North Carolina
North Carolina has $3.1B in tracked subsidies across 3586 beneficiary companies. 572 of these companies also donated to political campaigns (16% donor rate). County-level data available for 100 of 100 counties.
About these scores and findings: Scores, donor rates, and spike counts on this page are pattern-detection outputs computed from public records. They document correlations and timing patterns in the data; they are not findings of wrongdoing by any company, official, or agency.
Companies that donated to political committees affiliated with IDA-appointing officials received tax exemptions. This analysis documents a correlation between donations and exemptions; it does not establish that donations caused approvals.
County Overview
100 counties ranked by subsidy total. Click any county for full details.
Key Findings
- 572 of 3,586 subsidized companies (16.0%) made campaign donations — $46.3M total.
- $11.8M in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 2,145 political committees. Top recipient: NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - BUILDING ($2.1M).
- $3.13B in total subsidies tracked across 3,586 beneficiary companies in North Carolina.
Political Committee Activity
Top recipient: NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - BUILDING ($2061K — 3.5% beneficiary-funded)
All Counties
How we calculated this
State summaries aggregate county-level data from Good Jobs First subsidy records cross-referenced with state campaign finance databases. Donor rates reflect the percentage of subsidy recipients matched to campaign contributors. County scorecards use a composite weighted score (subsidy concentration 35%, donor overlap 30%, tax burden 20%, WARN notices 15%).