Washington
Washington has $3.9B in tracked subsidies across 2047 beneficiary companies. 531 of these companies also donated to political campaigns (26% donor rate). County-level data available for 39 of 39 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
39 counties ranked by subsidy total. Click any county for full details.
Key Findings
- 531 of 2,047 subsidized companies (25.9%) made campaign donations — $36.0M total.
- $15.0M in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 1,293 political committees. Top recipient: UNITE TO FIGHT CANCER ($1.3M).
- $3.86B in total subsidies tracked across 2,047 beneficiary companies in Washington.
Political Committee Activity
Top recipient: UNITE TO FIGHT CANCER ($1289K — 75% beneficiary-funded)
All Counties
| County | Score | Total Subsidies | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 4.4 | $0.9M | 0 |
| Yakima | 4.4 | $0.4M | 0 |
| King | 4.1 | $6.6M | 0 |
| Pierce | 4.1 | $3.6M | 0 |
| Skagit | 4.1 | $1.4M | 0 |
| Snohomish | 4.1 | $2.8M | 0 |
| Whatcom | 4.1 | $0.5M | 0 |
| Thurston | 3.9 | $0.6M | 0 |
| Chelan | 3.9 | $0.2M | 0 |
| Mason | 3.9 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Kitsap | 3.6 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Spokane | 3.4 | $0.4M | 0 |
| Clark | 2.6 | $0.4M | 0 |
| Stevens | 2.6 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Walla Walla | 2.6 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Whitman | 2.6 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Cowlitz | 2.3 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Franklin | 2.1 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Klickitat | 2.1 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Adams | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Asotin | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Benton | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Clallam | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Columbia | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Douglas | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Ferry | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Garfield | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Grays Harbor | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Island | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Jefferson | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Kittitas | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Lewis | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Lincoln | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Okanogan | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Pacific | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Pend Oreille | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| San Juan | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Skamania | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| Wahkiakum | 1.0 | — | 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%).