NORTH STAR OPINION RESEARCH
NORTH STAR OPINION RESEARCH is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle NORTH STAR OPINION RESEARCH was paid $2.42M across 13 client committees, of which $454K 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,963,010 | 64 rows | 81.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$453,649 | 26 rows | 18.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 17, 2012 → Feb 13, 2026
- spans 13.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 64
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 13
- 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.
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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Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 |
$64,200 | 2 |
| HATCHER, CHARLIE TN · House REP |
$30,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 |
$64,200 | 2 |
| HATCHER, CHARLIE TN · House REP |
$30,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 |
$64,200 | 2 |
| HATCHER, CHARLIE TN · House REP |
$30,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRCC C00075820 |
$134,400 | 3 |
| UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 |
$64,200 | 2 |
| HATCHER, CHARLIE TN · House REP |
$30,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $222,365 | 9.20% |
| Republican | $1,606,695 | 66.48% |
| Non-partisan | $587,599 | 24.31% |
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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $139K | 4 | NRSC 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $139K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $151K | 8 | C00633362 69% | Strategy & Research 100% | $290K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $58K | 2 | NRSC 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $348K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $28K | 1 | C00633362 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $376K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $61K | 1 | FINCHER, STEPHEN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $437K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $143K | 5 | NRCC 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $579K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $219K | 5 | NRCC 77% | Strategy & Research 100% | $798K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $32K | 2 | NRCC 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $32K | -48% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $35K | 2 | C00740589 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $67K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $142K | 5 | NRCC 89% | Strategy & Research 100% | $209K | -0% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $152K | 7 | NRCC 59% | Strategy & Research 100% | $361K | -31% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $35K | 1 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $35K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $56K | 2 | KINZINGER, ADAM 56% | Strategy & Research 100% | $91K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $31K | 1 | KINZINGER, ADAM 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $122K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $41K | 1 | NRSC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $163K | +17% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $227K | 5 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $390K | +60% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $70K | 2 | NRCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $460K | -54% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $45K | 1 | COUNTRY FIRST 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $45K | +29% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $28K | 1 | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $73K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $27K | 1 | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $100K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $15K | 1 | C00864165 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $115K | -63% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $41K | 1 | NRCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $156K | -82% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $93K | 2 | NRCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $250K | +33% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $30K | 1 | HATCHER, CHARLIE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $30K | +6% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $64K | 2 | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $94K | +138% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $1,963,010 | 64 | $31K | 100.0% | NRCC 43% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $1,231,250 | 62.7% | 3 | |
| Unknown | $357,696 | 18.2% | 4 | |
| IL | $243,023 | 12.4% | 3 | |
| TN | $91,041 | 4.6% | 2 | |
| AK | $40,000 | 2.0% | 1 |
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 | 2018-10-25 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $109,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-01-09 | NRSC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $79,200 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-18 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC | Strategy & Research | PAC POLLING | $75,873 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-24 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $68,200 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-02-13 | FINCHER, STEPHEN | Strategy & Research | SURVEY / POLL | $61,041 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-13 | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $43,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-08 | HATCHER, CHARLIE | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $30,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-05 | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $20,400 |
| Recent | 2024-10-03 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $25,200 |