ZIP 80304: $18.3 million across 77,685 FEC lines

North Boulder’s long list, low mean

$18,280,843 divided by 77,685 is about $235 per itemized line. That high-volume shape matches other university-adjacent ZIPs in this wave more than it matches a 25,000-line Westchester code. The packet publishes those two numbers. It does not publish a unique-donor count or a CU-faculty split.

Seventy-seven thousand six hundred eighty-five contributions is among the longer lists here. Volume is not a headcount. Repeat gifts, small itemized batches, and redesignations can add rows. Quote 77,685 as a contribution-line total.

LobbyVault does not attach a Colorado political identity to $18,280,843. The source is FEC.gov receipts tagged 80304.

Foothills mail still mixes entity types

80304 covers North Boulder neighborhoods that filers use as household ZIPs and, at times, as small-office ZIPs. A committee that lists a 80304 suite still posts that code. $18,280,843 follows the form. It is not a resident-only book.

The 77,685-line count can include memo entries. Open the ZIP 80304 FEC page for named receipts. This guide will not guess the mix of households and entities.

Outside $18,280,843

Unitemized federal gifts never enter. Colorado state-office campaigns never enter. Independent expenditures paid from another ZIP never enter. Cite $18,280,843 only as itemized federal receipts tagged 80304.

Because the line list is long, small amendments may not change the headline much. A restated joint-fundraising block still can. Recheck the live hub after large filings. This prose is a snapshot of FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

North Boulder’s 80304 key can look like a household ZIP and still post 77,685 federal lines against $18,280,843. Small itemized gifts and repeat rows explain volume better than a civic-mood story. This packet has no unique-donor count. Quote 77,685 as a line count. The $235 mean is arithmetic.

Do not add 80304 to Boulder’s other keys without listing them. $18,280,843 is this ZIP only. Colorado municipal filings never enter this federal roll-up. Recheck the ZIP 80304 FEC page after quarterly filings. The donor directory lists names across ZIPs. FEC.gov remains the original filing.

80304 versus 80302 and 80303

Boulder has several mail keys. Adding them and calling the sum a city FEC total is a recode you must document. This page reports $18,280,843 for 80304 only.

The all-ZIP directory is the inventory for that comparison. FEC.gov does not rank which Boulder neighborhood is more engaged. Compare 77,685 against those peers rather than against a Midland ZIP with 35,000 lines.

Where to read 80304 rows

The ZIP 80304 FEC page holds $18,280,843 and 77,685 as currently indexed. The all-ZIP directory places the code among others. The donor directory lists names on itemized receipts. If a later extract disagrees, FEC.gov controls.

Filtering the donor directory to 80304 should reconcile to the ZIP hub. When a name search and 77,685 disagree, the ZIP roll-up is the geographic total. No income map is attached to the $235 mean.

Filing shape: high-volume foothills ZIP

North Boulder appears on FEC Schedule A as ZIP 80304. The indexed total is $18,280,843 across 77,685 contributions. That high-volume, low-mean pattern is the fact the two numbers support. It is not a ranking of civic virtue and not a party split.

Use the ZIP 80304 FEC page as the live table. If an extract later prints a different dollar figure, the Commission’s filing wins. This prose will not silently rewrite 77,685.

80304 posts $18,280,843 across 77,685 contributions, about $235 per line. That high-volume shape is easy to misread as “more politically active.” It is more itemized rows at a lower mean. This packet has no unique-donor count and no party split. Quote both numbers.

Boulder’s 80302 and 80303 keys are separate roll-ups. Adding them to 80304 manufactures a city figure. If you need that figure, list every ZIP. Keep 77,685 as the 80304 line count. The all-ZIP directory is the inventory.

Colorado state campaigns never enter $18,280,843. Unitemized federal gifts never enter. A long list can hide a few large restated transfers. Recheck the ZIP 80304 FEC page after quarterly filings. The donor directory lists names across ZIPs. Filtering it to 80304 should reconcile to the hub, not to a homemade $235 average. FEC.gov remains the original filing.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 80304?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 80304 total $18,280,843 across 77,685 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 North Boulder residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside it. The mean of about $235 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.

Why does ZIP 80304 show so many contribution lines?

LobbyVault counts 77,685 itemized contributions for ZIP 80304 against $18,280,843. Dense household mail and small itemized gifts can produce many rows at a low mean. Repeat gifts add lines without adding unique people. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 77,685 should not be quoted as a population.

Does ZIP 80304 include only Boulder residents?

No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization. Committees and office addresses that file 80304 can be part of $18,280,843 when that is what was entered. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub to see which committees appear.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 80304 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $18,280,843 and 77,685 lines for ZIP 80304. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and Colorado state filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls.