North Carolina FEC totals for occupation Builder

Both filters: BUILDER and state NC

The North Carolina × Builder join is a database match, not a narrative about a profession. $259,495 entered the extract because itemized receipts carried occupation BUILDER and state NC at the same time. 906 is the matching line count. 76 is the matching donor-key count. $9,547,759 is what remains when the state filter is lifted for the same occupation string. North Carolina’s Builder join uses the short BUILDER string, not General Contractor; 76 North Carolina keys are not a contractor-license roster.

Dividing $259,495 by 906 yields about $286 per contribution. Dividing by 76 yields about $3,414 per donor. Gifts per donor average about 11.9 (906 ÷ 76). Nationally the occupation averages about $347 per gift and 13.4 gifts per donor. Those ratios describe this string, not payroll at firms that employ people with similar titles.

How FEC stores Builder as an occupation

What the occupation side includes: itemized individual receipts tagged BUILDER, summing to $9,547,759 across 27,510 contributions and 2,046 donors, of which $259,495 is the North Carolina cell. What it excludes: other occupation strings, unitemized gifts, independent expenditures, and committee filings that are not individual contribution aggregates.

Per-gift and per-donor dollars in North Carolina

About $286 per contribution is $259,495 divided by 906. About $3,414 per donor is $259,495 divided by 76. About 11.9 gifts per donor is 906 divided by 76. Three ratios, three jobs. Dropping any input turns the ratio into an unsourced claim.

Donor state NC is the address code on the itemized record. Live occupation hubs can move as amended individual reports arrive. If a live hub disagrees with $259,495 or $9,547,759, the newer FEC extract controls.

$259,495 versus $9,547,759

Never write that Builder gave $9,547,759 in North Carolina. $9,547,759 is the national occupation total. Never write that the occupation’s only state is North Carolina unless 2.7% is 100%, which it is not here. $259,495 is the North Carolina cell. The two columns are labeled stateTotal and occupationTotal in the packet for that reason.

2.7% is the only legitimate bridge between the columns. It is a quotient, not a second source. Independent expenditures still sit outside both columns.

FEC receipts are not federal awards

USAspending publishes federal obligations by agency and place. FEC publishes campaign finance. $259,495 does not become an award total because a state appears in both systems. $9,547,759 does not become an award total because an occupation string can be compared with a NAICS title in a researcher’s head. This page never claims receipts funded federal awards.

Internal links remain the four packet hrefs only. No other path is cited. Independent expenditures remain outside the dollar columns used here. BUILDER is the short occupation string as typed. General Contractor and Contractor are other keys when those words appear. The packet does not verify a builder license.

Why this page is not a Builder directory

This page is not a directory of Builder professionals in North Carolina, not a membership list, and not a contractor-license roster, a homebuilder association census, or a NAICS construction rollup. 76 is a donor-key count inside one FEC aggregate. Most people who use a similar job title never appear in $259,495.

The four packet links are the only hrefs used: Builder donations, North Carolina campaign finance, all occupations, and all FEC ties. No other URL is cited. Source: FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by self-reported occupation and donor state.

Repeat the join in one sentence for citation: occupation Builder, donor state North Carolina (NC), $259,495 itemized, 906 contributions, 76 donors, 2.7% of $9,547,759 from 2,046 national donors. BUILDER is the short occupation string as typed. General Contractor and Contractor are other keys when those words appear. The packet does not verify a builder license. General Contractor, Contractor, Home Builder, and Construction stay on other occupation pages. The North Carolina campaign finance hub still mixes every other title. All occupations and All FEC ties are indexes, not extra dollar columns.

What a reader may not do with $259,495: treat it as payroll, treat 76 as a workforce census, treat 2.7% as a share of North Carolina statewide receipts, or treat the cell as money that funded USAspending awards. What a reader may do: quote the pair, quote the source FEC.gov, and follow the four internal links. Mean about $286 per contribution and $3,414 per donor remain attached to 906 and 76. About 11.9 lines per donor remains 906 divided by 76.

Open /occupations/builder/ (Builder donations) for the occupation hub, /states/NC/ (North Carolina campaign finance) for the state hub, /occupations/ (All occupations) for neighboring titles, and /ties/ (All FEC ties) for other occupation-state joins.

Questions

How much did Builder filers in North Carolina donate?

Filers who listed Builder and North Carolina itemized $259,495 in FEC individual contributions, from 906 receipts and 76 donors. That is 2.7% of $9,547,759 under BUILDER. General Contractor, Contractor, Home Builder, and Construction are other keys when those are the words on the form. Figures are FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates.

Does this count a professional association’s PAC spending?

No. $259,495 is individual contributions tagged Builder and North Carolina. Association committee filings file as committees. Mixing PAC spending with $259,495 would blend FEC tables. See Builder donations or North Carolina campaign finance for committee names. The join is $259,495 on 906 receipts from 76 donors.

Are builder labels standardized on FEC forms?

No. FEC.gov stores the occupation as typed. This join uses BUILDER. General Contractor, Contractor, Home Builder, and Construction are other keys when those characters appear. LobbyVault does not recode the string into a contractor-license roster, a homebuilder association census, or a NAICS construction rollup. Cite $259,495 for this title in North Carolina on 906 receipts from 76 donors.

What two tables meet on this page?

Builder donations ($9,547,759 for the string) and North Carolina campaign finance. The overlap is $259,495 from 906 receipts and 76 donors. All FEC ties lists other occupation-state cells. All occupations lists neighboring titles. Figures are FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates for Builder in North Carolina.