THE POLLING COMPANY
THE POLLING COMPANY is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE POLLING COMPANY was paid $1.07M across 9 client committees, of which $222K 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 |
$844,137 | 26 rows | 79.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$221,735 | 13 rows | 20.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 3, 2001 → Oct 13, 2020
- spans 19.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 26
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- distinct payers
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $1,026,766 | 96.33% |
| Non-partisan | $39,106 | 3.67% |
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 · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $20K | 1 | BLUM, RODNEY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $7K | 1 | NRCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $27K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $152K | 6 | AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC. 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $179K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $274K | 5 | AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC. 97% | Strategy & Research 100% | $453K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $133K | 5 | AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC. 59% | Strategy & Research 100% | $586K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $11K | 2 | BLUM, RODNEY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | -44% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $188K | 1 | MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $199K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $16K | 1 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $215K | -94% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $32K | 1 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $247K | -76% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $837,423 | 26 | $32K | 100.0% | AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC. 57% | 5y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | $475,680 | 56.4% | 1 | |
| VA | $235,325 | 27.9% | 2 | |
| DC | $61,589 | 7.3% | 2 | |
| IA | $40,818 | 4.8% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $19,268 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| CA | $11,457 | 1.4% | 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 | 2018-08-09 | AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC. | Strategy & Research | POLLING EXPENSE | $204,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-04-30 | MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC | Strategy & Research | POLLING EXPENSE | $187,825 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-10 | AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC. | Strategy & Research | POLLING EXPENSE | $69,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-06-08 | AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC. | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $65,234 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-22 | CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND | Strategy & Research | POLLING SERVICES | $41,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2020-10-13 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LAST) PRESIDENT | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $31,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2020-09-23 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LAST) PRESIDENT | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $16,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2019-01-03 | BLUM, RODNEY | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $7,470 |
| Largest this cycle | 2019-01-03 | BLUM, RODNEY | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $3,895 |