IMPACT RESEARCH
$20.95M
2025-2026 cycle
IMPACT RESEARCH is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle IMPACT RESEARCH was paid $20.95M across 111 client committees, of which $85K 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
$20.95M
=
$20.86M
(Schedule B)
+
$85K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$20,861,318 | 492 rows | 99.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$84,700 | 1 rows | 0.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Dec 7, 2021 → Aug 28, 2026
- spans 4.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 492
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 111
- 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.
Sep 2025
Aug 2026
$7.74M
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 |
$242,300 | 5 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$52,600 | 1 |
| MAGAZINER, SETH RI · House DEM |
$49,600 | 1 |
| MOLDER, CHAZ TN · House DEM |
$35,000 | 1 |
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$34,600 | 1 |
| PEARSON, JUSTIN J. TN · House DEM |
$30,650 | 1 |
| LEADERS WE DESERVE C00843110 |
$30,650 | 1 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$13,475 | 1 |
| DEFEND THE VOTE C00764233 |
$5,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 |
$574,600 | 12 |
| AMERICAN FUTURE C00926204 |
$468,600 | 16 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$311,475 | 4 |
| GENDEBIEN, BLAKE NY · House DEM |
$251,600 | 5 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$222,450 | 4 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1486858 |
$178,500 | 2 |
| WOMEN VOTE C00473918 |
$164,400 | 2 |
| COOKE, REBECCA WI · House DEM |
$133,033 | 3 |
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$127,500 | 3 |
| TRONE, DAVID MD · House DEM |
$117,500 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$1,050,455 | 13 |
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 |
$693,850 | 16 |
| AMERICAN FUTURE C00926204 |
$468,600 | 16 |
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$465,861 | 11 |
| GENDEBIEN, BLAKE NY · House DEM |
$402,000 | 7 |
| COOPER, ROY NC · Senate DEM |
$281,712 | 11 |
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$224,200 | 5 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$222,450 | 4 |
| TRONE, DAVID MD · House DEM |
$181,500 | 5 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$179,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$1,110,855 | 14 |
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 |
$822,377 | 23 |
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$796,711 | 17 |
| AMERICAN FUTURE C00926204 |
$468,600 | 16 |
| GENDEBIEN, BLAKE NY · House DEM |
$402,000 | 7 |
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$329,900 | 8 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$286,150 | 5 |
| COOPER, ROY NC · Senate DEM |
$281,712 | 11 |
| TRONE, DAVID MD · House DEM |
$181,500 | 5 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$179,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE C00010603 |
$1,260,134 | 5 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$1,110,855 | 14 |
| BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR US · President DEM |
$1,066,400 | 3 |
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 |
$903,327 | 27 |
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$897,611 | 19 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$516,350 | 12 |
| AMERICAN FUTURE C00926204 |
$468,600 | 16 |
| GENDEBIEN, BLAKE NY · House DEM |
$458,200 | 8 |
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$329,900 | 8 |
| SMP C00484642 |
$313,465 | 5 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $14,471,965 | 69.09% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $6,474,053 | 30.91% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
People at this agency 0 buyers · 9 leadership
Leadership 9
Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.
Managing Partner
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Research
Montgomery
Founding Partner / President
Partner / Senior Pollster
Montgomery
Partner / Senior Pollster
Washington
Partner / Pollster and Strategist
Greater Montgomery Area
Partner / Senior Pollster
LinkedIn
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Partner / Senior Pollster
LinkedIn
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Partner / Senior Pollster
LinkedIn
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impactresearch.com · LinkedIn company page · updated 5mo ago
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
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Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $15K | 1 | MCMULLIN, DAVID EVAN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $120K | 5 | THANEDAR, SHRI 36% | Strategy & Research 100% | $135K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $900K | 26 | CALIFORNIANS FOR TRIBAL SOV… 19% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.04M | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $949K | 36 | EMILYS LIST 16% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.98M | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $549K | 21 | MCMULLIN, DAVID EVAN 31% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.53M | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $215K | 6 | STANDING STRONG PAC 29% | Strategy & Research 100% | $215K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $632K | 12 | FAIRSHAKE 30% | Strategy & Research 100% | $847K | +4113% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $1.48M | 25 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 22% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.32M | +1132% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $1.63M | 40 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 21% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3.95M | +81% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1.6M | 39 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 41% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5.55M | +69% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $3.9M | 55 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 31% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9.45M | +610% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $182K | 6 | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $182K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $417K | 10 | FAIRSHAKE 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $599K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $85K | 1 | SAN ANTONIO SPURS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9.53M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $464K | 14 | FAIRSHAKE 28% | Strategy & Research 87% | $1.06M | +116% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $939K | 27 | TALARICO, JAMES 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2M | +49% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $2.54M | 59 | TALARICO, JAMES 15% | Strategy & Research 65% | $4.54M | +72% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3.62M | 92 | AMERICAN FUTURE 13% | Other / Unclassified 2% | $8.16M | +123% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $632K | 16 | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 49% | — | $8.79M | -60% |
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 | $15,601,743 | 361 | $43K | 99.0% | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 17% | 6mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $153,400 | 3 | $51K | 1.0% | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 58% | 5mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
8
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,644,943 · 17% of revenue
12
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$6,661,114 · 32% of revenue
91
One-time clients 1 cycle
$10,555,261 · 51% of revenue
Top 8 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | 3 | $1,826,255 | 50 | 2022-03-15 | 2026-07-29 |
| KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. | 3 | $537,015 | 16 | 2022-05-31 | 2026-06-08 |
| EMILYS LIST | 3 | $318,083 | 18 | 2022-04-28 | 2026-07-23 |
| WOMEN VOTE | 3 | $280,850 | 4 | 2022-09-22 | 2026-05-07 |
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI | 3 | $263,150 | 9 | 2022-04-26 | 2025-11-26 |
| NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND | 3 | $219,315 | 16 | 2022-07-11 | 2026-03-17 |
| AGUILAR, PETE | 3 | $128,200 | 4 | 2022-10-11 | 2026-04-24 |
| ASPIRE PAC | 3 | $72,075 | 4 | 2022-07-12 | 2026-04-15 |
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 | $7,842,866 | 42.7% | 20 | |
| MN | $2,037,911 | 11.1% | 5 | |
| TX | $1,802,138 | 9.8% | 6 | |
| CA | $1,448,174 | 7.9% | 14 | |
| PA | $1,226,024 | 6.7% | 4 | |
| MI | $1,060,410 | 5.8% | 6 | |
| OH | $555,748 | 3.0% | 2 | |
| MT | $550,260 | 3.0% | 3 | |
| NJ | $518,350 | 2.8% | 4 | |
| UT | $479,962 | 2.6% | 2 | |
| NC | $436,611 | 2.4% | 4 | |
| IL | $397,093 | 2.2% | 5 |
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 | 2024-10-21 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | POLLING/FOCUS GROUPS | $487,400 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-21 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | POLLING/FOCUS GROUPS | $411,174 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-25 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $408,200 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-17 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $370,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-30 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | POLLING/FOCUS GROUPS | $368,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-26 | TALARICO, JAMES | Strategy & Research | SURVEY | $139,469 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-07 | WOMEN VOTE | — | POLLING/SURVEYS | $126,400 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-03 | TALARICO, JAMES | — | SURVEY | $107,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-26 | TALARICO, JAMES | Strategy & Research | SURVEY | $106,423 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-24 | TALARICO, JAMES | — | SURVEY | $104,573 |
| Recent | 2026-08-28 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION | — | POLLING SERVICES | $52,600 |
| Recent | 2026-07-30 | MAGAZINER, SETH | — | POLLING | $49,600 |
| Recent | 2026-07-30 | FAIRSHAKE | — | POLLING | $34,600 |
| Recent | 2026-08-28 | LEADERS WE DESERVE | — | RESEARCH SERVICES | $30,650 |
| Recent | 2026-08-13 | DEFEND THE VOTE | — | POLLING | $5,500 |