Nebraska
What PSI Sci has for Nebraska
Collected now (details below):
- Nebraska state legislators (Open States people CSV)
- Nebraska Nov 3 2026 general election: federal seats on the ballot
- Federal money in Nebraska: totals + top 10 contracts and grants (USAspending.gov)
Planned, not collected yet:
- Recent Nebraska bills (Open States API)
- Nebraska legislative roll call votes
- Nebraska state contracts / procurement
- Nebraska: Campaign finance reports (state ethics / elections office)
- Nebraska: State budget / general appropriations act
- Nebraska: State treasury / comptroller cash and revenue reports
- Nebraska: Official election results (Secretary of State)
- Nebraska: State auditor reports
Nebraska in numbers (federal records)
| What | Numbers |
|---|---|
| People | Population 1,978,707; households 797,847; median household income $76,475 |
| Taxes (2023) | 941,300 federal tax returns; adjusted gross income $83.5 billion; wages $54.6 billion; total tax $10.6 billion |
| Federal money (FY 2026) | Total $22.3 billion: contracts $1.3 billion, grants $1.8 billion, direct payments $19.0 billion, loans $2.9 million, other $140.4 million |
| Donations (2025-26) | $32.5 million in 171,258 itemized individual contributions from Nebraska residents |
| Places | 93 counties, 3 U.S. House districts, 586 ZIP codes |
Source: Census ACS 5-year 2020-2024 summary file (population B01003, households B11001, median household income B19013) for states, counties, districts, ZCTAs; bulk files because the Census API now requires a key (fetched Nov 4, 2026 9:31 AM CST); IRS SOI individual income tax ZIP code data, tax year 2023: returns, AGI, wages, tax (fetched Nov 4, 2026 9:31 AM CST); USAspending spending_by_geography: contracts, grants, direct payments, loans, other by state, county and congressional district (latest fiscal year, no key) (fetched Nov 4, 2026 10:19 AM CST); FEC bulk individual contributions 2025-2026 (about 2.4 GB zip, cached); only state and ZIP totals are kept (fetched Nov 4, 2026 9:31 AM CST).
Largest federal award recipients (FY 2026)
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $19.0 billion |
| NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | $4.5 billion |
| REDACTED DUE TO PII | $918.9 million |
| NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | $541.0 million |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NEBRASKA | $442.1 million |
| NELNET SERVICING LLC | $293.1 million |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. | $203.0 million |
| DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY NEBRASKA | $141.6 million |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | $137.0 million |
| NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF WATER, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT | $133.5 million |
Source: USAspending top 10 award recipients per state (latest fiscal year, no key) (fetched Nov 4, 2026 10:16 AM CST).
Members of Congress: campaign money (2025-26)
| Member | Chamber | District | Party | Raised | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deb Fischer | Senate | Republican | $976,129 | $505,474 | |
| Pete Ricketts | Senate | Republican | $14.5 million | $1.2 million | |
| Mike Flood | House | District 1 | Republican | $2.8 million | $859,905 |
| Don Bacon | House | District 2 | Republican | $1.5 million | $372,311 |
| Adrian Smith | House | District 3 | Republican | $2.2 million | $1.1 million |
Source: Current members of Congress (unitedstates/congress-legislators JSON): district, chamber, party, term, bioguide id, FEC ids, links (fetched Nov 4, 2026 9:15 AM CST); FEC bulk all-candidates summary (receipts, disbursements, cash on hand), 2025-2026 cycle (fetched Nov 4, 2026 9:15 AM CST).
By U.S. House district (3)
| District | Representative | Population | Median income | Federal money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE-01 | Mike Flood | 662,376 | $79,326 | $4.5 billion |
| NE-02 | Don Bacon | 664,272 | $83,942 | $10.3 billion |
| NE-03 | Adrian Smith | 652,059 | $68,556 | $5.4 billion |
By county (93)
| County | Population | Median income | Wages (IRS) | Tax (IRS) | Federal money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 31,052 | $68,365 | $717.3 million | $148.3 million | $221.9 million |
| Antelope County | 6,305 | $66,105 | $124.7 million | $27.7 million | $70.4 million |
| Arthur County | 484 | $76,250 | $5.9 million | $921,000 | $6.7 million |
| Banner County | 742 | $78,839 | $11.5 million | $1.9 million | $28.1 million |
| Blaine County | 422 | $69,583 | $7.1 million | $644,000 | $11.4 million |
| Boone County | 5,356 | $74,947 | $122.8 million | $26.3 million | $45.9 million |
| Box Butte County | 10,714 | $68,892 | $235.5 million | $36.6 million | $98.4 million |
| Boyd County | 1,688 | $67,045 | $26.6 million | $4.7 million | $19.4 million |
| Brown County | 2,869 | $54,676 | $58.3 million | $8.6 million | $27.7 million |
| Buffalo County | 50,579 | $75,911 | $1.3 billion | $270.2 million | $364.6 million |
| Burt County | 6,740 | $63,685 | $145.1 million | $26.3 million | $72.3 million |
| Butler County | 8,424 | $79,268 | $196.6 million | $31.5 million | $75.1 million |
| Cass County | 27,161 | $91,836 | $837.8 million | $149.8 million | $225.6 million |
| Cedar County | 8,315 | $73,578 | $176.6 million | $42.0 million | $78.1 million |
| Chase County | 3,671 | $68,173 | $77.8 million | $20.3 million | $33.7 million |
| Cherry County | 5,498 | $66,270 | $101.0 million | $21.2 million | $44.5 million |
| Cheyenne County | 9,533 | $60,348 | $199.4 million | $29.4 million | $78.3 million |
| Clay County | 6,095 | $78,986 | $134.8 million | $29.0 million | $71.4 million |
| Colfax County | 10,641 | $82,530 | $241.6 million | $29.9 million | $53.7 million |
| Cuming County | 8,975 | $71,104 | $214.6 million | $44.9 million | $84.9 million |
| Custer County | 10,518 | $67,906 | $218.8 million | $34.8 million | $114.0 million |
| Dakota County | 21,354 | $70,329 | $494.6 million | $56.9 million | $123.7 million |
| Dawes County | 8,140 | $56,280 | $136.5 million | $20.0 million | $74.6 million |
| Dawson County | 24,202 | $69,880 | $549.2 million | $74.5 million | $132.5 million |
| Deuel County | 1,847 | $70,096 | $32.3 million | $4.6 million | $19.2 million |
| Dixon County | 5,545 | $72,454 | $121.6 million | $20.4 million | $58.5 million |
| Dodge County | 37,351 | $74,329 | $881.1 million | $138.3 million | $249.9 million |
| Douglas County | 590,736 | $80,391 | $18.8 billion | $4.2 billion | $10.1 billion |
| Dundy County | 1,736 | $58,922 | $27.0 million | $6.3 million | $23.4 million |
| Fillmore County | 5,541 | $76,295 | $124.0 million | $31.0 million | $65.7 million |
| Franklin County | 2,846 | $60,195 | $52.7 million | $10.7 million | $32.4 million |
| Frontier County | 2,569 | $70,132 | $45.0 million | $7.1 million | $27.2 million |
| Furnas County | 4,568 | $61,048 | $88.3 million | $13.5 million | $47.8 million |
| Gage County | 21,629 | $67,247 | $491.4 million | $80.1 million | $179.1 million |
| Garden County | 1,761 | $41,882 | $26.5 million | $3.9 million | $25.5 million |
| Garfield County | 1,718 | $62,804 | $30.0 million | $5.2 million | $13.2 million |
| Gosper County | 2,040 | $77,500 | $44.1 million | $9.9 million | $24.6 million |
| Grant County | 626 | $70,147 | $10.7 million | $1.9 million | $5.6 million |
| Greeley County | 2,202 | $63,929 | $39.7 million | $5.7 million | $20.4 million |
| Hall County | 62,536 | $69,251 | $1.5 billion | $234.9 million | $352.5 million |
| Hamilton County | 9,464 | $83,994 | $259.9 million | $55.0 million | $71.6 million |
| Harlan County | 2,847 | $70,625 | $61.1 million | $13.3 million | $43.6 million |
| Hayes County | 843 | $69,250 | $14.4 million | $2.2 million | $11.3 million |
| Hitchcock County | 2,569 | $51,567 | $44.0 million | $6.0 million | $29.3 million |
| Holt County | 10,102 | $68,513 | $210.9 million | $37.4 million | $78.3 million |
| Hooker County | 647 | $49,464 | $12.5 million | $1.7 million | $6.4 million |
| Howard County | 6,534 | $76,767 | $156.3 million | $24.0 million | $46.8 million |
| Jefferson County | 7,161 | $59,044 | $148.0 million | $27.3 million | $62.9 million |
| Johnson County | 5,261 | $57,632 | $92.4 million | $12.4 million | $31.8 million |
| Kearney County | 6,713 | $78,631 | $159.9 million | $43.3 million | $51.1 million |
| Keith County | 8,219 | $60,645 | $160.8 million | $28.0 million | $80.8 million |
| Keya Paha County | 822 | $64,000 | $11.1 million | $1.6 million | $6.2 million |
| Kimball County | 3,248 | $56,712 | $65.5 million | $9.6 million | $54.2 million |
| Knox County | 8,363 | $64,636 | $151.3 million | $27.2 million | $87.3 million |
| Lancaster County | 326,696 | $74,793 | $8.9 billion | $1.7 billion | $2.6 billion |
| Lincoln County | 33,802 | $65,148 | $830.5 million | $135.3 million | $289.8 million |
| Logan County | 773 | $74,271 | $13.1 million | $1.9 million | $5.3 million |
| Loup County | 578 | $71,667 | $7.8 million | $1.6 million | $6.4 million |
| McPherson County | 475 | $58,684 | $7.3 million | $1.1 million | $9.6 million |
| Madison County | 35,532 | $63,128 | $908.0 million | $176.4 million | $398.3 million |
| Merrick County | 7,724 | $68,354 | $177.6 million | $37.3 million | $64.2 million |
| Morrill County | 4,534 | $58,500 | $86.4 million | $18.3 million | $39.2 million |
| Nance County | 3,324 | $65,179 | $68.0 million | $10.1 million | $19.9 million |
| Nemaha County | 7,046 | $60,924 | $158.9 million | $27.3 million | $93.2 million |
| Nuckolls County | 4,087 | $73,976 | $81.7 million | $14.9 million | $41.8 million |
| Otoe County | 16,241 | $82,188 | $407.8 million | $73.5 million | $121.1 million |
| Pawnee County | 2,530 | $62,188 | $41.3 million | $7.8 million | $18.9 million |
| Perkins County | 2,821 | $72,778 | $56.4 million | $11.7 million | $27.1 million |
| Phelps County | 9,009 | $68,919 | $220.1 million | $49.5 million | $68.5 million |
| Pierce County | 7,325 | $72,357 | $175.9 million | $33.0 million | $48.1 million |
| Platte County | 34,716 | $71,552 | $919.3 million | $148.6 million | $212.8 million |
| Polk County | 5,225 | $69,768 | $117.9 million | $22.4 million | $49.1 million |
| Red Willow County | 10,557 | $63,697 | $217.8 million | $37.3 million | $82.2 million |
| Richardson County | 7,751 | $60,108 | $154.5 million | $28.5 million | $63.1 million |
| Rock County | 1,319 | $58,125 | $25.0 million | $4.5 million | $8.4 million |
| Saline County | 14,650 | $79,910 | $325.9 million | $45.6 million | $89.1 million |
| Sarpy County | 197,389 | $103,321 | $6.9 billion | $1.2 billion | $1.7 billion |
| Saunders County | 23,048 | $94,066 | $726.8 million | $150.6 million | $161.3 million |
| Scotts Bluff County | 35,843 | $63,614 | $763.6 million | $114.1 million | $285.9 million |
| Seward County | 17,641 | $82,444 | $446.4 million | $90.7 million | $130.7 million |
| Sheridan County | 5,014 | $60,121 | $80.6 million | $12.0 million | $53.1 million |
| Sherman County | 2,967 | $63,578 | $54.2 million | $7.5 million | $32.9 million |
| Sioux County | 1,171 | $53,929 | $15.5 million | $2.4 million | $10.3 million |
| Stanton County | 5,796 | $80,687 | $136.4 million | $20.5 million | $33.2 million |
| Thayer County | 4,901 | $66,213 | $108.2 million | $25.2 million | $61.7 million |
| Thomas County | 564 | $65,000 | $9.6 million | $1.4 million | $6.7 million |
| Thurston County | 6,627 | $69,177 | $115.3 million | $19.3 million | $123.7 million |
| Valley County | 4,066 | $61,852 | $84.3 million | $12.7 million | $30.2 million |
| Washington County | 21,106 | $94,396 | $681.0 million | $137.5 million | $155.3 million |
| Wayne County | 9,844 | $66,215 | $186.9 million | $36.8 million | $56.5 million |
| Webster County | 3,360 | $64,347 | $63.3 million | $10.9 million | $26.0 million |
| Wheeler County | 847 | $70,250 | $13.2 million | $2.1 million | $5.9 million |
| York County | 14,286 | $77,757 | $332.7 million | $71.0 million | $113.9 million |
Source: IRS SOI individual income tax county data, tax year 2023: returns, AGI, wages, tax (fetched Nov 4, 2026 9:31 AM CST); Census 119th Congress district to county relationship file (fetched Nov 4, 2026 9:32 AM CST).
Built Nov 4, 2026 2:48 PM CST. All states as records
Districts (U.S. House and state legislature) Counties Federal
In Congress State legislature State bills Federal money At a glance Votes Elections
In Congress
| Member | Chamber | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deb Fischer | Senate | Republican | |
| Pete Ricketts | Senate | Republican | |
| Mike Flood | House | 1 | Republican |
| Don Bacon | House | 2 | Republican |
| Adrian Smith | House | 3 | Republican |
State legislature
Legislature (49 members)
| Member | District | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Hallstrom | 1 | Nonpartisan |
| Rob Clements | 2 | Nonpartisan |
| Victor Rountree | 3 | Nonpartisan |
| Brad von Gillern | 4 | Nonpartisan |
| Margo Juarez | 5 | Nonpartisan |
| Machaela Cavanaugh | 6 | Nonpartisan |
| Dunixi Guereca | 7 | Nonpartisan |
| Megan Hunt | 8 | Nonpartisan |
| John Cavanaugh | 9 | Nonpartisan |
| Wendy DeBoer | 10 | Nonpartisan |
| Terrell McKinney | 11 | Nonpartisan |
| Merv Riepe | 12 | Nonpartisan |
| Ashlei Spivey | 13 | Nonpartisan |
| John Arch | 14 | Nonpartisan |
| Woody Wordekemper | 15 | Nonpartisan |
| Ben Hansen | 16 | Nonpartisan |
| Glen Meyer | 17 | Nonpartisan |
| Christy Armendariz | 18 | Nonpartisan |
| Robert Dover | 19 | Nonpartisan |
| John Fredrickson | 20 | Nonpartisan |
| Beau Ballard | 21 | Nonpartisan |
| Mike Moser | 22 | Nonpartisan |
| Jared Storm | 23 | Nonpartisan |
| Jana Hughes | 24 | Nonpartisan |
| Carolyn Bosn | 25 | Nonpartisan |
| George Dungan | 26 | Nonpartisan |
| Jason Prokop | 27 | Nonpartisan |
| Jane Raybould | 28 | Nonpartisan |
| Eliot Bostar | 29 | Nonpartisan |
| Myron Dorn | 30 | Nonpartisan |
| Kathleen Kauth | 31 | Nonpartisan |
| Tom Brandt | 32 | Nonpartisan |
| Dan Lonowski | 33 | Nonpartisan |
| Loren Lippincott | 34 | Nonpartisan |
| Dan Quick | 35 | Nonpartisan |
| Rick Holdcroft | 36 | Nonpartisan |
| Stan Clouse | 37 | Nonpartisan |
| Dave Murman | 38 | Nonpartisan |
| Tony Sorrentino | 39 | Nonpartisan |
| Barry DeKay | 40 | Nonpartisan |
| Fred Meyer | 41 | Nonpartisan |
| Mike Jacobson | 42 | Nonpartisan |
| Tanya Storer | 43 | Nonpartisan |
| Teresa Ibach | 44 | Nonpartisan |
| Rita Sanders | 45 | Nonpartisan |
| Danielle Conrad | 46 | Nonpartisan |
| Paul Strommen | 47 | Nonpartisan |
| Brian Hardin | 48 | Nonpartisan |
| Bob Andersen | 49 | Nonpartisan |
Source: Open States (public domain people data).
State bills
Nebraska bills are not on this site yet; they appear automatically once that state's bill source is switched on (see data status). Meanwhile, the official legislature website has every bill: find Nebraska's legislature website.
Federal money
Fiscal year 2026 (2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30), federal obligations for work done in Nebraska: $28.7 billion in total (about $14,635 per resident); contracts $1.3 billion; grants $1.8 billion.
Largest contracts
| Recipient | Agency | Award value | What for |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Department of Defense | $393.7 million | DESIGN/BUILD NKO AND DCS FACILITIES - OFFUTT AFB,NE |
| METGREEN SOLUTIONS INC | Department of Veterans Affairs | $389.5 million | SERVICENOW SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE (SAAS) LICENSE ENTITLEMENTS |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. | General Services Administration | $240.5 million | STRATEGIC COMMAND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIFECYCLE SUPPORT (SCITLS) TASK ORDER AWARD |
| NELNET SERVICING LLC | Department of Education | $210.7 million | OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) TASK ORDER FOR STUDENT LOAN SERVICING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE USDS CONTRACT. ALL WORK AN |
| WALSH FEDERAL LLC | Department of Defense | $155.8 million | DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT NC3 ALERT FACILITY |
| NELNET SERVICING LLC | Department of Education | $154.9 million | OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) TASK ORDER FOR STUDENT LOAN SERVICING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE USDS CONTRACT. |
| WALSH FEDERAL LLC | Department of Defense | $108.2 million | MILSTAR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS STATION/ DESIGN/BID/BUILD CAMPUS FACILITIES. |
| PERATON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC | Department of Defense | $88.6 million | ITCC II BASELINE LABOR, CDRLS, AND FFP PROJECTS |
| M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY | Department of Defense | $75.5 million | CONSTRUCT SECURITY CAMPUS |
| APOGEE ENGINEERING, LLC | Department of Defense | $68.2 million | ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER COMBATANT COMMAND, COMMAND AND CONTROL DIVISION, UNITED |
Largest grants
| Recipient | Agency | Award value | What for |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY NEBRASKA | Department of Homeland Security | $306.0 million | GRANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DISASTER DAMAGED FACILITIES |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NEBRASKA | Department of Education | $90.9 million | STATE GRANT - B (611) |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NEBRASKA | Department of Agriculture | $90.7 million | CNP CN BLOCK PROGRAMS TOTAL CONSOLIDATED |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NEBRASKA | Department of Agriculture | $89.7 million | CNP CN BLOCK PROGRAMS TOTAL CONSOLIDATED |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NEBRASKA | Department of Education | $78.5 million | TITLE I PART A BASIC GRANTS TO LEAS |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NEBRASKA | Department of Agriculture | $72.5 million | CNP CN BLOCK PROG |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | National Science Foundation | $51.2 million | U.S. CMS OPERATIONS AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER |
| NORTHERN PONCA HOUSING AUTHORITY | Department of Housing and Urban Development | $42.7 million | INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR |
| NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Department of Transportation | $41.8 million | PROJECT TITLE: DAWSON CO LINE - ODESSA :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: REPLACE DUAL 4-LANE CONCRETE ROADWAY, BRIDGE WIDEN/REDECK, CULVERTS, RAMPS, |
| LINCOLN AIRPORT AUTHORITY | Department of Transportation | $41.1 million | PURPOSE: RECONSTRUCT RUNWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS GRANT INCLUDES FUTURE YEAR FUNDING PLANNED FOR THIS PROJECT, |
Totals are federal obligations in the fiscal year by place of performance. "Award amount" for a listed award is its total value over all years, not just this year. Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Nebraska at a glance
Show the numbers as a table
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| FY18 | $15.2B |
| FY19 | $16.8B |
| FY20 | $24.8B |
| FY21 | $26.5B |
| FY22 | $22.6B |
| FY23 | $23.0B |
| FY24 | $23.3B |
| FY25 | $27.8B |
| FY26 | $28.7B |
Obligations are amounts agencies committed to pay. The current fiscal year is partial. Figures can be revised by agencies.
Show the numbers as a table
| Member | Raised |
|---|---|
| Pete Ricketts (R) | $14.5M |
| Mike Flood (R) | $2.8M |
| Adrian Smith (R) | $2.2M |
| Don Bacon (R) | $1.5M |
| Deb Fischer (R) | $976K |
2026 candidates in Nebraska How government works
Votes in Congress
The latest recorded votes. Each link shows how Nebraska's members voted.
- Senate vote 253 (2026): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, HR7008 2026-09-30 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- Senate vote 254 (2026): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, HR9340 2026-09-30 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- Senate vote 255 (2026): On the Cloture Motion, PN1129 2026-09-30 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Senate vote 256 (2026): On the Nomination, PN1129 2026-09-30 · Nomination Confirmed
- Senate vote 251 (2026): On the Motion to Proceed, SJRES197 2026-09-29 · Motion to Proceed Rejected
- Senate vote 252 (2026): On the Motion to Discharge, SRES852 2026-09-29 · Motion to Discharge Rejected
- Senate vote 245 (2026): On the Amendment, S4668 2026-09-28 · Amendment Agreed to
- Senate vote 246 (2026): On the Amendment, S4668 2026-09-28 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate vote 247 (2026): On the Amendment, S4668 2026-09-28 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate vote 248 (2026): On the Amendment, S4668 2026-09-28 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate vote 249 (2026): On the Amendment, S4668 2026-09-28 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate vote 250 (2026): On Passage of the Bill, S4668 2026-09-28 · Bill Passed
All House votes All Senate votes
Elections
- Nebraska General Election, November 3, 2026
On the ballot: U.S. Senate (Pete Ricketts holds the seat whose term ends in January 2027); U.S. House: all 3 districts; State and local offices and any ballot measures vary by state and county: check your official sample ballot
Page built from records updated automatically (2026-11-04T20:49:23Z UTC). Data status.