ZIP Code 82331

A $28,000 mean on 3,595 lines

$101,535,258 divided by 3,595 is about $28,243 per itemized line. That mean is not a household figure. It is the arithmetic of large committee transfers on a short list. Among high-dollar ZIPs, 82331 is an extreme sparse pattern: similar money to urban codes that have one hundred thousand-plus receipts, here carried by 3,595 lines.

Three thousand five hundred ninety-five contributions is an itemization count, not a unique-person count. This packet has no donor headcount. Cite 3,595 as a contribution-line total. Repeat transfers and memo entries can lengthen even a short list without adding residents of Saratoga, Wyoming.

No party split is attached to $101,535,258. Wyoming geography is not an FEC ideology field. The Commission stores a ZIP string. LobbyVault reports the roll-up.

82331 as a filing address, not a town census

Saratoga, Wyoming uses ZIP 82331. A small town with more than $101 million in federal itemizations is a signal to read payer names before writing a local-giving story. A PAC or joint-fundraising committee that lists a 82331 address still posts that ZIP on Schedule A. $101,535,258 is therefore not automatically what Saratoga residents gave. It is what was itemized with that five-digit code.

The 3,595-line count is the research lead. Open named receipts on the ZIP 82331 FEC page if you need committees. This guide will not infer a grassroots story from a $28,243 mean. Means that high are committee arithmetic until the table shows a broader mix.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 82331?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 82331 total $101,535,258 across 3,595 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 Saratoga, Wyoming. Joint fundraising committees and PAC addresses can appear in $101,535,258 when that five-digit code was filed.

Why is the average near $28,000?

Dividing $101,535,258 by 3,595 receipts yields about $28,243 per line. That mean is pulled up by large committee transfers on a short list. It is not a median and not a per-resident average. This packet has no unique-donor count. Sort the ZIP 82331 FEC page by amount to see whether a few payers dominate.

Does ZIP 82331 include only Wyoming residents?

No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization. PAC mail drops and joint fundraising committees can be part of $101,535,258 when 82331 is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 3,595-line count follows the same rule.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 82331 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $101,535,258 and 3,595 lines for ZIP 82331. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls.