How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 59715?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 59715 total $14,677,797 across 49,054 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 Bozeman. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 59715?

LobbyVault counts 49,054 itemized contributions for ZIP 59715. 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 $14,677,797. The mean of about $299 is dollars divided by lines.

Does ZIP 59715 cover all of Bozeman?

No. 59715 is one Bozeman mail key; 59718 is a separate roll-up. Committees and office addresses that file 59715 can be part of $14,677,797. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a citywide or countywide 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 59715 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $14,677,797 and 49,054 lines for ZIP 59715. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and Montana state filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.

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ZIP Code 59715

BOZEMAN, MT

Total Donations

$14,677,797

Contributions

49,054

Unique Donors

Contributor ZIP 59715 accounts for $14.7M on FEC.gov itemized receipts. The exact aggregate is $14,677,797 across 49,054 contributions. 59715 is a Bozeman mail key in Gallatin County, used as the five-digit field on Schedule A. A PAC or joint-fundraising committee that files 59715 can sit in the same total as a Main Street address.

Key figures

ZIP 59715 FEC itemizations total $14,677,797 ($14.7M) across 49,054 contributions.
The mean line is about $299; one Bozeman ZIP, not all of Gallatin.
This packet does not publish a unique-donor count.
Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Bozeman’s 59715 key is not all of Gallatin

$14,677,797 divided by 49,054 is about $299 per itemized line. Forty-nine thousand fifty-four contributions is a long list for a mountain-west city ZIP. The packet has a dollar total and a contribution count. It does not have a unique-donor count or a countywide sum.

59718 is a different Bozeman-area roll-up. Do not treat 49,054 as a census of Bozeman. LobbyVault does not treat $14,677,797 as a ranking of Gallatin County civic mood. The source is FEC.gov receipts tagged 59715.

University-town mail on a federal form

A downtown suite, a residential street, and a committee mailbox can share 59715. $14,677,797 follows the form. Open the ZIP 59715 FEC page for named receipts. This guide will not guess which of the 49,054 rows are households.

Montana state-office filings are a different dataset. Keep 59715 isolated unless you document a cluster with 59718 or other Gallatin codes.

Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 59715: $14.7M →

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 59715?: FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 59715 total $14,677,797 across 49,054 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 Bozeman. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 59715?: LobbyVault counts 49,054 itemized contributions for ZIP 59715. 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 $14,677,797. The mean of about $299 is dollars divided by lines.
Does ZIP 59715 cover all of Bozeman?: No. 59715 is one Bozeman mail key; 59718 is a separate roll-up. Committees and office addresses that file 59715 can be part of $14,677,797. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a citywide or countywide 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 59715 totals?: The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $14,677,797 and 49,054 lines for ZIP 59715. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and Montana 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

$4K

1982

$5K

1984

$14K

1986

$14K

1988

$24K

1990

$38K

1992

$34K

1994

$110K

1996

$137K

1998

$107K

2000

$215K

2002

$132K

2004

$296K

2006

$379K

2008

$410K

2010

$344K

2012

$884K

2014

$637K

2016

$660K

2018

$1.8M

Top Donors

Top individual donors in ZIP code 59715 (BOZEMAN, MT), ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	Employer	Occupation	Cycles
1	DAINES, STEVEN	$119,958	48	CLAIR DAINES INC	—	1998–2014
2	BARNARD, TIMOTHY	$109,050	81	BARNARD CONSTRUCTION CO INC	—	1988–2014
3	MARTIN, JENNIFER	$48,981	92	HOMEMAKER	—	1996–2014
4	ALSAKER, DANIEL L MR.	$48,250	11	BROADWAY TRUCK STOPS	PRESIDENT	2004–2016
5	BROOKE, WILLIAM	$47,932	44	MOORE LAW FIRM	—	1994–2014
6	BARNARD, MARY	$46,350	30	HOMEMAKER	—	1996–2014
7	MATHIS, ROBERT	$44,695	39	TECHNOLOGIES	—	1994–2014
8	LIPPON, LARRY	$41,000	10	GAMING CONSULTANT	—	1988–2012
9	GIANFORTE, SUSAN K	$39,120	23	BOZEMAN TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR	—	2000–2014
10	GIANFORTE, GREG R	$34,750	15	RIGHT NOW TECHNOLOGIES	—	2000–2014
11	BILLION, JOSEPH C MR	$33,500	16	J C BILLION INC/PRESIDENT	—	2002–2014
12	Tate, Victor B. Mr. II	$33,251	32	Sunbird Aviation Inc./Vice Presiden	—	2000–2014
13	TATE, VICTOR B II	$33,000	43	SELF-EMPLOYED	—	1984–2014
14	Barnard, Timothy Mr.	$31,400	14	Barnard Constitution/Contractor	—	2000–2012
15	NEWTON, HARRY	$30,100	43	—	—	1984–2012
16	COWLES, DON	$27,755	45	SHIRR SILKSCREENS	—	1990–2014
17	GILHOUSEN, KAREN	$26,800	11	QUALCOMM INC	—	2000–2014
18	LALANI, SAL	$26,100	23	SELF EMPLOYED	SELF EMPLOYED	2004–2014
19	VIDEO LOTTERY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$25,000	3	—	—	1994–1998
20	BARNARD, TIM MR.	$25,000	1	BARNARD COMPANIES	CONTRACTOR	2012
21	MACGRATH, SUSAN MS.	$25,000	1	INVESTOR/CONSERVATIONIST	SELF	2004
22	TATE, VICTOR	$24,700	33	SUNBIRD AVIATION	—	1994–2014
23	DAINES, CLAIR W	$24,300	29	DAINES INC	—	2002–2014
24	KERR, HELEN	$23,535	31	RETIRED	—	1990–2004
25	SABO, RICHARD	$23,518	81	SELF EMPLOYED	SURGEON	2006–2014