 across 77,560 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count. Unitemized gifts sit outside it. The mean of about $649 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 37205?

LobbyVault counts 77,560 itemized contributions for ZIP 37205. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $50,310,816.

Does ZIP 37205 include only residents?

No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization. PAC mail drops, joint fundraising committees, and office addresses can be part of $50,310,816 when 37205 is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 77,560-line count follows the same rule.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 37205 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $50,310,816 and 77,560 lines for ZIP 37205. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls.