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REALTOR

Total Donated

$49,791,079

Contributions

243,658

Unique Donors

10,968

Donors who listed REALTOR as occupation posted $49,791,079 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s FEC.gov bulk index. Those dollars sit on 243,658 contributions from 10,968 donor records. REALTOR is a trademarked membership word in the housing trade; on FEC forms it is still just occupation text, stored apart from REAL ESTATE and REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER. In compact form that dollar total is $49.8 million in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data.

Key figures

  • REALTOR occupation itemizations sum to $49,791,079 from 243,658 contributions and 10,968 donors.
  • Mean line size is about $204; repeat itemizing is about 22 contributions per donor record.
  • REAL ESTATE and REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER are separate occupation keys.
  • The word is self-reported FEC text, not a membership-file match, and not association PAC spending.

High line count, smaller mean gift

243,658 itemizations against $49,791,079 implies about $204 per contribution, well below REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER’s mean line in this harvest. 10,968 donor records imply about $4,540 per donor and about 22 contributions per donor record. The shape is high-frequency itemizing rather than a few large developer checks.

That contrast is between strings, not a verified agent-versus-developer census. People choose REALTOR, REAL ESTATE, or another phrase. This overlay cites only $49,791,079, 243,658 contributions, and 10,968 donors.

Real estate agent and broker are other strings if that is what appeared after normalization.

Self-reporting versus membership

The FEC does not match occupation to the National Association of Realtors. People who are not members may still type REALTOR. Members who wrote REAL ESTATE land on that page instead. Best-efforts collection records the donor’s word.

Association PAC spending is a committee-side FEC category and is not in these three occupation facts.

Full analysis: REALTOR occupation itemizations in FEC data →

Questions

How much have REALTOR-occupation donors given?
Occupation REALTOR is attached to $49,791,079 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, from 243,658 contributions and 10,968 donor records. REAL ESTATE and REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER are separate strings. 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; this packet is the harvested occupation key.
Does this total include NAR PAC spending?
No. These facts are contributor occupation totals on itemized receipts. Association committee spending is a different FEC category and is not in this packet. The matching contribution count is 243,658 and the matching donor-record count is 10,968. Those three numbers are occupation-string totals from FEC Form 3/3X itemizations indexed on LobbyVault, not a licensed roster and not a party split.
Is REALTOR the same as REAL ESTATE?
No. They are different occupation keys. This page covers REALTOR only: $49,791,079, 243,658 contributions, and 10,968 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; this packet is the harvested occupation key.
What is the average REALTOR contribution?
$49,791,079 divided by 243,658 itemizations is about $204 per contribution. Divided by 10,968 donors, the mean is about $4,540 per donor record. 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; this packet is the harvested occupation key.

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

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