How much did U S Government donors give in 2008?

FEC.gov aggregates show $251,876 in itemized individual contributions for the U S Government grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 260 contributions and 80 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $3,913,536 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.

What share of U S Government FEC money is 2008?

The grouping’s all-cycle total is $3,913,536. The 2008 cell of $251,876 is about 6.4% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.6% ($3,661,660) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.

Does this include only currently employed federal workers under this exact spelling?

No. The bucket is the self-reported string U S GOVERNMENT. The FEC does not verify licenses, current jobs, or corporate identity. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2008 only, totaling $251,876 from 80 donors across 260 contributions.

Where is the overlay for the U S Government 2008 join?

Open U S Government 2008 for the cycle overlay, U S Government for the grouping hub, and 2008 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows. Cite FEC.gov for $251,876, 260 contributions, and 80 donors.

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U S Government and the 2008 FEC cycle

$251,876 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the employer grouping U S Government. FEC.gov aggregates count 260 contributions from 80 donors. The same string totals $3,913,536 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 6.4% of the lifetime bucket — generic federal-employer text as stored meeting a two-year window, not a federal PAC, not agency appropriations, and not USAspending obligations.

Key figures

U S Government × 2008 is $251,876 in itemized individual contributions.
The cell includes 260 contributions from 80 donors.
2008 is about 6.4% of the grouping’s $3,913,536 all-cycle total.
The label is self-reported form text (generic federal-employer text as stored), not a PAC.
FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.

U S Government as stored text, 2008 as cycle

Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — U S GOVERNMENT and 2008 — sum to $251,876. 260 itemized contributions and 80 unique donors produced it. The total is not an official organization disbursement and does not name recipients. Independent expenditures and committee transfers live in other FEC tables. Cite FEC.gov for this intersection.

Neither the U S Government hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. U S Government is generic federal-employer text as stored, not a verified payroll file. 80 donors and 260 lines in 2008 matched that stored string. People who typed a neighboring spelling sit in other buckets. US GOVERNMENT, U.S. GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, and named agencies are other keys. This page is the exact string U S GOVERNMENT.

The join exists so a reader does not treat $3,913,536 (all cycles for this string) as the 2008 story, and does not treat the 2008 cycle hub as a U S Government-only list. Two filters, one cell: $251,876. 2008 is a presidential even-year window on FEC.gov; that calendar label does not explain the dollar cell.

6.4% of the U S Government roll

The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $3,913,536. The 2008 slice of $251,876 is about 6.4% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.6% ($3,661,660). Treating 2008 as the entire U S Government FEC story would ignore that remainder. The industry hub is the year index for this string.

Treat $3,913,536 as the denominator for the 6.4% share. It is not market capitalization, not revenue, and not proof of a multi-year political program. This tie keeps 2008 from being folded silently into $3,913,536. Neighboring spellings are not added into either figure.

260 contributions from 80 donors

Dividing $251,876 by 260 contributions yields about $969 per itemized gift. Dividing by 80 donors yields about $3,148 per donor. Contributions per donor average about 3.2. Those means describe the arithmetic on the packet. They are not medians, not a party split, and not a typical-gift claim.

80 unique donors are contributor identities, not a headcount of employees, licensees, or members. Retirees and household members who reuse a workplace or title can appear. Repeat gifts raise the contribution count faster than the donor count. The overlay for U S Government 2008 holds the rows.

2008 as the cycle dimension

The 2008 election cycle hub includes every stored employer and occupation for that window. U S Government is one cell in that matrix. This packet does not publish a cycle-wide denominator, so no national share is stated. Open 2008 election cycle to drop the employer filter and U S Government to drop the year.

Gifts from both years of the two-year FEC window sit in the $251,876 cell because the cycle is a two-year tag, not a single Tuesday. That mechanical fact is easy to forget when a searcher wants an election-night number. The overlay is where dates become visible. This join publishes the cycle total, the 260 contributions, the 80 unique donors, and the 6.4% share of $3,913,536.

What the Commission does not verify

Itemized individual receipts are the universe. Unitemized gifts, independent expenditures, and PAC disbursements sit outside $251,876. Federal awards in other databases are different datasets. Sharing an employer string and a calendar year does not turn these gifts into contracts or grants. The page is generic federal-employer text as stored, not a federal PAC, not agency appropriations, and not USAspending obligations.

Correlation between an employer string and a cycle year is not causation. The records show a text match, a date window, 80 donors, and 260 contributions. US GOVERNMENT, U.S. GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, and named agencies are other keys. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. Live hubs override this snapshot. If the overlay disagrees, the overlay and FEC.gov control.

Citing U S Government and 2008 together

Start with $251,876, then U S Government 2008 for rows, then U S Government or 2008 election cycle if a filter needs to come off. Citation template: U S GOVERNMENT, 2008, $251,876, 260 contributions, 80 donors, 6.4% of $3,913,536, source FEC.gov. Keep neighboring spellings and occupation titles out of the total unless they grouped to this exact string.

The 6.4% share, the 80-donor count, and the $969 mean gift belong to this intersection. Carry them onto a successor label or a sibling employer word and they stop being facts from this packet. This prose is a packet snapshot. 260 itemized contributions totaling $251,876 average about $969 per line. Unitemized gifts never appear. Campaign contributions are not federal awards.

Questions

How much did U S Government donors give in 2008?: FEC.gov aggregates show $251,876 in itemized individual contributions for the U S Government grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 260 contributions and 80 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $3,913,536 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.
What share of U S Government FEC money is 2008?: The grouping’s all-cycle total is $3,913,536. The 2008 cell of $251,876 is about 6.4% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.6% ($3,661,660) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
Does this include only currently employed federal workers under this exact spelling?: No. The bucket is the self-reported string U S GOVERNMENT. The FEC does not verify licenses, current jobs, or corporate identity. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2008 only, totaling $251,876 from 80 donors across 260 contributions.
Where is the overlay for the U S Government 2008 join?: Open U S Government 2008 for the cycle overlay, U S Government for the grouping hub, and 2008 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows. Cite FEC.gov for $251,876, 260 contributions, and 80 donors.

FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.