ZIP Code 08540
PRINCETON, NJ
Total Donations
$62,503,039
Contributions
151,889
Unique Donors
0
Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor ZIP 08540 total $62,503,039 across 151,889 contributions. Princeton’s mail code appears on a long receipt list, including the leading zero on the five-digit field. Totals can include joint fundraising and PAC addresses, not only residents.
Key figures
- ZIP 08540 FEC itemizations total $62,503,039 across 151,889 contributions.
- The mean line is about $412; the packet has no median or unique-donor count.
- 08540 is a five-digit FEC contributor ZIP, including the leading zero.
- Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.
High line count, $412 mean
$62,503,039 divided by 151,889 is about $412 per itemized line. That mean is lower than several New Jersey ZIPs that post similar dollars on fewer rows. It is still a ratio, not a median, and not a typical Princeton household gift. The packet has no unique-donor field.
One hundred fifty-one thousand eight hundred eighty-nine itemizations is a volume signature. Repeat gifts, workplace itemizations, and bundled events can all lengthen the list. 151,889 is not a headcount of Mercer County residents.
No party share is attached to $62,503,039. Keep 08540 as a geographic key. Occupation and employer strings sit on other pages.
Princeton’s five-digit key is 08540, including the leading zero, on every row inside $62,503,039. Cite 151,889 contributions with that total whenever the ZIP is quoted. A 151,889-line file is a volume ZIP.
Keep the leading zero
The Commission field is five digits: 08540, not 8540. A contributor who lists a Princeton address, a campus-adjacent office, or a committee that files 08540 adds to $62,503,039 when that ZIP is on Schedule A. Treating the total as household-only giving misstates the field.
The 151,889-line count includes memo entries and redesignations. This guide does not invent a person count the packet omitted.
Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 08540 →
Questions
- How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 08540?
- FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 08540 total $62,503,039 across 151,889 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Princeton residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside it. The mean of about $412 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.
- How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 08540?
- LobbyVault counts 151,889 itemized contributions for ZIP 08540. Repeat gifts and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 151,889 should not be quoted as a population. The matching dollar total is $62,503,039.
- Does ZIP 08540 include only Princeton residents?
- No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization, including the leading zero. Office and committee addresses in the 08540 grid can be part of $62,503,039 when that is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 151,889-line count follows the same rule.
- Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 08540 totals?
- The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $62,503,039 and 151,889 lines for ZIP 08540. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. New Jersey state filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.
ZIP is the 5-digit contributor ZIP on FEC itemizations. Totals can include joint fundraising and PAC addresses, not only residents.
Donation Trend by Cycle
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | Employer | Occupation | Cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHNSON, BETTY WOLD | $23,000 | 6 | HOUSE WIFE | — | 1980 |
| 2 | BUCK, ALEXANDER K | $11,000 | 4 | T D HINC TWO RADNOR CORP | — | 1980 |
| 3 | BALL, GEORGE W HON | $8,000 | 2 | LEHMAN BROTHERS/KUHN LOEB INC | — | 1980 |
| 4 | JOHNSON, BETTY WOLD MRS | $5,000 | 1 | REQUESTED | — | 1980 |
| 5 | MARTINDELL, ANNE HON | $5,000 | 1 | NEW ZEALAND | — | 1980 |
| 6 | MASON, FLORENCE MARY | $5,000 | 5 | EDUCATOR | — | 1980 |
| 7 | GUND, GORDON | $4,300 | 5 | SELF EMPLOYED | — | 1980 |
| 8 | BROWN, CHARLES LEE | $3,600 | 16 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | — | 1980 |
| 9 | MEYNER, HELEN | $3,200 | 4 | — | — | 1980 |
| 10 | JOHNSON, BETTY W MRS | $3,000 | 3 | REQUESTED | — | 1980 |
| 11 | BENCHLEY, WINIFRED W | $3,000 | 3 | HOUSEWIFE | — | 1980 |
| 12 | BELL, JAMES E III | $3,000 | 3 | W A SWORD & CO INC | — | 1980 |
| 13 | JOHNSON, J SEWARD | $3,000 | 3 | — | — | 1980 |
| 14 | MILLS, BRADFORD MR | $2,750 | 5 | BRADFORD VENTURES LTD | — | 1980 |
| 15 | BENCHLEY, PETER B | $2,750 | 4 | SELF-EMPLOYED | — | 1980 |
| 16 | DILWORTH, ELIZABETH C | $2,500 | 3 | — | — | 1980 |
| 17 | CONE, EDWARD T | $2,450 | 7 | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | — | 1980 |
| 18 | CONE, EDWARD T DR | $2,000 | 3 | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | — | 1980 |
| 19 | JOHNSON, J JRMR | $2,000 | 1 | — | — | 1980 |
| 20 | CROSS, THEODORE L | $2,000 | 2 | REQUESTED | — | 1980 |
| 21 | CADLE, CARON P MS | $2,000 | 2 | STUDENT | — | 1980 |
| 22 | CADLE, INGE MRS | $2,000 | 2 | HOMEMAKER | — | 1980 |
| 23 | DILWORTH, J RICHARDSON MR | $2,000 | 2 | ROCKFELLER FAMILY & ASSOCS | — | 1980 |
| 24 | CADLE, DON D | $2,000 | 2 | INVESTMENT MANAGER | — | 1980 |
| 25 | DE MENIL, GEORGE DR | $2,000 | 1 | — | — | 1980 |