ZIP Code 53202
MILWAUKEE, WI
Total Donations
$22,833,052
Contributions
51,822
Unique Donors
0
ZIP 53202 accounts for $22,833,052 in federal contributions across 51,822 FEC itemized receipts. LobbyVault sums FEC.gov filings that list 53202 as the five-digit contributor ZIP. Milwaukee uses this code for downtown and the lower east side along Lake Michigan. PAC and joint-fundraising addresses can share those five digits.
Key figures
- ZIP 53202 FEC itemizations total $22,833,052 on 51,822 receipts.
- Mean itemized amount is about $441.
- 53202 is downtown/east side, not the North Shore 53217 tag.
- Unique donor counts are not in this packet.
Downtown and the lower east side, not the North Shore
Fifty-one thousand eight hundred twenty-two itemized receipts add to $22,833,052. The mean is about $441 per line ($22,833,052 / 51,822). Milwaukee searchers often collapse lakefront codes. 53202 is downtown and the lower east side. 53217 is the North Shore village cluster. They are different hubs. Rank them on the all-ZIP index. Do not add those totals to $22,833,052.
Downtown mail mixes offices, apartments, and committee boxes. The FEC field does not split those uses. Sort the ZIP 53202 FEC page by amount. This packet has no unique-donor count. Cite 51,822 as receipts, not as east-side residents.
A $441 mean on 51,822 lines is a mid-volume city shape. Large committee rows, if present, sit in a tail that tens of thousands of lines can hide. Downtown Milwaukee and the North Shore are both lakefront and not the same ZIP. 53202’s facts are $22,833,052 and 51,822 receipts. Committee boxes in commercial buildings can sit in the tail. Sort the ZIP 53202 FEC page by amount. 53217 remains a multi-village object on a different page. Do not add them.
Wisconsin state filings sit outside
Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign-finance reports for state office sit outside $22,833,052. Keep the federal ZIP total as a federal ZIP total. Mixing state and FEC money invents a Milwaukee figure this packet does not contain.
Employer strings live on individual receipts. This rollup does not tally downtown professional offices. Quoting $22,833,052 as an industry total substitutes a ZIP for an employer table. Downtown offices and lower-east-side apartments share 53202. Fifty-one thousand eight hundred twenty-two receipts can include committee boxes in commercial buildings. $22,833,052 is the tagged sum. Sort the ZIP 53202 FEC page by amount before treating the $441 mean as a household gift. The North Shore’s 53217 hub covers several villages. This downtown tag does not. Do not add those totals. Rank both on the all-ZIP index. $22,833,052 remains the 53202 tag.
Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 53202 →
Questions
- How much did ZIP 53202 itemize in federal contributions?
- LobbyVault’s ZIP aggregate shows $22,833,052 across 51,822 FEC contributions listing 53202, sourced from FEC.gov. The five-digit field is the contributor ZIP on each receipt. The mean is about $441 per line, which is not a unique-donor average.
- Does 53202 include Wisconsin state campaign filings?
- No. $22,833,052 is federal itemizations from FEC.gov that list contributor ZIP 53202. Wisconsin state-office filings sit outside this total. Mixing the two would invent a combined Milwaukee figure this packet does not contain. The 51,822-line count is federal receipts only.
- Is 53202 the same as ZIP 53217?
- No. 53202 is downtown and the lower east side. 53217 is the North Shore village cluster. Each has its own FEC hub. Compare them on the all-ZIP index. The $22,833,052 figure is only the itemizations labeled 53202.
- Where can I see 53202 receipts?
- On the ZIP 53202 FEC page, which lists the table behind $22,833,052 and 51,822 receipts. Rank other mailing codes on the all-ZIP index. Use the donor directory for person-level records. This packet reports the dollar total and the contribution count only.
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 | FRIEBERT, ROBERT H | $5,500 | 2 | — | — | 1980 |
| 2 | KOSS, J C MR | $5,000 | 1 | BABCOCK WILCOT | — | 1980 |
| 3 | CARPENTER, O W JR MR | $5,000 | 1 | RETIRED | — | 1980 |
| 4 | HELLER, JAMES K | $5,000 | 2 | DATA RETRIEVAL | — | 1980 |
| 5 | HYMAN, LEW H | $4,000 | 1 | — | — | 1980 |
| 6 | FREE, BENJAMIN J | $3,450 | 8 | BADGER BY-PRODUCTS CO | — | 1980 |
| 7 | KARL, MAX H | $3,400 | 7 | MGIC | — | 1980 |
| 8 | MILLER, I L | $3,000 | 1 | RETIRED | — | 1980 |
| 9 | LAW, WILLIAM | $2,937 | 4 | CUDAHY TANNING CO | — | 1980 |
| 10 | COLLINGS, JOHN K JR | $2,796 | 5 | AQUA-CHEM INC | — | 1980 |
| 11 | MESSINGER, WIILIAM C | $2,500 | 1 | REXNORD INC | — | 1980 |
| 12 | MESSINGER, WILLIAM C MRS | $2,500 | 1 | REXORDING | — | 1980 |
| 13 | FERGUSON, FRANCIS E | $2,250 | 2 | — | — | 1980 |
| 14 | KOPMEIER, J.H. | $2,100 | 1 | SELF-EMPLOYED | — | 1980 |
| 15 | MILLER, I MS | $2,000 | 1 | HOUSE WIFE | — | 1980 |
| 16 | BERNSTEIN, JOSEPH | $2,000 | 3 | GODFREY & KAHN | — | 1980 |
| 17 | GALLUN, RICHARD A | $2,000 | 2 | ELECTRIC WIRE CORP | — | 1980 |
| 18 | CLARK, EMORY T | $2,000 | 3 | CLARK OIL CO | — | 1980 |
| 19 | HABUSH, ROBERT L | $1,800 | 3 | ATTORNEY | — | 1980 |
| 20 | HAAS, ROBERT | $1,800 | 2 | HAAS AGENCY | — | 1980 |
| 21 | FERGUSON, FRANCIS E MR | $1,750 | 2 | INSURANCE EXEC | — | 1980 |
| 22 | KOHL, HERBERT H | $1,750 | 2 | INVESTMENTS | — | 1980 |
| 23 | BROWN, WILLIAM L | $1,700 | 4 | U S MARSHALL | — | 1980 |
| 24 | MCKEITHAN, D F JR | $1,600 | 3 | JOS SCHLITZ BREWING CO | — | 1980 |
| 25 | CAMPBELL, LEONARD JR | $1,500 | 2 | CAMPBELL NEUMAN-POTTINGER | — | 1980 |