Polling Tracker

Who pays for polling in Nebraska politics, which firms do the work, and the public polls released, from NADC and FEC filings. Method · Recent payments also appear in the Daily movement feed.

As of: NADC expenditure file updated Oct 26, 2026 03:09 AM CT; FEC bulk operating expenditures and independent expenditures (incl. 24/48-hour reports) updated Oct 26, 2026 03:04 PM CT; openFEC check skipped (HTTPError); bulk files used. Built Oct 26, 2026 05:24 PM CT. Counted totals include only high- and medium-confidence rows. Keyword-only rows are listed as “keyword match – not confirmed polling” and never counted. Payments to individuals are not named.

Counted polling spend (this view)

$9,107,536

572 payments · high/medium only

Payers

189

committees with counted payments

Polling firms paid

122

vendor names normalized

All rows reviewed

1,796

400 FEC committees checked

Export polling rows · Verified public filings (572 rows ready)

Who pays for polling

1. JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR$928,868

2. SURVEY NEBRASKA$452,402

3. WE ARE NEBRASKA$356,200

4. PROTECT OUR RIGHTS$351,083

5. LYNNE WALZ FOR NEBRASKA$329,876

6. VARGAS FOR CONGRESS$328,734

7. DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE$292,029

8. TAX RELIEF NEBRASKA$258,862

9. PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE$246,662

10. DON BACON FOR CONGRESS$241,849

11. JEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHA$227,174

12. SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS - NEBRASKA$194,404

13. KEEP THE MONEY IN NEBRASKA$173,650

14. OSBORN FOR SENATE$163,109

15. NRCC$155,482

16. OSBORN FOR SENATE 2024$144,084

17. MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS$139,299

18. KEEP KIDS FIRST$127,425

19. KEEP THE GOOD LIFE, INC.$125,500

20. PHYSICIANS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY PAC$121,782

21. WE HAVE THE PEOPLE PAC$104,374

22. RAISE THE WAGE NEBRASKA$92,580

23. ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS$91,901

166 smaller payers (each under 1% of this view) — $3,460,209

24. TOGETHER NEBRASKA$88,470

25. FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS$88,044

26. RETAIN A JUST NEBRASKA$81,708

27. BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS$80,500

28. BEN SASSE FOR U.S. SENATE, INC.$73,720

29. CITIZENS FOR BEUTLER$73,410

30. NEBRASKANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING$73,030

31. CHASE MARKETING LLC$72,100

32. LINCOLN FOR FAIR HOUSING$71,300

33. ADOPT$69,000

34. SUZANNE GEIST FOR MAYOR$68,000

35. JOHN CAVANAUGH FOR CONGRESS$67,550

36. MELLO FOR MAYOR$61,810

37. NEBRASKA FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN$60,114

38. NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PAC$60,000

39. MILLARD CITIZENS FOR CONTINUED EXCELLENCE$60,000

40. RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY$56,300

41. NEBRASKANS FOR FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS$54,500

42. NEBRASKA VALUES PAC$54,250

43. CITIZENS FOR VOTER ID$50,981

44. POSITIVE NEBRASKA$48,615

45. CAMPAIGN FOR A HEALTHY NEBRASKA$48,505

46. INSURE THE GOOD LIFE$47,650

47. DENISE POWELL FOR CONGRESS$46,030

48. JEANNE REIGLE FOR LEGISLATURE$45,976

49. KISHLA ASKINS FOR CONGRESS$45,500

50. BRASHER FOR NE AG$45,290

51. FIGHT FOR NEBRASKA PAC$42,741

52. FIREFIGHTERS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT$41,500

53. BRETT LINDSTROM FOR CONGRESS$41,000

54. NEBRASKANS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY$40,696

55. CITIZENS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW$40,372

56. BUILDING OMAHA'S FUTURE$39,740

57. FESTERSEN FOR CITY COUNCIL$38,500

58. THE GOVERNOR HEINEMAN COMMITTEE$38,000

59. OMAHA GOOD LIFE$37,793

60. LEIRION FOR LINCOLN MAYOR$37,265

61. PRESERVE THE GOOD LIFE$36,674

62. JEFF FORTENBERRY FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESS$36,100

63. PATTY FOR CONGRESS$35,917

64. HANSON FOR SHERIFF$33,604

65. NEBRASKANS FOR PAID SICK LEAVE$33,500

66. RAYBOULD FOR US SENATE$33,000

67. GOOD GOVERNMENT LINCOLN PROJECT$30,552

68. KRIST FOR NEBRASKA$30,500

69. VOTE YES FOR OPS KIDS COMMITTEE$30,000

70. FRIENDS FOR HEATH MELLO (DISSOLVED 2016 INACTIVE)$28,000

71. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PAC (COPS PAC)$27,895

72. BUILD LNK VOLLEYBALL$27,513

73. JILL WOLFE FOR REGENT$26,937

74. JEFF KIRKPATRICK FOR MAYOR$26,657

75. BETTER STREETS, BETTER CITY$26,004

76. NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY$25,000

77. GREAT SCHOOLS FOR GREAT KIDS$25,000

78. WORKING CLASS HEROES FUND$24,750

79. NEBRASKA FIRST PAC$23,084

80. BOSN FOR LEGISLATURE$22,220

81. DON KLEINE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ATTORNEY$21,829

82. MIKE JACOBSON FOR LEGISLATURE$21,682

83. SLATTERY FOR NEBRASKA$20,916

84. LINCOLN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (PAC)$20,430

85. SURVEY NEBRASKA (DISSOLVED)$19,000

86. CHUCK HASSEBROOK FOR LEGISLATURE$18,939

87. PROTECT WOMEN & CHILDREN$18,705

88. AHLMAN FOR NEBRASKA$18,000

89. JAY JACKSON FOR LEGISLATURE$17,654

90. SANDERS FOR LEGISLATURE$17,250

91. RICK HOLDCROFT FOR LEGISLATURE DISTRICT 36$17,075

92. ANDY STEBBING FOR MAYOR$16,403

93. AMERICA'S FAMILIES PAC$16,209

94. SORRENTINO FOR NEBRASKA$15,785

95. SNOW FOR NEBRASKA$15,000

96. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$14,603

97. NEBRASKANS FOR VIDEO KENO$14,474

98. COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN EWING$14,300

99. MATT WILLIAMS FOR REGENT, INC$14,000

100. VOTE TO RENEW 1 AND 2$14,000

101. JULIE SLAMA FOR LEGISLATURE$13,963

102. HILKEMANN FOR LEGISLATURE$13,930

103. BALLARD FOR NEBRASKA$13,500

104. FORWARD LINCOLN$13,336

105. NEBRASKA GROUNDSWELL$13,317

106. ANN ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS$13,250

107. SAY NO TO RINOS$12,825

108. LA GRONE FOR LEGISLATURE$12,500

109. ROBERT DOVER FOR NEBRASKA$12,000

110. TANYA STORER FOR LEGISLATURE$12,000

111. BRIESE FOR LEGISLATURE$11,960

112. KARL (ELMSHAEUSER) FOR NEBRASKA$11,433

113. TOMPKINS FOR NEBRASKA$11,000

114. SUANN WITT FOR NEBRASKA$11,000

115. CINDY JOHNSON FOR NEBRASKA$11,000

116. FRIENDS OF CINDY MAXWELL-OSTDIEK$11,000

117. NEBRASKANS FOR COMMON GROUND$11,000

118. JULIA PALZER FOR MIDTOWN$10,000

119. COMMITTEE TO ELECT KATHLEEN KAUTH$10,000

120. FRIENDS OF LINDSTROM (LEGISLATURE DISSOLVED)$9,899

121. THIBODEAU FOR LEGISLATURE$9,724

122. GREGG NEUHAUS FOR LEGISLATURE - 2016$9,613

123. MAXWELL FOR CONGRESS$9,065

124. ONWARD LINCOLN$9,000

125. RIEPE FOR NEBRASKA$8,561

126. A TIME FOR CHOOSING$8,200

127. COMMON SENSE NEBRASKA$8,140

128. WALT PEFFER FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ASSESSOR/DEEDS$7,966

129. LANCASTER FORWARD$7,500

130. FRIENDS OF SETH DERNER$7,000

131. ROUNTREE FOR LEGISLATURE$7,000

132. QUICK FOR LEGISLATURE$7,000

133. PROKOP FOR LEGISLATURE$7,000

134. ROB CLEMENTS FOR LEGISLATURE$6,600

135. LINEHAN FOR LEGISLATURE$6,228

136. NE FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN$6,000

137. NE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE &AMP;AMP; INDUSTRY PAC$5,722

138. LOU ANN GODING FOR LEGISLATURE$5,126

139. WAYNE FOR NEBRASKA$4,697

140. FOX FOR LEGISLATURE$3,781

141. RESPECT NEBRASKA VOTERS$3,551

142. FIX LINCOLN STREETS NOW COALITION$3,500

143. COMMITTEE TO ELECT TOMMY GARRETT$3,316

144. BACKEMEYER FOR NEBRASKA$3,220

145. PALMTAG FOR NEBRASKA$3,024

146. EDDY FOR SENATE$3,000

147. VOTE SCHULTE$2,806

148. SPELLERBERG FOR NEBRASKA$2,785

149. ESAFund$2,530

150. IRON WORKERS LOCAL UNION #21 LEGISLATIVE FUND PAC$2,500

151. PENNER FOR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION$2,074

152. JOHN KUEHN FOR LEGISLATURE$2,000

153. TRUST NEBRASKA TEACHERS$1,875

154. AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,658

155. AL DAVIS FOR LEGISLATURE$1,475

156. NEBRASKANS FOR LOREN LIPPINCOTT$1,471

157. FRIENDS OF JACOB CAMPBELL$1,369

158. FRIENDS OF BARGER FOR LEGISLATURE$1,314

159. CITIZENS FOR CYNDI LAMM (MAYOR)$1,250

160. BOB EVNEN FOR NEBRASKA$1,000

161. PATRIOTS UNITED$925

162. COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT SHERIFF WATSON$800

163. CAAG PAC$792

164. STAN FOR LINCOLN$769

165. NEARY FOR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION$768

166. SCOTT WILLIAMS 4 MAYOR$750

167. FRIENDS OF MARNI HODGEN$688

168. FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS-LEGISLATURE(NOW AG)$630

169. TIM HIGGINS FOR BUFFALO COUNTY$607

170. PAUL STROMMEN FOR LEGISLATURE$588

171. LAMMERS FOR LEGISLATURE$553

172. MICHAEL WEISS FOR NEVADA$550

173. MULLIGAN FOR OPPD$541

174. COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROY CHRISTENSEN$500

175. ERIC MOYER FOR CONGRESS$468

176. GEORGE FOR NEBRASKA$467

177. EBKE FOR LEGISLATURE$408

178. NE RIGHT TO LIFE PAC$405

179. VARGAS FOR NEBRASKA$384

180. TRUE NEBRASKANS LLC$254

181. CLOUSE FOR LEGISLATURE$250

182. JONI CRAIGHEAD FOR LEGISLATURE$100

183. HUEBNER FOR NEBRASKA$78

184. NEBRASKANS FOR SCHRAM$59

185. SHERRY JONES 4 NE KIDS$48

186. BRANDT FOR LEGISLATURE$44

187. DAVE WORDEKEMPER FOR LEGISLATURE$43

188. JANA HUGHES FOR LEGISLATURE$36

189. TERESA IBACH FOR LEGISLATURE$26

Bar color: party where filed (RepublicanDemocraticLibertarian), otherwise payer type (Candidate committeeBallot measure committeeParty committeeSuper PACPAC / otherOther).

#	Payer	Type	Counted	Payments	Firms paid
1	JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR	Candidate committee	$928,868	17	GRASSROOTS TARGETING; FABRIZIO LEE & ASSOCIATES; PULSE DECISION SCIENCE; PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES +1 more
2	SURVEY NEBRASKA	PAC-Independent	$452,402	54	CHISM STRATEGIES; RED STATE STRATEGIES; AFSCME (INTERNATIONAL); AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES +3 more
3	WE ARE NEBRASKA	PAC-Independent	$356,200	10	TORCHLIGHT STRATEGIES; WPA INTELLIGENCE
4	PROTECT OUR RIGHTS	Ballot measure committee	$351,083	7	GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP; BREAKTHROUGH CAMPAIGNS
5	LYNNE WALZ FOR NEBRASKA	Candidate committee	$329,876	12	LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS; GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP; DGA ACTION; PUBLIC POLICY POLLING
6	VARGAS FOR CONGRESS Democratic	Candidate committee	$328,734	11	GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP; GBAO
7	DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE Republican	Candidate committee	$292,029	13	TORCHLIGHT STRATEGIES; EZ POLITIX; MEETING STREET RESEARCH; GRASSROOTS TARGETING +2 more
8	TAX RELIEF NEBRASKA	Ballot measure committee	$258,862	10	GUIDANT POLLING & STRATEGY
9	PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE Republican	Candidate committee	$246,662	7	DATAOPTIX; WPA INTELLIGENCE; BONFIRE DATA
10	DON BACON FOR CONGRESS Republican	Candidate committee	$241,849	23	MEETING STREET RESEARCH; VICTORY PHONES; MEETING STREET RESEACH; US POST OFFICE
11	JEAN STOTHERT FOR OMAHA	Candidate committee	$227,174	11	WPA INTELLIGENCE; TARRANCE GROUP; MERIDIAN CENTRAL; GRASSROOTS TARGETING
12	SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS - NEBRASKA	Ballot measure committee	$194,404	7	LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS; NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
13	KEEP THE MONEY IN NEBRASKA	Ballot measure committee	$173,650	5	GBAO; NORTHSTAR CAMPAIGN SYSTEMS
14	OSBORN FOR SENATE	Candidate committee	$163,109	5	IMPACT RESEARCH; CHATS AT SCALE; SURVEYUSA; CHANGE RESEARCH
15	NRCC Republican	Party committee	$155,482	9	TARRANCE GROUP; AMERICAN VIEWPOINT
16	OSBORN FOR SENATE 2024	Candidate committee	$144,084	8	CHANGE RESEARCH; ALG POLLING; SURVEYUSA; YOUGOV +1 more
17	MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS Republican	Candidate committee	$139,299	11	PULSE DECISION SCIENCE; REMINGTON RESEARCH GROUP; WPA INTELLIGENCE; SPATIAL ANALYTICS
18	KEEP KIDS FIRST	Ballot measure committee	$127,425	4	3D STRATEGIC RESEARCH; CYGNAL; AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN
19	KEEP THE GOOD LIFE, INC.	Ballot measure committee	$125,500	2	WPA INTELLIGENCE
20	PHYSICIANS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY PAC	PAC / other committee	$121,782	4	GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER; GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP
21	WE HAVE THE PEOPLE PAC Democratic	Hybrid PAC	$104,374	10	GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER
22	RAISE THE WAGE NEBRASKA	Ballot measure committee	$92,580	3	BENENSON STRATEGY GROUP; BREAKTHROUGH CAMPAIGNS
23	ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS Republican	Candidate committee	$91,901	6	MEETING STREET RESEARCH; ENGAGE DATA; RUSHMORE COMPANY
24	TOGETHER NEBRASKA	PAC-Independent	$88,470	4	WPA INTELLIGENCE
25	FRIENDS OF MIKE HILGERS	Candidate committee	$88,044	5	PULSE DECISION SCIENCE; WPA; WPA INTELLIGENCE
26	RETAIN A JUST NEBRASKA	Ballot measure committee	$81,708	2	TARRANCE GROUP; LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS
27	BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESS Democratic	Candidate committee	$80,500	5	GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP
28	BEN SASSE FOR U.S. SENATE, INC. Republican	Candidate committee	$73,720	3	APOLLO MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS; TARRANCE GROUP
29	CITIZENS FOR BEUTLER	Candidate committee	$73,410	5	LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS
30	NEBRASKANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING	Ballot measure committee	$73,030	2	BENENSON STRATEGY GROUP
31	CHASE MARKETING LLC	Nebraska Business Supplemental Filer	$72,100	5	DATA TARGETING; NEILAN STRATEGY GROUP
32	LINCOLN FOR FAIR HOUSING	Ballot measure committee	$71,300	2	GBAO
33	ADOPT	Ballot measure committee	$69,000	1	1ST TUESDAYS
34	SUZANNE GEIST FOR MAYOR	Candidate committee	$68,000	3	PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES; GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS
35	JOHN CAVANAUGH FOR CONGRESS Democratic	Candidate committee	$67,550	3	GBAO
36	MELLO FOR MAYOR	Candidate committee	$61,810	2	GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP
37	NEBRASKA FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN	PAC-Independent	$60,114	5	JMC ENTERPRISES; 1892 POLLING
38	NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PAC	PAC-Separate Segregated Political Fund	$60,000	1	WPA INTELLIGENCE
39	MILLARD CITIZENS FOR CONTINUED EXCELLENCE	Ballot measure committee	$60,000	2	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION; WPA INTELLIGENCE
40	RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY	Super PAC	$56,300	3	CHANGE RESEARCH; RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS; GREAT LAKE STRATEGY
41	NEBRASKANS FOR FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS	Ballot measure committee	$54,500	1	ACLU NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
42	NEBRASKA VALUES PAC	PAC-Independent	$54,250	5	WPA INTELLIGENCE
43	CITIZENS FOR VOTER ID	Ballot measure committee	$50,981	5	WPA INTELLIGENCE
44	POSITIVE NEBRASKA	PAC-Independent	$48,615	2	WPA INTELLIGENCE
45	CAMPAIGN FOR A HEALTHY NEBRASKA	PAC-Independent	$48,505	2	LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS
46	INSURE THE GOOD LIFE	Ballot measure committee	$47,650	1	BENENSON STRATEGY GROUP
47	DENISE POWELL FOR CONGRESS Democratic	Candidate committee	$46,030	2	IMPACT RESEARCH
48	JEANNE REIGLE FOR LEGISLATURE	Candidate committee	$45,976	4	NELSON RESEARCH
49	KISHLA ASKINS FOR CONGRESS Democratic	Candidate committee	$45,500	1	GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP
50	BRASHER FOR NE AG	Candidate committee	$45,290	3	LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS; GROUNDSWELL

National committees with polling payments not attributable to Nebraska (not counted)

These national committees spent on polling nationwide, but the filing does not name Nebraska or a Nebraska candidate, so none of it is counted here: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE ($67,128,814); DCCC ($50,631,407); DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE ($42,909,376); NRCC ($37,165,787); DSCC ($30,764,076); NRSC ($29,116,259); FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PAC ($20,607,724); SLF PAC ($19,294,173); MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC ($15,386,207); CLF ($14,393,256); SMP ($10,857,313); INDEPENDENCE USA PAC ($10,470,712); MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. ($8,528,405); NEVER BACK DOWN INC. ($8,154,757); AMERICA PAC ($7,452,781).

⚑ name-only match: the payee is a known polling firm, but the filed purpose does not say polling. Counted as medium confidence. See methodology.