Political Vendors
The political services industry receives $51.59B across federal and state cycles. OpenPolitical canonicalizes 10,507 distinct vendors — media, digital, fundraising, mail, broadcast — with client lists, money-flow, and service categories. Top 50 below; full data via Research.
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Waterfront Strategies
See the Senate Majority PAC ecosystem — the committees paying this firm and how the spend curves cycle-over-cycle.
Open in new tab ↗ DIGITAL · CROSS-PARTYTargeted Victory
GOP digital agency working with the NRCC, NRSC, and dozens of House campaigns. Open the network to see which.
Open in new tab ↗ DIGITAL FUNDRAISINGMissionWired, Inc.
Democratic email-fundraising infrastructure. The DNC, ActBlue-adjacent committees, and individual campaigns all appear.
Open in new tab ↗Strategic landscape — top 250 vendors
Each bubble is one vendor. X = total spend in the selected window. Y = clients. Size = average $/client. Color = partisan lean (blue = Democratic, red = Republican, grey = mixed / non-partisan). Lean is derived from the entity's clientele — including super-PAC clients whose party we infer from their Schedule E targets. Drag the slider to change the window. Hover any bubble for details — click for the profile.
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| Firm | 5yr spend | Clients | $/client avg | Growth vs prior 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfront Strategies, LLC | $4.8M | 18 | $269K | -68% |
| Main Street Media Group | $-112429 | 5 | $-22486 | -107% |
| American Made Media Consultants, LLC | $2.9M | 40 | $73K | -100% |
| Media Buying & Analytics | $334.9M | 2 | $167.5M | -25% |
| Flexpoint Media, Inc. | $99.3M | 70 | $1.4M | +245% |
| Targeted Victory, LLC | $325.7M | 258 | $1.3M | +21% |
| Mentzer Media Services | $40.8M | 32 | $1.3M | -55% |
| Buying Time LLC | $114.8M | 73 | $1.6M | -79% |
| GMMB | $150.8M | 49 | $3.1M | -65% |
| Target Enterprises LLC | $171.0M | 29 | $5.9M | +25% |
| Great American Media Inc. | $2.6M | 4 | $638K | -81% |
| Screen Strategies Media | $199.0M | 66 | $3.0M | -15% |
| Strategic Media Services, Inc. | $326.3M | 60 | $5.4M | +452% |
| Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI) | $116.1M | 9 | $12.9M | +1% |
| National Media Research Planning & Placement LLC | $708K | 1 | $708K | +43% |
| Grassroots Media | $280.0M | 22 | $12.7M | +148% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook/Instagram) | $148.9M | 2163 | $69K | -15% |
| Crossroads Media LLC | $62.0M | 10 | $6.2M | +166% |
| AL Media | $185.5M | 58 | $3.2M | +47% |
| Nebo Media | $4.8M | 6 | $794K | -57% |
| Canal Partners Media | $120.9M | 78 | $1.6M | -36% |
| Google LLC | $163.1M | 1969 | $83K | +3% |
| Targeted Platform Media, LLC | $1.8M | 14 | $127K | -61% |
| OnMessage Inc. | $112.0M | 83 | $1.3M | -36% |
| Smart Media Group, LLC | $85.8M | 60 | $1.4M | -34% |
| Mothership Strategies, LLC | $164.9M | 73 | $2.3M | +17% |
| SKDK (SKDKnickerbocker) | $138.7M | 53 | $2.6M | +109% |
| MissionWired, Inc. | $232.7M | 84 | $2.8M | +251% |
| Amplify Media | $9.3M | 4 | $2.3M | +103% |
| RWT Production LLC | $166.4M | 126 | $1.3M | +44% |
| Debra Schommer Media Group | $265.5M | 9 | $29.5M | — |
| Strategic Media Placement Inc. | $104.5M | 115 | $909K | +52% |
| Full Reach Media Group | $418K | 5 | $84K | -41% |
| AKPD Message and Media | $67.0M | 38 | $1.8M | -11% |
| Sadler Strategic Media, Inc. | $56.5M | 19 | $3.0M | -31% |
| FP1 Strategies, LLC | $64.0M | 112 | $571K | -44% |
| Medium Buying, LLC | $12.5M | 25 | $500K | -87% |
| Gambit Strategies LLC | $185.6M | 31 | $6.0M | — |
| Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC | $161.5M | 54 | $3.0M | +183% |
| Assembly | $517 | 2 | $259 | -100% |
| Left Hook | $79.2M | 52 | $1.5M | -25% |
| Middle Seat Consulting, LLC | $133.8M | 109 | $1.2M | +198% |
| Rising Tide Interactive | $32.0M | 33 | $970K | -76% |
| Sage Media Planning & Placement, Inc. | $16.3M | 27 | $602K | -52% |
| Greenstripe Media, Inc. | $19.9M | 25 | $795K | -64% |
| NGP VAN, Inc. (EveryAction) | $100.3M | 2479 | $40K | +112% |
| Majority Strategies LLC | $18.7M | 168 | $111K | -36% |
| OTG Strategies | $45.4M | 11 | $4.1M | +256% |
| DEL Cielo Media LLC | $166K | 4 | $42K | -85% |
| Meridian Pacific, Inc. | $31.1M | 2 | $15.5M | -51% |
Showing top 50 by 5yr spend; full 250-vendor view with windowed slider is in the interactive chart above.
By service category
| # | Vendor | Primary category | Total cycle spend | # buyers | 12-mo trajectory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterfront Strategies, LLC | Media | $2.60B | 25 | |
| 2 | Main Street Media Group | Media | $1.06B | 8 | |
| 3 | American Made Media Consultants, LLC | Fundraising | $782.2M | 42 | |
| 4 | Media Buying & Analytics | Media | $781.4M | 2 | |
| 5 | Flexpoint Media, Inc. | Fundraising | $708.7M | 68 | |
| 6 | Targeted Victory, LLC | Fundraising | $696.8M | 333 | |
| 7 | Mentzer Media Services | Media | $696.6M | 40 | |
| 8 | Buying Time LLC | Media | $696.1M | 90 | |
| 9 | GMMB | Digital | $661.3M | 69 | |
| 10 | Target Enterprises LLC | Digital | $618.8M | 28 | |
| 11 | Great American Media Inc. | Media | $576.1M | 4 | |
| 12 | Del Ray Media | — | $484.6M | 0 | |
| 13 | Screen Strategies Media | Media | $482.4M | 71 | |
| 14 | Strategic Media Services, Inc. | Media | $474.7M | 59 | |
| 15 | Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI) | Digital | $438.7M | 25 | |
| 16 | National Media Research Planning & Placement LLC | Software & Tech | $421.4M | 1 | |
| 17 | Grassroots Media | Media | $397.3M | 22 | |
| 18 | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook/Instagram) | Digital | $396.6M | 2,015 | |
| 19 | Crossroads Media LLC | Media | $385.3M | 9 | |
| 20 | AL Media | Media | $374.7M | 62 | |
| 21 | Nebo Media | Media | $368.0M | 6 | |
| 22 | Canal Partners Media | Media | $367.3M | 62 | |
| 23 | Google LLC | Digital | $366.1M | 2,087 | |
| 24 | Targeted Platform Media, LLC | — | $354.2M | 14 | |
| 25 | OnMessage Inc. | Digital | $348.8M | 99 | |
| 26 | Smart Media Group, LLC | Media | $327.9M | 75 | |
| 27 | Mothership Strategies, LLC | Digital | $315.1M | 102 | |
| 28 | SKDK (SKDKnickerbocker) | Media | $300.9M | 66 | |
| 29 | MissionWired, Inc. | Digital | $299.5M | 99 | |
| 30 | Amplify Media | Strategy & Research | $294.7M | 6 | |
| 31 | Paychex, Inc. | Infrastructure | $288.4M | 410 | |
| 32 | RWT Production LLC | Print & Mail | $282.4M | 134 | |
| 33 | Debra Schommer Media Group | Media | $280.9M | 5 | |
| 34 | Strategic Media Placement Inc. | Media | $262.8M | 115 | |
| 35 | Full Reach Media Group | Strategy & Research | $254.5M | 8 | |
| 36 | AKPD Message and Media | Media | $248.9M | 26 | |
| 37 | Sadler Strategic Media, Inc. | Media | $248.7M | 5 | |
| 38 | FP1 Strategies, LLC | Media | $245.8M | 130 | |
| 39 | ADP, Inc. | Infrastructure | $238.9M | 375 | |
| 40 | Medium Buying, LLC | Media | $233.4M | 39 | |
| 41 | Gusto, Inc. | Infrastructure | $231.2M | 679 | |
| 42 | Gambit Strategies LLC | Digital | $230.6M | 30 | |
| 43 | Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC | Digital | $229.5M | 57 | |
| 44 | Kabc-TV | — | $220.5M | 0 | |
| 45 | Winner & Mandabach Campaigns | — | $214.2M | 0 | |
| 46 | Assembly | Digital | $212.1M | 2 | |
| 47 | Left Hook | Media | $205.2M | 42 | |
| 48 | Middle Seat Consulting, LLC | Digital | $193.5M | 111 | |
| 49 | Rising Tide Interactive | Digital | $191.4M | 47 | |
| 50 | Sage Media Planning & Placement, Inc. | Media | $169.3M | 40 |
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