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PROGRAMMER

Total Donated

$12,670,737

Contributions

72,729

Unique Donors

2,058

Donors who entered PROGRAMMER as occupation account for $12,670,737 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 72,729 contributions from 2,058 donor records. Programmer here is the occupation field as typed, stored separately from COMPUTER PROGRAMMER if that phrase did not normalize to PROGRAMMER. In compact form the occupation total is $12.7 million.

Key figures

  • PROGRAMMER occupation itemizations sum to $12,670,737 from 72,729 contributions and 2,058 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $174 per contribution and about $6,157 per donor record.
  • The word is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a verified software-worker registry.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

High line count, modest mean gift

$12,670,737, 72,729 itemizations, and 2,058 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $174. Mean dollars per donor record are about $6,157. Repeat giving is about 35 itemizations per donor record.

72,729 lines from 2,058 records is a high-volume software-title stack: many schedules, a mid-range per-donor mean. The $174 per-line mean is arithmetic, not a typical paycheck allocation.

The packet has no language, employer, or seniority field. A few large itemizations can lift the average while most lines remain smaller.

PROGRAMMER is not a software-engineer census

The FEC record does not verify that the donor writes code for a living. Students, retirees, and people using the word loosely can all appear. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled vocabulary such as SOC or NAICS.

This page cites only $12,670,737, 72,729 contributions, and 2,058 donors. COMPUTER PROGRAMMER, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, and DEVELOPER remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

Full analysis: What programmer-occupation donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have programmer-occupation donors given in FEC data?
The PROGRAMMER occupation string is attached to $12,670,737 across 72,729 contributions and 2,058 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of working programmers. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does PROGRAMMER include computer programmer filings?
Only if the bulk extract normalized that phrase to PROGRAMMER. Otherwise COMPUTER PROGRAMMER is a separate key. This page covers PROGRAMMER: $12,670,737, 72,729 contributions, and 2,058 donors. Check the occupations index for neighboring computing strings. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average programmer contribution?
Dividing $12,670,737 by 72,729 itemizations yields about $174 per contribution. Dividing by 2,058 donors yields about $6,157 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 35 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing programmer prove the donor writes software?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify job duties or employer. Quote 72,729 contributions and 2,058 donor records with the $12,670,737 total. 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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