How much did ZIP 50266 show in FEC itemized totals?

Receipts listing 50266 total $12,724,205 across 27,919 contributions. Those figures are FEC disclosure aggregates for the five-digit contributor ZIP. They are not a unique-donor census of West Des Moines and not Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign totals. The packet facts stop at $12,724,205 and 27,919 contributions; named payees, dates, and employer strings live on the ZIP 50266 FEC page.

Does 27,919 contributions mean 27,919 people donated?

No. The figure counts itemized receipts. One person can appear many times. This packet does not include a distinct-donor total, so this page does not invent one. See names on the ZIP 50266 FEC page. Repeat gifts and memo entries add rows without adding new people. Open the ZIP 50266 FEC page for names behind the 27,919 lines.

Does ZIP 50266 include Iowa state races?

No. This extract is federal FEC itemizations. Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings sit outside $12,724,205. Unitemized federal gifts are also out. Use the ZIP 50266 FEC page for the federal table. The packet facts stop at $12,724,205 and the contribution count. Named payees, dates, and employer strings live on the ZIP 50266 FEC page, not in this summary.

Where can I see 50266 itemizations?

On the ZIP 50266 FEC page. Compare codes on the all-ZIP index and search names in the donor directory. Original filings are on FEC.gov. This guide quotes $12,724,205, 27,919 contributions, and the five-digit contributor ZIP. This guide quotes only the harvested packet facts: $12,724,205, 27,919 contributions, and the five-digit contributor ZIP on FEC.gov itemizations.

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ZIP Code 50266

WEST DES MOINES, IA

Total Donations

$12,724,205

Contributions

27,919

Unique Donors

Itemized federal contributions that list ZIP 50266 add up to $12.7M across 27,919 contributions. The exact aggregate is $12,724,205. The five-digit code is the contributor ZIP on FEC.gov receipts, not an Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board local file. Twenty-seven thousand rows at this dollar scale is a mid-length West Des Moines receipt file. Numbers come from FEC.gov records indexed on LobbyVault.

Key figures

ZIP 50266 FEC itemizations total $12,724,205 ($12.7M).
27,919 contributions list 50266 as the contributor ZIP.
West Des Moines’ 50266 tag is a filing key, not a Polk County headcount.
This packet has no unique-donor count.

West Des Moines’ $12,724,205

$12,724,205 is a sum of disclosed federal contribution lines that carried 50266 in the ZIP field. Federal committees anywhere in the country can receive that money. Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings and West Des Moines municipal races sit outside this extract. Unitemized gifts never enter the total. Quote $12.7M as ZIP-tagged federal disclosure, not as a census of what every household in the western suburbs spent.

Twenty-seven thousand nine hundred nineteen rows sits in the middle of $13 million ZIP files. A list of this length can still mix large committee transfers with small itemized gifts. This aggregate does not name the mix of individuals and committee traffic that share 50266. Dallas County and Polk County geography on the form is not a party split.

No party share, cycle series, or unique-person census is attached to $12,724,205. LobbyVault does not recode the ZIP field into a Des Moines metro political score. Readers who want named payees, dates, or employer strings should open the live hub. The supported facts are the dollar total, the contribution count, FEC as source, and the five-digit ZIP definition.

27,919 lines, no unique-donor figure

The extract lists 27,919 contributions for 50266. That is a receipt count, not a unique-person census. This packet does not include a distinct-donor total, so this guide does not invent how many people sit behind West Des Moines filings. A mid-length file at $12.7M can still mix large committee transfers with small itemized gifts. Repeat gifts and memo entries still add rows.

A list of 27,919 rows is practical to scan by amount. If a few committee lines account for a visible share of $12,724,205, the committee column on the hub will show it. This page will not publish an average as if the FEC printed one. Keep 50266 as a geographic key on the contributor record.

Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 50266 →

Questions

How much did ZIP 50266 show in FEC itemized totals?: Receipts listing 50266 total $12,724,205 across 27,919 contributions. Those figures are FEC disclosure aggregates for the five-digit contributor ZIP. They are not a unique-donor census of West Des Moines and not Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign totals. The packet facts stop at $12,724,205 and 27,919 contributions; named payees, dates, and employer strings live on the ZIP 50266 FEC page.
Does 27,919 contributions mean 27,919 people donated?: No. The figure counts itemized receipts. One person can appear many times. This packet does not include a distinct-donor total, so this page does not invent one. See names on the ZIP 50266 FEC page. Repeat gifts and memo entries add rows without adding new people. Open the ZIP 50266 FEC page for names behind the 27,919 lines.
Does ZIP 50266 include Iowa state races?: No. This extract is federal FEC itemizations. Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings sit outside $12,724,205. Unitemized federal gifts are also out. Use the ZIP 50266 FEC page for the federal table. The packet facts stop at $12,724,205 and the contribution count. Named payees, dates, and employer strings live on the ZIP 50266 FEC page, not in this summary.
Where can I see 50266 itemizations?: On the ZIP 50266 FEC page. Compare codes on the all-ZIP index and search names in the donor directory. Original filings are on FEC.gov. This guide quotes $12,724,205, 27,919 contributions, and the five-digit contributor ZIP. This guide quotes only the harvested packet facts: $12,724,205, 27,919 contributions, and the five-digit contributor ZIP on FEC.gov itemizations.

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

$18K

1982

$3K

1984

$20K

1986

$69K

1988

$79K

1990

$140K

1992

$170K

1994

$126K

1996

$414K

1998

$284K

2000

$343K

2002

$502K

2004

$529K

2006

$601K

2008

$812K

2010

$718K

2012

$1.2M

2014

$963K

2016

$1.5M

2018

$1000K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in ZIP code 50266 (WEST DES MOINES, IA), ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	Employer	Occupation	Cycles
1	IOWA MEDICAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	$282,914	169	—	—	1986–1996
2	POMERANTZ, MARVIN	$214,800	115	MID-AMERICA GROUP	—	1980–2008
3	ABEL, GREGORY	$145,494	77	—	—	2000–2016
4	WEITZ, FREDERICK W.	$116,850	51	ESSEX MEADOWS INC.	—	1998–2014
5	Oman, Mark C. Mr.	$100,100	8	Norwest Mortgage/Chairman	—	2000–2014
6	COX, ROBERT	$84,167	143	NORWEST FINANCIAL INC	—	1988–2014
7	Knapp, Susan Terry	$79,650	26	AmerUs Properties/Broker	—	2000–2014
8	PETERSON, MICHAEL	$64,852	65	FINANCIAL PLANNER	—	1990–2014
9	FERRIS, ROGER	$63,850	27	—	—	1996–2014
10	Abel, Gregory E.	$62,851	36	—	—	2000–2016
11	ABEL, ANDREA MS.	$60,400	2	HOMEMAKER	HOMEMAKER	2012–2016
12	ABEL, ANDREA	$60,300	15	HOMEMAKER	HOMEMAKER	2008–2016
13	OMAN, JILL M. MRS.	$59,700	3	HOMEMAKER	HOMEMAKER	2008–2014
14	STEVENS, MARLA R	$58,400	30	LGBT FAIRNESS FUND	PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR	2006–2010
15	GARST, SARAH	$56,900	103	VETERINARIAN	—	1992–2014
16	IOWA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE	$56,600	1	—	—	2012
17	MID - AMERICAN GROUP	$55,000	3	—	—	1996–1998
18	MID-AMERICAN GROUP	$55,000	4	—	—	1996–2000
19	GALLIGAN, MICHAEL J	$54,300	37	—	—	1992–2006
20	Abel, Gregory Mr.	$51,000	7	Mid American Energy Holdings Co./Pr	—	2000–2014
21	HEDDEN, JAMES L.	$50,450	8	MID-STATE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY	PRESIDENT	2008–2014
22	AVIS-HORNER, SHERI MRS.	$50,000	1	RETIRED	RETIRED	2016
23	GRISWELL, J BARRY	$49,700	33	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP	—	1994–2014
24	Sandquist, Stephen	$48,400	21	—	—	2000–2014
25	WIMMER, WILLIAM	$47,950	68	ATTORNEY	—	1988–2014