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CONSTRUCTION

Total Donated

$17,948,059

Contributions

56,051

Unique Donors

3,900

Donors who typed CONSTRUCTION as occupation account for $17,948,059 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 56,051 contributions from 3,900 donor records. CONSTRUCTION is a sector-word used as a job label, not CONTRACTOR and not a NAICS industry total. In compact form the occupation total is $17.9 million.

Key figures

  • CONSTRUCTION occupation itemizations sum to $17,948,059 from 56,051 contributions and 3,900 donors.
  • The string is a sector noun used as occupation text, not a NAICS industry total.
  • Mean amounts are about $320 per contribution and about $4,602 per donor record.
  • CONTRACTOR is a separate occupation key unless normalized to CONSTRUCTION.

Sector noun as occupation text

$17,948,059 is the occupation-level dollar total. 56,051 is the itemization count. 3,900 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $320. Mean dollars per donor record are about $4,602. Repeat giving is about 14 itemizations per donor record.

3,900 donor records is a mid-width pool. The per-line mean of about $320 sits with other trade-adjacent strings that mix owners, tradespeople, and office staff who all typed the same sector word.

The packet does not say whether the donor poured concrete, ran a GC shop, or worked in a construction office. It only supplies the three CONSTRUCTION facts.

CONSTRUCTION is not CONTRACTOR

CONTRACTOR, CONSTRUCTION OWNER, and BUILDER — if those strings exist as separate keys — are not rolled into this total unless the bulk extract normalized them to CONSTRUCTION. This page cites only $17,948,059, 56,051 contributions, and 3,900 donors.

Best-efforts collection records the donor’s word. Someone who listed construction worker, construction, or construction company as a shorthand may all land here if the extract normalized to CONSTRUCTION. The FEC does not recode that noun into a standard occupational classification.

Full analysis: What CONSTRUCTION donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have CONSTRUCTION donors given in FEC records?
Occupation CONSTRUCTION is attached to $17,948,059 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, from 56,051 contributions and 3,900 donor records. The total is itemized occupation money, not a contractor census. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is CONSTRUCTION the same as a construction industry total?
No. Industry pages group employers. This page is the occupation string CONSTRUCTION: $17,948,059, 56,051 contributions, and 3,900 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total. The live hub may apply cycle filters.
Does CONSTRUCTION include contractors?
Only if they typed CONSTRUCTION. CONTRACTOR is a separate occupation string unless the bulk extract normalized it here. Quote 56,051 contributions and 3,900 donor records with the $17,948,059 total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
What is the average CONSTRUCTION contribution?
Dividing $17,948,059 by 56,051 itemizations yields about $320 per contribution. Dividing by 3,900 donors yields about $4,602 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.

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