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

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

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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.