Strategy & Research Vendors
875
Strategy & Research vendors tracked
$4.47B
in cumulative cycle spend
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Top 2026 buyer ($10.8M)
Strategy & Research vendors are the polling firms, opposition research, and strategic consulting. OpenPolitical tracks 875 canonical strategy & research vendors across $4.47B in cumulative disbursements. The table below shows the top 50 in this category by total cycle spend.
Top 10 strategy & research vendors by total cycle spend
$358.3M
$277.5M
$257.7M
$148.6M
$103.2M
$100.4M
$98.2M
$72.2M
$70.9M
$69.8M
Biggest single payment
$1.5M
1484860 → National Political Consultants LLC · Mar 2026
Fastest-growing vendor (90d)
7.7×
617 Media Group LLC · $100K → $766K
Most service categories served
12 categories
Meridian Pacific, Inc.
| # | Vendor | Primary category | Total cycle spend | # buyers | 12-mo trajectory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amplify Media | Strategy & Research | $358.3M | 6 | |
| 2 | Meridian Pacific, Inc. | Strategy & Research | $277.5M | 1 | |
| 3 | Full Reach Media Group | Strategy & Research | $257.7M | 8 | |
| 4 | Russo Marsh & Associates, Inc. | Strategy & Research | $148.6M | 2 | |
| 5 | Starboard Strategic Inc. | Strategy & Research | $103.2M | 1 | |
| 6 | David Binder Research LLC | Strategy & Research | $100.4M | 34 | |
| 7 | Scott Howell & Company | Strategy & Research | $98.2M | 8 | |
| 8 | Blitz Canvassing | Strategy & Research | $72.2M | 7 | |
| 9 | Public Opinion Strategies | Strategy & Research | $70.9M | 141 | |
| 10 | Relentless Campaigns | Strategy & Research | $69.8M | 4 | |
| 11 | National Political Consultants LLC | Strategy & Research | $66.6M | 1 | |
| 12 | Global Strategy Group, LLC | Strategy & Research | $64.5M | 181 | |
| 13 | Strategic Advance Services | Strategy & Research | $60.8M | 105 | |
| 14 | RED SEA LLC | Strategy & Research | $50.0M | 3 | |
| 15 | C Plus K LLC | Strategy & Research | $47.7M | 6 | |
| 16 | Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, Inc. | Strategy & Research | $47.7M | 18 | |
| 17 | Something Else Strategies LLC | Strategy & Research | $42.0M | 43 | |
| 18 | Gilliard Blanning & Associates Inc. | Strategy & Research | $40.6M | 10 | |
| 19 | GOP Data Trust LLC | Strategy & Research | $40.6M | 1 | |
| 20 | THE Outreach Team, LLC | Strategy & Research | $39.1M | 17 | |
| 21 | ON Message INC | Strategy & Research | $38.3M | 11 | |
| 22 | Swing Strategies | Strategy & Research | $36.4M | 2 | |
| 23 | Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Inc. | Strategy & Research | $36.3M | 77 | |
| 24 | MB Public Affairs Inc. | Strategy & Research | $34.1M | 12 | |
| 25 | Tulchin Research | Strategy & Research | $33.5M | 30 | |
| 26 | Goodwin Simon Strategic Research, Inc. | Strategy & Research | $31.1M | 8 | |
| 27 | Fabrizio, LEE & Associates, LLC | Strategy & Research | $30.7M | 36 | |
| 28 | THE Tarrance Group | Strategy & Research | $30.3M | 106 | |
| 29 | Frontrunner Productions | Strategy & Research | $30.1M | 6 | |
| 30 | Baselice & Associates INC | Strategy & Research | $28.7M | 3 | |
| 31 | Schoen Survey Research LLC | Strategy & Research | $26.8M | 8 | |
| 32 | Lake Research Partners INC | Strategy & Research | $26.3M | 84 | |
| 33 | Hart Research Associates | Strategy & Research | $25.6M | 64 | |
| 34 | EMC Research | Strategy & Research | $23.9M | 36 | |
| 35 | THE Mellman Group | Strategy & Research | $23.2M | 31 | |
| 36 | Lakeside Communications | Strategy & Research | $23.1M | 15 | |
| 37 | Vanguard Field Strategies | Strategy & Research | $23.0M | 19 | |
| 38 | Fairbank Maslin Maullin & Associates | Strategy & Research | $22.9M | 1 | |
| 39 | Fidi Media LLC | Strategy & Research | $22.5M | 8 | |
| 40 | Grassroots Targeting LLC | Strategy & Research | $22.1M | 69 | |
| 41 | Bloomberg L.p. | Strategy & Research | $21.5M | 2 | |
| 42 | Creative Direct, LLC | Strategy & Research | $21.3M | 98 | |
| 43 | Goco Consulting | Strategy & Research | $21.1M | 3 | |
| 44 | Echo Canyon Consulting | Strategy & Research | $21.0M | 2 | |
| 45 | WPAI | Strategy & Research | $20.9M | 75 | |
| 46 | Deep Root Analytics LLC | Strategy & Research | $20.2M | 49 | |
| 47 | THE Majority Institute LLC | Strategy & Research | $20.1M | 7 | |
| 48 | Ragnar Research Partners | Strategy & Research | $19.6M | 55 | |
| 49 | America Rising LLC | Strategy & Research | $19.1M | 76 | |
| 50 | DMM Media INC | Strategy & Research | $18.9M | 9 |
Browse by service category
This page shows the top 50 strategy & research vendors active across the current cycle. Each vendor profile links out to their full client list, monthly spend trajectory, and money-flow analysis. Strategy & Research is one of 11 service categories OpenPolitical tracks — see the rail above for the rest.