ZIP Code 20854
POTOMAC, MD
Total Donations
$132,815,142
Contributions
152,232
Unique Donors
0
Contributor ZIP 20854 accounts for $132,815,142 in FEC.gov itemized receipts across 152,232 contributions. Potomac, Maryland’s mail code is a high-volume suburban ZIP, with a mean near $870 per line. The ZIP is the five-digit field on the itemization. Totals can include joint fundraising and PAC addresses, not only residents.
Key figures
- ZIP 20854 FEC itemizations total $132,815,142 across 152,232 contributions.
- The mean line is about $872; no median is in this packet.
- Joint fundraising and PAC addresses can sit in the ZIP total.
- Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.
A Montgomery County volume ZIP
$132,815,142 divided by 152,232 is about $872 per itemized line. That mean is closer to D.C. residential-looking ZIPs than to downtown concentration ZIPs. 20854 is a long receipt list. Large PAC or joint-fundraising rows can still sit inside $132,815,142. They are diluted in the average by 152,232 lines.
One hundred fifty-two thousand two hundred thirty-two contributions is an itemization count, not a unique-person count. Repeat givers and household pairs can lengthen the list. This packet has no donor headcount. Cite 152,232 as a contribution-line total, not a census of Potomac.
No party split is published on $132,815,142. Close-in Maryland geography is orientation. It is not an FEC finding about suburban ideology. The Commission stores a ZIP string.
20854 is not 20815 or 22101
Chevy Chase 20815 and McLean 22101 are separate FEC keys with their own totals. This page cites only 20854. Adding inner-suburb ZIPs is a recode. FEC.gov did not publish a combined Maryland-Virginia figure here.
A PAC or joint fundraising committee that lists a Potomac address still posts 20854 when that is the ZIP on Schedule A. Household rows add the same way. Open the ZIP 20854 FEC page for named receipts rather than inferring the mix from the mean.
Full analysis: ZIP 20854: $132.8 million across 152,232 FEC lines →
Questions
- How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 20854?
- FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 20854 total $132,815,142 across 152,232 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of people who live in Potomac, Maryland. Joint fundraising committees and PAC addresses can appear in $132,815,142 when that five-digit code was filed. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
- How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 20854?
- LobbyVault counts 152,232 itemized contributions for ZIP 20854. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 152,232 should not be quoted as a population. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $132,815,142.
- Does ZIP 20854 include only residents of Potomac, Maryland?
- No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization. PAC mail drops, joint fundraising committees, and office addresses in Potomac, Maryland can be part of $132,815,142 when 20854 is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 152,232-line count follows the same rule. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub to see which committees appear.
- Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 20854 totals?
- The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $132,815,142 and 152,232 lines for ZIP 20854. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings from Potomac, Maryland are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $872 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.
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 | HELLMUTH, C T | $6,500 | 3 | INSURANCE | — | 1980 |
| 2 | COHEN, RICHARD S | $5,250 | 7 | REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER | — | 1980 |
| 3 | KRAKOWER, VICTOR | $4,200 | 6 | MCGREGOR PRINTING CORP | — | 1980 |
| 4 | HARLAN, STEPHEN D | $4,000 | 5 | PEAT, MARWICK & MITCHELL | — | 1980 |
| 5 | COOPERSMITH, ESTHER L MS | $4,000 | 4 | HOMEMAKER | — | 1980 |
| 6 | KIM, JAY W DR | $4,000 | 4 | PHYSICIAN | — | 1980 |
| 7 | ADAMS, L J | $3,500 | 5 | MARTIN-MARIETTA | — | 1980 |
| 8 | LANKFORD, THOMAS J | $3,200 | 5 | THOS J LANKFORD INC | — | 1980 |
| 9 | COOPERSMITH, ESTHER LIPSEN | $3,000 | 5 | HOUSEWIFE | — | 1980 |
| 10 | JOHNSON, DONALD R | $3,000 | 3 | — | — | 1980 |
| 11 | FOULGER, SID W | $3,000 | 3 | — | — | 1980 |
| 12 | COOPERSMITH, ESTHER L HON | $3,000 | 2 | AMBASSADOR | — | 1980 |
| 13 | KRAKOWER, NANCY L | $3,000 | 3 | HOUSE WIFE | — | 1980 |
| 14 | MURRAY, MICHAEL D | $2,500 | 3 | THEVENOT MURRAY & SCHEER | — | 1980 |
| 15 | MILLER, JOHN F III MR | $2,500 | 1 | MILLER & LONG CO INC | — | 1980 |
| 16 | FOLEY, BANCROFT T JR | $2,250 | 2 | ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR | — | 1980 |
| 17 | COOPERSMITH, ESTHER L | $2,250 | 3 | HOME MAKER | — | 1980 |
| 18 | KAY, EDWARD W | $2,100 | 2 | C P A | — | 1980 |
| 19 | MARRIOTT, RICHARD E MR | $2,000 | 1 | RESTAURANTS & HOTELS | — | 1980 |
| 20 | KAY, EDWARD W MR | $2,000 | 2 | CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT | — | 1980 |
| 21 | BYRON, LINDA M | $2,000 | 2 | HOUSEWIFE | — | 1980 |
| 22 | MILLER, GEORGE | $1,800 | 4 | CWA | — | 1980 |
| 23 | CLARK, VERNON A | $1,700 | 5 | OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOC | — | 1980 |
| 24 | BELOFF, STUART A | $1,500 | 2 | COMMERCIAL CARPENTRY | — | 1980 |
| 25 | COOPERSMITH, ESTER | $1,500 | 1 | AMBASSADOR | — | 1980 |