Political Vendors
The political services industry receives $53.74B across federal and state cycles. OpenPolitical canonicalizes 10,620 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% |
| Apple Inc. | $2.3M | 391 | $6K | +27% |
| Main Street Media Group | $-112429 | 5 | $-22486 | -107% |
| American Made Media Consultants, LLC | $3.0M | 41 | $72K | -100% |
| Media Buying & Analytics | $333.8M | 2 | $166.9M | -25% |
| Flexpoint Media, Inc. | $99.3M | 72 | $1.4M | +212% |
| Targeted Victory, LLC | $323.8M | 268 | $1.2M | +17% |
| Buying Time LLC | $118.1M | 82 | $1.4M | -78% |
| Mentzer Media Services | $41.5M | 33 | $1.3M | -55% |
| GMMB | $151.2M | 49 | $3.1M | -65% |
| Target Enterprises LLC | $171.0M | 29 | $5.9M | +35% |
| Great American Media Inc. | $2.6M | 4 | $649K | -81% |
| Screen Strategies Media | $201.6M | 69 | $2.9M | -13% |
| Strategic Media Services, Inc. | $332.4M | 62 | $5.4M | +462% |
| Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI) | $116.1M | 9 | $12.9M | +1% |
| National Media Research Planning & Placement LLC | $708K | 1 | $708K | +43% |
| Crossroads Media LLC | $84.1M | 11 | $7.6M | +260% |
| Grassroots Media | $280.3M | 23 | $12.2M | +148% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook/Instagram) | $148.2M | 2263 | $65K | -16% |
| Canal Partners Media | $135.4M | 83 | $1.6M | -28% |
| AL Media | $186.8M | 59 | $3.2M | +47% |
| Nebo Media | $4.8M | 6 | $793K | -58% |
| Google LLC | $162.9M | 2043 | $80K | +3% |
| Targeted Platform Media, LLC | $1.8M | 14 | $127K | -61% |
| OnMessage Inc. | $112.5M | 84 | $1.3M | -36% |
| Smart Media Group, LLC | $88.3M | 62 | $1.4M | -32% |
| Mothership Strategies, LLC | $165.6M | 76 | $2.2M | +16% |
| SKDK (SKDKnickerbocker) | $143.8M | 54 | $2.7M | +113% |
| MissionWired, Inc. | $228.5M | 83 | $2.8M | +201% |
| Amplify Media | $9.3M | 5 | $1.9M | +103% |
| RWT Production LLC | $166.1M | 129 | $1.3M | +37% |
| Debra Schommer Media Group | $266.5M | 12 | $22.2M | — |
| Strategic Media Placement Inc. | $111.9M | 119 | $940K | +62% |
| Full Reach Media Group | $418K | 5 | $84K | -41% |
| AKPD Message and Media | $66.9M | 38 | $1.8M | -11% |
| Sadler Strategic Media, Inc. | $56.5M | 19 | $3.0M | -32% |
| FP1 Strategies, LLC | $64.5M | 114 | $566K | -44% |
| Medium Buying, LLC | $13.1M | 28 | $467K | -86% |
| Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC | $161.5M | 53 | $3.0M | +173% |
| Gambit Strategies LLC | $186.2M | 31 | $6.0M | — |
| Assembly | $517 | 2 | $259 | -100% |
| Left Hook | $79.0M | 50 | $1.6M | -26% |
| Middle Seat Consulting, LLC | $140.9M | 116 | $1.2M | +203% |
| Rising Tide Interactive | $31.8M | 34 | $934K | -76% |
| NGP VAN, Inc. (EveryAction) | $102.7M | 2503 | $41K | +108% |
| Sage Media Planning & Placement, Inc. | $16.3M | 29 | $562K | -52% |
| Greenstripe Media, Inc. | $19.9M | 27 | $736K | -64% |
| Majority Strategies LLC | $18.8M | 168 | $112K | -36% |
| OTG Strategies | $45.4M | 11 | $4.1M | +256% |
| DEL Cielo Media LLC | $166K | 4 | $42K | -85% |
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 | Apple Inc. | Software & Tech | $1.50B | 545 | |
| 3 | Main Street Media Group | Media | $1.06B | 8 | |
| 4 | American Made Media Consultants, LLC | Fundraising | $782.3M | 42 | |
| 5 | Media Buying & Analytics | Media | $781.4M | 2 | |
| 6 | Flexpoint Media, Inc. | Fundraising | $711.9M | 68 | |
| 7 | Targeted Victory, LLC | Fundraising | $704.1M | 333 | |
| 8 | Buying Time LLC | Media | $699.3M | 90 | |
| 9 | Mentzer Media Services | Media | $697.5M | 40 | |
| 10 | GMMB | Digital | $661.7M | 69 | |
| 11 | Target Enterprises LLC | Digital | $618.8M | 28 | |
| 12 | Great American Media Inc. | Media | $576.2M | 4 | |
| 13 | Screen Strategies Media | Media | $485.0M | 71 | |
| 14 | Del Ray Media | — | $484.6M | 0 | |
| 15 | Strategic Media Services, Inc. | Media | $480.8M | 59 | |
| 16 | Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI) | Digital | $438.7M | 25 | |
| 17 | National Media Research Planning & Placement LLC | Software & Tech | $421.4M | 1 | |
| 18 | Crossroads Media LLC | Media | $407.4M | 9 | |
| 19 | Grassroots Media | Media | $398.1M | 22 | |
| 20 | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook/Instagram) | Digital | $397.6M | 2,015 | |
| 21 | Canal Partners Media | Media | $382.5M | 62 | |
| 22 | AL Media | Media | $376.1M | 62 | |
| 23 | Nebo Media | Media | $368.0M | 6 | |
| 24 | Google LLC | Digital | $366.7M | 2,087 | |
| 25 | Targeted Platform Media, LLC | — | $356.1M | 14 | |
| 26 | OnMessage Inc. | Digital | $349.6M | 99 | |
| 27 | Smart Media Group, LLC | Media | $330.4M | 75 | |
| 28 | Mothership Strategies, LLC | Digital | $318.2M | 102 | |
| 29 | SKDK (SKDKnickerbocker) | Media | $307.3M | 66 | |
| 30 | MissionWired, Inc. | Digital | $304.8M | 99 | |
| 31 | Amplify Media | Strategy & Research | $294.7M | 6 | |
| 32 | Paychex, Inc. | Infrastructure | $291.0M | 410 | |
| 33 | RWT Production LLC | Print & Mail | $288.0M | 134 | |
| 34 | Debra Schommer Media Group | Media | $281.9M | 5 | |
| 35 | Strategic Media Placement Inc. | Media | $270.3M | 115 | |
| 36 | Full Reach Media Group | Strategy & Research | $254.5M | 8 | |
| 37 | AKPD Message and Media | Media | $248.9M | 26 | |
| 38 | Sadler Strategic Media, Inc. | Media | $248.8M | 5 | |
| 39 | FP1 Strategies, LLC | Media | $246.8M | 130 | |
| 40 | Gusto, Inc. | Infrastructure | $242.6M | 679 | |
| 41 | ADP, Inc. | Infrastructure | $241.1M | 375 | |
| 42 | Medium Buying, LLC | Media | $233.9M | 39 | |
| 43 | Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC | Digital | $231.6M | 57 | |
| 44 | Gambit Strategies LLC | Digital | $231.2M | 30 | |
| 45 | Kabc-TV | — | $220.5M | 0 | |
| 46 | Winner & Mandabach Campaigns | — | $214.2M | 0 | |
| 47 | Assembly | Digital | $212.1M | 2 | |
| 48 | Left Hook | Media | $205.2M | 42 | |
| 49 | Middle Seat Consulting, LLC | Digital | $202.6M | 111 | |
| 50 | Rising Tide Interactive | Digital | $191.6M | 47 |
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