ZIP 37215: $51.1 million in FEC itemized receipts

Eighty-two thousand lines on a $51 million ZIP

$51,109,248 divided by 82,307 is about $621 per itemized line. That mean sits in a mid-dollar band: enough volume that small and mid-size receipts can move the total, and enough dollars that a few large committee rows still matter. It is not a median. FEC.gov did not publish a typical-gift figure for 37215. LobbyVault reports the two packet facts: the dollar sum and the contribution count.

Eighty-two thousand three hundred seven itemizations is a volume ZIP, not a short-list concentration ZIP. Codes that post similar dollars on a few hundred lines are a different filing shape. Both shapes are legal FEC filings. Neither is a score of neighborhood virtue. The table answers how much itemized federal money was tagged 37215, not who is more politically active.

Researchers comparing 37215 to other $51 million ZIPs should keep both packet facts in the same sentence. $51,109,248 without 82,307 hides whether the total is a long list or a short list. 82,307 without $51,109,248 hides scale. FEC.gov published both. LobbyVault indexed both. A citation that drops either number is incomplete.

What the 37215 ZIP field stores

Schedule A stores a five-digit contributor ZIP. A committee, a joint fundraising committee, or an individual who lists 37215 will add to $51,109,248 when that is the ZIP on the receipt. FEC.gov does not mark which rows are homes. This aggregate therefore cannot be cited as resident-only giving in 37215.

The 82,307 figure counts itemized lines. Repeat contributors add lines. Redesignations and memo entries can add lines. This packet has no unique-donor count, so this guide does not invent a headcount of people behind 37215.

What $51,109,248 leaves out

Unitemized federal gifts below the itemization threshold never enter this total. State campaign filings never enter it. Independent expenditures paid by a committee with a different ZIP never enter it, even if the advertisement mentions a Tennessee race. $51,109,248 is itemized federal receipts tagged 37215, sourced from FEC.gov.

Amended reports can still move a ZIP total. After a large restatement, use the live ZIP 37215 FEC page rather than treating $51,109,248 as a frozen figure. Cycle windows and extract dates also matter: this prose is a snapshot of the aggregate indexed on LobbyVault.

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 $51,109,248 as the ZIP roll-up on the extract LobbyVault indexed, then confirm the live hub if you need a dated window.

37215 among other ZIP totals

The all-ZIP directory ranks the same FEC series by dollars. Other codes will appear on the same screen with different line counts. A ZIP with more receipts and a lower mean is not more grassroots. A ZIP with fewer receipts and a higher mean is not more captured. Those words are not FEC categories. Compare $51,109,248 and 82,307 against peers as filing shape, then open named receipts if you need committees.

Dollar rank and line-count rank can diverge. 82,307 receipts against $51,109,248 is the pairing that describes this code. A peer ZIP with similar dollars and one-tenth the lines is a different mix, not a more generous town. FEC.gov does not score generosity.

Source and follow-on tables

LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov bulk data. The ZIP 37215 FEC page is the live table behind $51,109,248 and 82,307. The all-ZIP directory ranks other five-digit codes. The donor directory lists names on itemized rows across ZIPs. If a later extract disagrees with the printed numbers, the Commission’s filing controls.

Title, H1, and table on the live hub should show the same $51,109,248 and 82,307 this guide cites. If they do not, the hub was rebuilt from a newer extract. Trust the hub over this paragraph. Guides are snapshots of FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

How to cite 37215 without inflating a neighborhood

The accurate sentence is: itemized federal receipts with contributor ZIP 37215 total $51,109,248 across 82,307 contributions, according to FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. Adding a neighborhood name or a party label is not supported by this packet. The five-digit field is an address key on Schedule A.

A mean of about $621 is $51,109,248 divided by 82,307. It is a ratio for a mid-volume ZIP, not a typical household gift and not a median. 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 $51,109,248 or 82,307, the newer FEC extract wins.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 37215?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 37215 total $51,109,248 across 82,307 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of people who live at that mail code. Unitemized gifts sit outside it. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub to see which committees appear.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 37215?

LobbyVault counts 82,307 itemized contributions for ZIP 37215. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 82,307 should not be quoted as a population. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $51,109,248.

Does ZIP 37215 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 $51,109,248 when 37215 is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 82,307-line count follows the same rule.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 37215 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $51,109,248 and 82,307 lines for ZIP 37215. 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. The mean of about $621 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.