HARPER POLLING
$2.58M
2025-2026 cycle
HARPER POLLING is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle HARPER POLLING was paid $2.58M across 54 client committees, of which $53K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$2.58M
=
$2.53M
(Schedule B)
+
$53K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,530,599 | 178 rows | 97.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$53,305 | 4 rows | 2.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 2, 2014 → Mar 26, 2026
- spans 11.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 178
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 54
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Apr 2025
Mar 2026
$410K
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RED BRIDGE LEADERSHIP PAC C00912337 |
$8,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRCC C00075820 |
$78,469 | 2 |
| HAGEMAN, HARRIET WY · Senate REP |
$39,215 | 1 |
| STOVER, BRIAN C. GA · House REP |
$39,200 | 1 |
| PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00657866 |
$34,850 | 1 |
| SELL, TOM TX · House REP |
$33,925 | 1 |
| RED BRIDGE LEADERSHIP PAC C00912337 |
$8,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00657866 |
$163,305 | 3 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$86,969 | 3 |
| HUNT, WESLEY TX · Senate REP |
$39,665 | 1 |
| HAGEMAN, HARRIET WY · Senate REP |
$39,215 | 1 |
| STOVER, BRIAN C. GA · House REP |
$39,200 | 1 |
| SELL, TOM TX · House REP |
$33,925 | 1 |
| RED BRIDGE LEADERSHIP PAC C00912337 |
$8,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00657866 |
$163,305 | 3 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$86,969 | 3 |
| HUNT, WESLEY TX · Senate REP |
$39,665 | 1 |
| HAGEMAN, HARRIET WY · Senate REP |
$39,215 | 1 |
| STOVER, BRIAN C. GA · House REP |
$39,200 | 1 |
| SELL, TOM TX · House REP |
$33,925 | 1 |
| RED BRIDGE LEADERSHIP PAC C00912337 |
$8,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00657866 |
$163,305 | 3 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$86,969 | 3 |
| HUNT, WESLEY TX · Senate REP |
$39,665 | 1 |
| HAGEMAN, HARRIET WY · Senate REP |
$39,215 | 1 |
| STOVER, BRIAN C. GA · House REP |
$39,200 | 1 |
| SELL, TOM TX · House REP |
$33,925 | 1 |
| RED BRIDGE LEADERSHIP PAC C00912337 |
$8,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $6,325 | 0.24% |
| Republican | $1,973,777 | 76.39% |
| Non-partisan | $603,803 | 23.37% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $9K | 2 | COUNTERPAC (FED PAC ID C005… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9K | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $7K | 1 | KELLY, GEORGE J JR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $7K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $24K | 4 | BERGMAN, JOHN 40% | Strategy & Research 100% | $31K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $9K | 2 | C00620138 65% | Strategy & Research 100% | $40K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $36K | 5 | C00497115 31% | Strategy & Research 100% | $76K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $191K | 14 | NRCC 45% | Strategy & Research 100% | $267K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $281K | 24 | NRCC 21% | Strategy & Research 100% | $549K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $428K | 27 | NRCC 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $976K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $310K | 28 | C00659011 29% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.29M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $17K | 2 | NRCC 68% | Strategy & Research 100% | $17K | +149% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $39K | 5 | KELLER, FRED 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $56K | +64% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $15K | 1 | NRCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $71K | +61% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $12K | 2 | KELLY, GEORGE J JR 65% | Strategy & Research 100% | $84K | -66% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $52K | 5 | MCHENRY, PATRICK TIMOTHY 43% | Strategy & Research 100% | $136K | -73% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $178K | 15 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL A… 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $314K | -37% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $455K | 26 | CLF 27% | Strategy & Research 100% | $769K | +6% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $56K | 3 | CLF 65% | Strategy & Research 100% | $825K | -82% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $32K | 2 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL A… 73% | Strategy & Research 100% | $32K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $184K | 3 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL A… 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $216K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $194K | 6 | NRCC 40% | Strategy & Research 83% | $410K | — |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $2,470,264 | 177 | $14K | 98.6% | NRCC 28% | 2mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $33,925 | 1 | $34K | 1.4% | SELL, TOM 100% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$691,040 · 27% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$921,090 · 36% of revenue
44
One-time clients 1 cycle
$918,470 · 36% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRCC | 3 | $691,040 | 25 | 2017-04-27 | 2026-01-22 |
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $941,268 | 37.6% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $624,523 | 25.0% | 25 | |
| GA | $261,862 | 10.5% | 2 | |
| PA | $177,383 | 7.1% | 5 | |
| MA | $101,033 | 4.0% | 2 | |
| TX | $95,129 | 3.8% | 3 | |
| NC | $75,544 | 3.0% | 2 | |
| MI | $59,458 | 2.4% | 2 | |
| WI | $47,522 | 1.9% | 2 | |
| VA | $40,700 | 1.6% | 2 | |
| WY | $39,215 | 1.6% | 1 | |
| MN | $36,962 | 1.5% | 2 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-04 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | PAC POLLING | $104,995 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-08 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $61,020 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-01-19 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $60,901 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-06-28 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $58,660 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-04-14 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $47,807 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-03 | HUNT, WESLEY | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN SURVEY | $39,665 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-19 | HAGEMAN, HARRIET | Strategy & Research | POLLING EXPENSE | $39,215 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-13 | STOVER, BRIAN C. | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH | $39,200 |
| Recent | 2026-02-13 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | PAC POLLING | $34,850 |
| Recent | 2026-01-16 | SELL, TOM | Other / Unclassified | MULTI-MODE LIVE SURVEY | $33,925 |
| Recent | 2026-01-22 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $17,449 |
| Recent | 2026-03-26 | RED BRIDGE LEADERSHIP PAC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY SERVICES | $8,000 |