ZIP 90212: $47.7 million on 52,924 FEC itemizations

Mid-size line list, a $901 mean

$47,699,170 on 52,924 lines is neither a mass-small-dollar pattern nor a handful of mega-transfers. A mean near $901 can mix individual Schedule A rows with committee rows on the same five digits. FEC.gov does not label which of those categories produced the mean. LobbyVault reports the sum and the count.

Fifty-two thousand nine hundred twenty-four itemizations is enough volume to be a real filing stream and small enough that a few large transfers still dominate the mean. Do not read $901 as what a 90212 donor typically gives. The typical line is not in this packet. The mean is arithmetic.

A mean near $901 on 52,924 lines sits between volume ZIPs with 150,000 rows and concentration ZIPs with a few hundred rows. That placement is filing shape. Keep $47,699,170 and 52,924 in the same citation.

The 90212 ZIP field versus a census

FEC contributor ZIPs are not geocoded to parcels. A committee that lists 90212 will post to this total if that is the ZIP on the form. Individuals who live elsewhere and use an office or seasonal address can do the same. $47,699,170 is therefore not resident-only giving in 90212.

The 52,924-line count is an itemization count. Unique people are not totaled in this packet. Repeat gifts, reallocations, and memo items can inflate the line list without adding new contributors.

Researchers comparing 90212 to volume ZIPs with similar dollars should keep both packet facts in the same sentence. $47,699,170 without 52,924 hides whether the total is a long list or a short list. 52,924 without $47,699,170 hides scale. FEC.gov published both.

Boundaries of the $47,699,170 figure

Unitemized federal gifts are out. California state-office campaigns are out. Independent expenditures by a committee filing a different ZIP are out even if the communication mentions a Los Angeles race. Cite $47,699,170 only as itemized federal receipts tagged 90212 on FEC.gov.

Joint-fundraising restatements can move this ZIP. After a major amendment, use the live ZIP 90212 FEC page rather than this snapshot. Cycle windows and extract dates also matter. This prose is a snapshot of the aggregate indexed on LobbyVault.

Itemized-only scope still needs repeating. $47,699,170 never includes unitemized federal gifts and never includes California state-office money. A citation that adds those systems has left FEC.gov. This page stays on itemized receipts tagged 90212.

Comparing 90212 to other ZIP totals

The all-ZIP directory ranks the same FEC series. 90212’s mean is higher than many ZIPs that show more than 100,000 lines and a similar dollar total. That comparison describes filing shape. It does not describe who is more politically active. FEC.gov publishes receipts, not activity scores.

Independent expenditures mentioning a race near 90212 can be paid by a committee with a different ZIP. Those disbursements do not move $47,699,170. Mixing independent-expenditure tables with this ZIP total double-counts some activity and misses other activity. Keep the series separate.

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 $47,699,170 as the ZIP roll-up on the extract LobbyVault indexed, then confirm the live hub if you need a dated window.

How to cite ZIP 90212

The accurate citation is: itemized federal receipts with contributor ZIP 90212 total $47,699,170 across 52,924 contributions, according to FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. Shorthand such as this ZIP donated $47,699,170 drops the itemized-only limit. Keep that limit in the sentence at least once.

A mean of about $901 describes a mid-mean ZIP. It does not describe a median resident. Because this packet has no unique-donor count, 52,924 stays a line count. Researchers who need persons must match names on the ZIP 90212 FEC page rather than dividing $47,699,170 by a guessed household count.

How to cite 90212 without inflating a neighborhood

The accurate sentence is: itemized federal receipts with contributor ZIP 90212 total $47,699,170 across 52,924 contributions, according to FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. Office addresses can share the same five digits as homes. The packet does not split them.

Because unique donors are not in this packet, 52,924 stays a line count. Researchers who need persons must match names on the ZIP 90212 FEC page rather than dividing $47,699,170 by a guessed household count. The mean of about $901 is arithmetic only.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 90212?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 90212 total $47,699,170 across 52,924 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 $901 follows from dividing those two packet facts.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 90212?

LobbyVault counts 52,924 itemized contributions for ZIP 90212. 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. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $47,699,170.

Does ZIP 90212 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 $47,699,170 when 90212 is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 52,924-line count follows the same rule.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 90212 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $47,699,170 and 52,924 lines for ZIP 90212. 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.