The Story of Hamilton Campaigns

In the spring of 2007, the oldest partisan consulting firm in the country changed its name, officially becoming Hamilton Campaigns. The new name pays homage to our past – Bill Hamilton founded the firm in 1964 – but also looks forward to a future where we continue to be a leader in providing decision-making services to Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations.

Hamilton Campaigns integrates all decision-making services utilized by campaigns – polling, opposition and self-research, and electoral targeting. This focus on integrated research builds on our recent successes: we’ve worked in 37 states since 2000, conducted over 40 bilingual or Spanish language projects since 2004, and in 2006 were a part of 7 winning Congressional campaigns, 3 US Senate campaigns, a gubernatorial pick-up, and three down-ballot wins in red states.

The full political resume of Hamilton Campaigns spans from city halls across the country, to state houses, to the White House. Our non-political resume includes helping to solve problems and protect the brand of Fortune 500 companies, national non-profit organizations, and national and international media outlets. Many of the company’s past employees have gone on to have successful careers as elected officials, legislative staff, marketing executives, and principals in their own firms.

The 40+ year history of the company has witnessed many changes in the political consulting industry. Hamilton Campaigns has been present for every major change, and further, has survived these changes because we have been on the cutting edge of providing new technologies, new services, and actionable advice. It is with that spirit of innovation that we become the first to fully integrate all research and decision-making services into one firm.

Anyone who works with Hamilton Campaigns knows that they will receive cutting edge, quality information from people who know how to translate information into action. We place a priority on customer service and being accessible to our clients. And our clients notice -- in a survey of our clients, 97% said they were satisfied with the service they were given.