Agriculture (industry string) and the 2008 FEC cycle

2008 filtered to Agriculture

Apply the Agriculture filter to the 2008 election cycle and the remaining money is $296,411. FEC.gov itemized that amount across 431 contributions and 126 donors. The overlay at the cycle path lists the rows; this file explains the relationship.

Agriculture is self-reported industry word, not a farm census. It is not NAICS. It is not a donor biography. 126 unique donors matched the stored string in 2008. AGRICULTURE is a sector word filers typed. FARMING and FARMER are neighboring occupation keys, not aliases inside this total. USDA obligations are a different dataset. Neighboring stored labels include FARMING, FARMER, AGRIBUSINESS, RANCHER, and named farms as employer. LobbyVault does not merge those strings into $296,411. Repeat gifts can raise 431 contributions without raising the donor count at the same pace.

The all-cycle Agriculture total of $5,317,336 still includes other windows. Citing $5,317,336 as if it were 2008 would overstate this cell. Citing the 2008 hub as if it were Agriculture-only would overstate the year.

5.6% in 2008, 94.4% elsewhere

5.6% of stored Agriculture money is tagged 2008 ($296,411). 94.4% is not ($5,020,925). Both percentages use $5,317,336 as the base. Changing the string changes the base.

The industry hub holds the year-by-year index. This tie isolates 2008 so $5,317,336 is not mistaken for a two-year number. Lifetime Agriculture storage is $5,317,336. Subtract the 2008 cell and $5,020,925 remains. That remainder is 94.4% of the grouping. 5.6% is the 2008 share. Both percentages use packet facts only.

Itemized count versus unique donors

Contribution count (431) and donor count (126) measure different things. The first counts itemized receipts; the second counts distinct identities in this aggregate. $296,411 is their dollar sum.

If a searcher wants names, the overlay is the next stop. This JSON file reports 126 donors without listing them. Inventing names would violate the packet contract. Contributor identities (126) are not a headcount of a firm or a profession. Repeat itemized gifts explain 431 lines from fewer identities. About 3.4 lines per donor is the mean on this packet.

Dropping the Agriculture filter

Dropping the Agriculture filter returns the reader to the 2008 election cycle index. That index is not $296,411. Adding the filter back recovers this cell: 431 contributions, 126 donors, $296,411.

No cycle-wide denominator is in the packet, so Agriculture cannot be ranked as a percent of 2008 national itemized giving. 5.6% remains a share of $5,317,336 only. 2008 is a presidential even-year window on FEC.gov. Open the 2008 election cycle to see every grouping that year. This file does not copy that list. Agriculture remains one cell: $296,411, 431 contributions, 126 donors.

Self-reported fields and missing tables

Missing from the packet: recipient names, party split, unitemized totals, PAC disbursements, and any USAspending figure. Present: $296,411, 431 contributions, 126 donors, $5,317,336 lifetime, cycle 2008, string AGRICULTURE.

Self-reported fields create split spellings. Researchers who need a firm-level view must inspect neighboring keys on the industry index rather than assume $5,317,336 is complete for a legal entity. Federal award files can reuse famous names. Those files are not FEC itemized individual contributions. This join does not claim that $296,411 funded contracts or grants.

What to carry forward from this packet

Carry forward $296,411, 431, 126, 5.6%, $5,317,336, and the string AGRICULTURE. Leave behind invented recipients, party shares, and contract dollars. The source note is FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.

$688 per contribution and $2,352 per donor are derived means. Label them as such. Self-reported industry word, not a farm census remains the right description of the grouping. If live hubs disagree with $296,411, the overlay and FEC.gov control. This snapshot recorded 431 contributions and 126 donors for AGRICULTURE in 2008. Restating the join without new numbers: Agriculture in 2008 is $296,411 from 431 itemized individual contributions and 126 unique donors on FEC.gov. The same string stores $5,317,336 across cycles, so 2008 is about 5.6% and other windows hold $5,020,925 (94.4%). The grouping is self-reported industry word, not a farm census, not USDA program spending, a NAICS agriculture rollup, or a farm-bureau PAC. Restating the join without new numbers: Agriculture in 2008 is $296,411 from 431 itemized individual contributions and 126 unique donors on FEC.gov. The same string stores $5,317,336 across cycles, so 2008 is about 5.6% and other windows hold $5,020,925 (94.4%). The grouping is self-reported industry word, not a farm census, not USDA program spending, a NAICS agriculture rollup, or a farm-bureau PAC.

Questions

How much did Agriculture donors give in 2008?

FEC.gov aggregates show $296,411 in itemized individual contributions for the Agriculture grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 431 contributions and 126 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $5,317,336 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.

What share of Agriculture FEC money is 2008?

The grouping’s all-cycle total is $5,317,336. The 2008 cell of $296,411 is about 5.6% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 94.4% ($5,020,925) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.

Is Agriculture a verified farm or USDA category?

No. The bucket is the self-reported string AGRICULTURE. The FEC does not verify licenses, job titles, or professional status. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2008 only, totaling $296,411 from 126 donors across 431 contributions.

Where is the overlay for the Agriculture 2008 join?

Open Agriculture 2008 for the cycle overlay, Agriculture for the grouping hub, and the 2008 election cycle for the year without this occupation filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows.