How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 27104?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 27104 total $14,651,888 across 39,449 contributions. The compact headline is $14.7M. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Winston-Salem. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 27104?

LobbyVault counts 39,449 itemized contributions for ZIP 27104. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts can add rows. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $14,651,888. The mean of about $371 is dollars divided by lines.

Does ZIP 27104 cover all of Winston-Salem?

No. 27104 is one west-side mail key. Other Forsyth ZIPs are separate roll-ups. Committees and office addresses that file 27104 can be part of $14,651,888. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a citywide book. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub to see which committees appear. This packet still does not publish a unique-donor count.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 27104 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $14,651,888 and 39,449 lines for ZIP 27104. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and North Carolina state filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.

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ZIP Code 27104

WINSTON SALEM, NC

Total Donations

$14,651,888

Contributions

39,449

Unique Donors

$14.7M in FEC.gov itemized receipts list contributor ZIP 27104. The exact sum is $14,651,888 across 39,449 contributions. 27104 is a west Winston-Salem mail key in Forsyth County, used as the five-digit field on Schedule A. A PAC or joint-fundraising committee that files 27104 can sit in the same total as a Reynolda-area address.

Key figures

ZIP 27104 FEC itemizations total $14,651,888 ($14.7M) across 39,449 contributions.
The mean line is about $371; one Winston-Salem ZIP, not the city.
This packet does not publish a unique-donor count.
Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

West Winston-Salem, not the whole Twin City

$14,651,888 divided by 39,449 is about $371 per itemized line. Forsyth County uses several 271xx codes. 27104 is one west-side key, not downtown and not a citywide total. The packet has a dollar total and a contribution count. It does not have a unique-donor count.

Thirty-nine thousand four hundred forty-nine contributions is a working list. Repeat gifts and any committee that prints 27104 add rows. Do not treat 39,449 as a census of Winston-Salem. LobbyVault does not assign $14,651,888 a partisan meaning.

Contributor ZIP versus city limits

A west-side household and a committee suite can share 27104. $14,651,888 follows the form. Open the ZIP 27104 FEC page for named receipts. This guide will not guess which of the 39,449 rows are households. North Carolina state-office filings are a different dataset.

Other 271xx codes are separate FEC keys. Adding them to 27104 and calling the sum a Winston-Salem FEC total is a recode you must document. This page reports $14,651,888 for 27104 only.

Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 27104: $14.7M →

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 27104?: FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 27104 total $14,651,888 across 39,449 contributions. The compact headline is $14.7M. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Winston-Salem. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 27104?: LobbyVault counts 39,449 itemized contributions for ZIP 27104. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts can add rows. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $14,651,888. The mean of about $371 is dollars divided by lines.
Does ZIP 27104 cover all of Winston-Salem?: No. 27104 is one west-side mail key. Other Forsyth ZIPs are separate roll-ups. Committees and office addresses that file 27104 can be part of $14,651,888. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a citywide book. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub to see which committees appear. This packet still does not publish a unique-donor count.
Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 27104 totals?: The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $14,651,888 and 39,449 lines for ZIP 27104. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and North Carolina 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

1980

$66K

1982

$41K

1984

$92K

1986

$171K

1988

$191K

1990

$149K

1992

$180K

1994

$154K

1996

$976K

1998

$538K

2000

$413K

2002

$691K

2004

$1.2M

2006

$468K

2008

$1.0M

2010

$550K

2012

$965K

2014

$959K

2016

$1.6M

2018

$985K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in ZIP code 27104 (WINSTON SALEM, NC), ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	Employer	Occupation	Cycles
1	R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO	$547,356	20	—	—	1996–2000
2	STEPHENS, WARREN A MR	$491,150	63	STUDENT	—	1980–2014
3	RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO	$414,225	18	—	—	1996–2000
4	EVANS, LISBETH C	$107,000	59	ANGEL REAL ESTATE CO	—	1988–2012
5	SLICK, EARL F	$100,450	48	—	—	1980–2004
6	WHITAKER, ELIZABETH B MRS	$94,700	8	HOMEMAKER	—	1988–2014
7	RJ REYNOLDS	$88,500	8	—	—	1996–2006
8	Whitaker, John C. Mr. Jr.	$80,900	9	Inmar Enterprises Inc.	—	2000–2014
9	HELVEY, JAY	$78,510	5	—	—	2004
10	GRAY, BERNARD	$77,550	66	SUMMIT COMMUNICATIONS	—	1980–2014
11	FULTON, PAUL	$68,950	49	UNC CHAPER HILL	—	1996–2014
12	BURRESS, JOHN W III	$66,100	39	J W BURRESS CO	—	1980–2014
13	BAKER, LESLIE MS.	$65,000	2	RETIRED	RETIRED	2012
14	WHITAKER, ELIZABETH BROCK MRS.	$64,800	2	HOMEMAKER	HOUSEWIFE	2014
15	WHITAKER, JOHN CLARKE MR. JR.	$64,800	2	INV	BUSINESS EXECUTIVE	2014
16	Burress, John W. Mr. III	$62,616	17	JW Burres Inc./Machinery Sales	—	2000–2014
17	TEAGUE, THOMAS	$62,400	36	TRUCK LEASING	—	1994–2014
18	Hatchell, Dennis MR.	$60,000	14	Alex Lee Corp./Executive	—	2002–2012
19	MCKINNON, JOHN B	$53,800	67	HANES CORPORATION	—	1980–2014
20	Leigh Pratt, Gerri MS.	$51,000	2	Kent Corporation/President	—	2002
21	RICE, DAVID	$50,675	116	—	—	1982–2014
22	MEDLIN, JOHN G JR	$49,620	64	BANK & TRUST	—	1980–2012
23	EPPERSON, STUART W	$49,440	32	—	—	1990–2010
24	GAMBLE, MARY	$46,100	79	ATTORNEY/CPA	—	1990–2014
25	EVANS, LISBETH C MS	$43,365	13	HEALTH CARE	—	1992–2008