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SELF

Total Donated

$26,946,317

Contributions

124,577

Unique Donors

4,508

Donors who entered SELF as occupation account for $26,946,317 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 124,577 contributions from 4,508 donor records. SELF is a one-word status key, stored separately from SELF EMPLOYED, SELF-EMPLOYED, and OWNER. In compact form the occupation total is $26.9 million.

Key figures

  • SELF occupation itemizations sum to $26,946,317 from 124,577 contributions and 4,508 donors.
  • SELF EMPLOYED and SELF-EMPLOYED are separate FEC occupation buckets.
  • Mean amounts are about $216 per contribution and about $5,977 per donor record.
  • The one-word status is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a trade census.

Four letters with a thick itemization stack

$26,946,317, 124,577 itemizations, and 4,508 donor records describe this occupation filter. Mean contribution size is about $216. Mean dollars per donor record is about $5,977. Repeat giving is about 28 itemizations per donor record.

The per-line mean matches the unhyphenated SELF EMPLOYED key in this harvest band, but the donor pool and line count differ. They remain separate strings.

These means are arithmetic. The packet has no median.

SELF is not SELF EMPLOYED

SELF EMPLOYED (space) and SELF-EMPLOYED (hyphen) are neighboring occupation pages. Donors who type only SELF land here. Combining those keys without showing each source total mixes employment-status spellings the bulk file kept apart.

This page cites only $26,946,317, 124,577 contributions, and 4,508 donors. The word does not say whether the person is a contractor, a shopkeeper, or a professional in private practice.

Full analysis: What SELF donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have SELF-occupation donors given in FEC data?
The SELF occupation string is attached to $26,946,317 across 124,577 contributions and 4,508 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is the one-word key only, not a combined self-employed cluster. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is SELF EMPLOYED included in this total?
No. SELF EMPLOYED and SELF-EMPLOYED are separate occupation strings. This page covers SELF only: $26,946,317, 124,577 contributions, and 4,508 donors. Name each key if you add them. 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 SELF contribution?
Dividing $26,946,317 by 124,577 itemizations yields about $216 per contribution. Dividing by 4,508 donors yields about $5,977 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 28 lines per donor record. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does SELF tell you the donor’s trade?
No. It is a one-word status label, not a trade or NAICS code. Industry pages are a different cut. Quote 124,577 contributions and 4,508 donor records with the $26,946,317 headline. 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.