Nebraska
Nebraska has $0.5B in tracked subsidies across 2746 beneficiary companies. 26 of these companies also donated to political campaigns (1% donor rate). County-level data available for 51 of 93 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
51 counties ranked by subsidy total. Click any county for full details.
Key Findings
- 26 of 2,746 subsidized companies (0.9%) made campaign donations — $0 total.
- $2.5M in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 172 political committees. Top recipient: JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($1.3M).
- $501M in total subsidies tracked across 2,746 beneficiary companies in Nebraska.
Political Committee Activity
Top recipient: JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR ($1281K — 1.48% beneficiary-funded)
All Counties
| County | Score | Total Subsidies | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | 73.0 | $1.4M | 0 |
| Douglas | 68.5 | $0.8M | 0 |
| Hall | 53.7 | $1.3M | 0 |
| Jefferson | 33.5 | $0.5M | 0 |
| Stanton | 23.9 | $0.2M | 0 |
| Burt | 23.7 | $0.3M | 0 |
| Holt | 20.6 | $0.2M | 0 |
| Washington | 20.2 | $0.2M | 0 |
| Cedar | 18.3 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Gage | 16.7 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Dundy | 14.0 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Thurston | 12.7 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Polk | 11.3 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Richardson | 10.6 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Platte | 9.7 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Dakota | 7.0 | — | 0 |
| York | 6.2 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Madison | 4.2 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Chase | 4.0 | — | 0 |
| Kearney | 4.0 | — | 0 |
| Dodge | 3.3 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Lincoln | 3.0 | — | 0 |
| Dawson | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| Johnson | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Perkins | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Adams | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Boone | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Box Butte | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Buffalo | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Cheyenne | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Colfax | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Cuming | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Custer | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Dawes | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Furnas | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Hamilton | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Hitchcock | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Merrick | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Nemaha | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Otoe | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Pawnee | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Pierce | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Red Willow | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Saline | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Sarpy | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Saunders | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Scotts Bluff | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Seward | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Thayer | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Valley | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Wayne | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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%).