Rancher political money in the 2010 election cycle

Rancher as occupation, 2010 as the cycle

Two FEC fields define the cell: occupation RANCHER and election cycle 2010. Matching rows sum to $760,214, 1,102 contributions, and 488 donors. RANCHER is a self-applied occupation string. FEC.gov does not verify acreage, herd size, or agricultural program participation. The occupation hub is $17,057,096 across every cycle in the aggregate. The 2010 cycle hub mixes every other occupation that used that year. Neither hub restates this intersection; this tie page exists because the two dimensions meet.

2010’s dollar share is 4.5% ($760,214 of $17,057,096). The remainder, $16,296,882, sits in other cycles on the occupation hub. More than a thousand lines from 488 donors is a broad midterm cell, not a livestock-industry PAC total. Correlation between a job title and a two-year FEC window is a reporting overlap, not causation of an election outcome. Itemized individual receipts are the coverage. Unitemized money never appears in $760,214.

The Rancher string across every cycle on file

$17,057,096 is the occupation-side denominator. It is not limited to 2010. Farmer, Cattleman, and Ranch Owner are other occupation keys if stored separately. Adding those keys to $17,057,096 would be a researcher-built recode, not this table. Occupation labels are filer-entered on itemized individual receipts.

Open Rancher donations for the $17,057,096 roll. Open the 2010 election cycle hub for every occupation in that window. All occupations and All FEC ties place this pair beside other occupation-cycle pages without combining dollar figures. Farmer-coded receipts are a different occupation row. Combining them with Rancher would be a researcher recode, not this table.

488 donors and a sub-thousand mean gift

Dividing $760,214 by 1,102 contributions yields about $690 per gift. Dividing by 488 donors yields about $1,558 per donor. Gifts per donor average about 2.3 (1,102 ÷ 488). Those ratios describe this string in 2010, not payroll at firms that employ people with similar titles.

488 is a donor-key count inside the occupation × cycle aggregate, not a headcount of everyone who held the job in 2010. Repeat itemization, couples filing separately, and people who used the string on some receipts but not others all move the 488 figure. The cycle hub still holds every other occupation’s 2010 receipts beside this cell.

What 4.5% of Rancher-coded dollars is not

A 4.5% share of Rancher-coded dollars from 2010 does not mean the occupation caused those gifts, and it does not mean people with that title funded a policy outcome. Occupation and cycle are reported together. The overlap is descriptive. Independent expenditures, committee-to-committee transfers, and unitemized gifts are out of scope.

Federal awards on USAspending.gov are a different ledger. This join does not claim that 2010 donations funded contracts or grants. Quote $760,214 as itemized individual receipts tagged RANCHER in 2010, source FEC.gov, and stop there.

How to cite Rancher × 2010

A complete claim names Rancher and 2010, then $760,214, 1,102 contributions, 488 donors, and 4.5% of $17,057,096, source FEC.gov. Do not convert 488 keys into licensed or employed practitioners. Do not fold independent expenditures or USAspending awards into the cell. Keep both sides of the name—Rancher and 2010—whenever the dollars are quoted. Mean gift $690 and mean per donor $1,558 travel with those counts; they do not travel with a licensing board.

Occupation hub, 2010 hub, and Farmer as a sibling key

The occupation hub still holds $16,296,882 outside 2010. Most of the $17,057,096 roll is not this cycle’s cell. This page isolates the overlap for readers who need both the title and the year, not either hub restated. Farmer, Cattleman, and Ranch Owner are other occupation keys if stored separately. Those titles are not parents of RANCHER on this page. Gifts per donor in 2010 average about 2.3. That ratio is 1,102 divided by 488, not a measure of turnout.

Questions

How much did Rancher-tagged donors give in 2010?

The join records $760,214 in itemized individual contributions for occupation Rancher in the 2010 FEC cycle, from 1,102 contributions and 488 donors. The occupation’s all-cycle total is $17,057,096, so 2010 is 4.5% of that roll. Figures come from FEC.gov aggregates. Occupation labels are filer-entered.

Does this count every rancher who donated in 2010?

No. The 488 donor keys are people whose itemized receipts grouped to RANCHER in 2010. Filers who used a different title are other occupation rows. FEC.gov does not verify jobs. The cell totals $760,214 on 1,102 lines. Unitemized gifts never appear in this aggregate.

What share of Rancher occupation money is the 2010 cycle?

4.5%: $760,214 of $17,057,096. The remaining $16,296,882 sits in other cycles on the occupation hub. That share is $760,214 divided by $17,057,096, not a ranking of civic engagement and not a peak-year list. Other years’ amounts are not in this packet except as that remainder.

Where are the live Rancher and 2010 tables?

Rancher donations carries the $17,057,096 occupation total. The 2010 election cycle hub places Rancher beside other occupation strings that year. All occupations and All FEC ties list sibling joins. Original filings remain at FEC.gov. This tie page is the Rancher × 2010 intersection only.