What We Do

We conduct custom quantitative and qualitative research initiatives for political campaigns, independent expenditures, nonprofits, public affairs initiatives, think tanks, and issue advocacy organizations.

We offer sophisticated multimodal polling, capturing a wide and representative sample that is more versatile than traditional polling methodologies while remaining more accurate than experimental survey approaches.

Our services include data collection and purchases; highly accurate polls of localities, districts, states, countries, and targeted universes; message and coalition testing; focus groups and in-depth interviews; and high-level analysis of data that yields strategic guidance optimized for our clients' needs and goals. We are experts at disseminating findings to key audiences, including journalists and elected officials, as well as conducting private research projects with the utmost discretion.

We know how to communicate about politics. And we know how to do it in ways that actually work in today’s environment.

We craft communications strategies for the contemporary media and political ecosystem: No press releases that go unread; no press conferences with two cameras; no cookie-cutter PR ideas.

Whether it's winning a competitive election, raising organizational visibility, passing legislation, or moving an issue to the front of the agenda, we know how to get attention, define the terms of debate, and create an environment where clients can realize their vision. Our tailored, creative media strategies break through the noise, advance campaign priorities, command sustained press interest, and are talked about on social media and at voters’ doors.

We take a dive-deep approach to the media and political messaging. From the start, we identify opportunities and actions that raise our clients’ profiles, shape compelling stories around their work, and advance their goals. We aim to control the narrative rather than wait for contact or criticism to react to.

We ensure that what our clients say is being heard—and covered—by drawing on our deep existing relationships with the country’s top national reporters and local media in New York and across the country, as well as by seeking out and cultivating new relationships as needed. Beyond pitching individual stories and interviews, we educate journalists about our clients’ work and priorities and why they matter.

We work with candidates, donors, nonprofits, and other groups to develop strategic and inclusive solutions to political problems.

We are project managers and campaign advisors, offering guidance on strategy, communications, fundraising, and more. We also work directly with donors to coordinate programs and maximize impact.

Slingshot has deep experience with running and advising organizations that seek to shape the political landscape, including independent expenditures and 527 organizations, 501(c)(3)s and 501(c)(4)s, and donor-advised funds.

Our clients bring bold new ideas, and we provide the capabilities and experience needed to realize their vision.