Federal contributions from ZIP 78701

Downtown dollars and 51,722 lines

$66,909,425 divided by 51,722 is about $1,294 per itemized line. That mean is higher than several high-volume Texas ZIPs with similar dollars and more rows. It is still a ratio, not a median, and not a typical downtown Austin household gift. The packet has no unique-donor count.

Fifty-one thousand seven hundred twenty-two itemizations is a mid-volume stream for a ZIP near $67 million. Large transfers can still sit inside $66,909,425. Line volume does not prove the money is small-dollar, and a $1,294 mean does not prove a single committee dominates.

LobbyVault does not treat 78701 as a Capitol-complex political score. Employer and recipient-committee fields sit elsewhere. This page stays on the two packet facts.

Downtown Austin’s five-digit key is 78701 on every row inside $66,909,425. Cite 51,722 contributions with that total whenever the ZIP is quoted.

Core ZIP as a filing address

78701 covers downtown Austin mail. A contributor who lists a Congress Avenue office, a residential tower in the same grid, or a committee that files 78701 adds to $66,909,425 when that ZIP is on the itemization. The accurate label is tagged federal receipts, not “what downtown residents gave.”

The 51,722-line count includes repeat gifts and memo entries. This guide does not invent a person count the packet omitted.

What stays outside $66,909,425

Unitemized federal gifts never appear. Texas Ethics Commission filings never appear. Independent expenditures paid from another ZIP never appear, even if the ad names a statewide candidate. $66,909,425 is the 78701 slice of FEC itemized receipts only.

Amendments in a downtown ZIP can be large. Recheck the ZIP 78701 FEC page after a restatement rather than freezing $66,909,425. Cycle windows are not printed on this packet; compare extract dates before treating two totals as a conflict.

78701 next to other Austin codes

The all-ZIP directory uses the same FEC series. West Austin codes may show more lines; other downtown-adjacent codes may show a different mean. Those contrasts describe filing shape, not which neighborhood is more partisan. FEC.gov does not score neighborhoods.

Do not add 78701 to 78703 or 78746 into an Austin metro total on this page. The file reports one key: 78701, $66,909,425, 51,722 contributions.

Tables to open

The ZIP 78701 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 a later extract disagrees with $66,909,425 or 51,722, the Commission’s filing controls. Named rows answer identity questions this roll-up cannot.

Downtown Austin’s $1,294 mean needs the line count

ZIP 78701 totals $66,909,425 across 51,722 itemized FEC contributions. Downtown Austin mail is orientation, not a Capitol-complex score. The mean of about $1,294 is higher than several high-volume Texas ZIPs and still far below concentration files with a few thousand rows. Quote $66,909,425 with 51,722 lines. The packet has no median and no unique-donor count.

Congress Avenue offices, residential towers, and committee addresses can share 78701 on Schedule A. LobbyVault does not split those categories here. Repeat gifts add to 51,722. Memo entries add to 51,722. Texas Ethics Commission filings never enter $66,909,425. Unitemized federal gifts never enter it. Independent expenditures paid from another ZIP never enter it, even if the ad names a statewide candidate.

Amendments in a downtown ZIP can be large. Recheck the ZIP 78701 FEC page rather than freezing $66,909,425. Do not add 78701 to 78703 or 78746 on this page. The all-ZIP directory is the comparison table. Dollar rank and line-count rank can diverge; 51,722 receipts against $66,909,425 is the pairing that describes this code. Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. Named receipts answer identity questions this roll-up cannot.

Downtown Austin’s $66,909,425 is incomplete without 51,722 lines. The mean of about $1,294 is a mid-band ratio, not a Capitol-complex score. Texas Ethics Commission filings stay outside the total. Unitemized federal gifts stay outside it. Open the ZIP 78701 FEC page for the live aggregate. Open the all-ZIP directory before adding 78703 or 78746. Open the donor directory for names. Recheck after a restatement; downtown ZIPs move when large schedules are amended. When the live hub disagrees, FEC.gov controls. Do not invent a party split. Do not invent a median. Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 78701?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 78701 total $66,909,425 across 51,722 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 Austin residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside it. The mean of about $1,294 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 78701?

LobbyVault counts 51,722 itemized contributions for ZIP 78701. Repeat gifts and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $66,909,425.

Does ZIP 78701 include only downtown Austin residents?

No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization. Office and committee addresses in the 78701 grid can be part of $66,909,425 when that is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 51,722-line count follows the same rule.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 78701 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $66,909,425 and 51,722 lines for ZIP 78701. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Texas state filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.