Reach every likely voter before election day
The voters most likely to decide your race, with cell phones, landlines, and addresses. Five ways to reach them from one place, with every contact logged to the voter.
Running without a party usually means running without the machine
When someone runs with a party, the party hands them staff, a voter file, texting, and people who map the whole race. You chose to run without that. It should not mean running alone.
No voter list
The clerk sells a raw spreadsheet. A party gives its candidates a voter file with turnout history and phone numbers on day one.
No way to reach them
Texting vendors want minimums and compliance paperwork. Mailers cost thousands and get tossed.
No one to ask
A campaign manager costs $1,000 to $3,000 a month. Most candidates work full time and campaign on evenings and weekends.
What GoodParty.org Pro gives you
The voters who will decide your race
Every registered voter in your district with voting history, cell phones, landlines, and addresses. We recommend a list, or you build your own with 17 filters.
Five ways to reach them from one place
Texting, phone banking, robocalls, door knocking, and a custom audience for Facebook and Instagram ads. Compliance handled for you. The last day to sign up for voter texting for the November 3 election is October 15.
Every contact logged to the voter
You always know who has heard from you and who has not, so the next text, call, or walk picks up where the last one ended.
How it works
Before election day, every likely voter in your race should have heard from you at least once. Here is how that happens.
Step 1
Pick your voters
Get a list recommended for your race, or filter the voter file yourself: likelihood to vote, age, party, and 14 more.
Step 2
Refine your message
The drafting tool gives you a starting point from your race and your own words, then adapts it for each channel. You edit it before anything goes out.
Step 3
Text them first
Texting reaches the most voters fastest. We handle the number registration, the compliance, and the sending. Your first campaign of up to 5,000 texts is free, then $0.035 per text. The last day to sign up for voter texting for the November 3 election is October 15.
Step 4
Fill the gaps
Call the voters who did not reply, drop a voicemail to landline households, knock the doors you have not reached, and run your ads to the same list.
Hesitant about texting voters? Three things candidates ask us
Will voters find it annoying?
A text from a neighbor running for city council reads differently than a national blast. It has your name, your office, one reason you are running, and a link. Voters reply and ask questions.
Does it work in a race this small?
Candidates who text voters win 22% more often, even in small races. Local turnout is often 10 to 20 percent, so reaching the likely voters is most of the job.
Who reads a text from an unknown number?
Almost everyone, within minutes. Mail gets tossed, knocks go unanswered when people are at work, and unknown calls go to voicemail. A text gets read.
What candidates who texted their voters say
The text blast was a game-changer. I sent a mass text to 19,000 people in DeSoto. At the polls, people would come up and say, 'I got your text.' That's how they got my info to research me.
Ken Waters
City Council Member, DeSoto, TX
The text messaging tool was very effective in tapping in with people and reminding them who you are. Staying front of mind was key.
Marq Hawkins
Mayor, California City, CA
I probably sent 30k to 50k text messages through GoodParty.org. The turning point was during the texting phase. I was getting replies that were extremely positive.
Jonathan Cooper
Justice of the Peace, North Las Vegas, NV
We've got the track record
We are a nonpartisan organization with one mission: making people matter more than money in our democracy. We help everyday people run, win, and serve without major-party support.
Free to start. Pro is $10 a month.
The free tools are yours when you take the pledge to run independent of the major parties and big money, put people first, and stand against corruption. Pro adds the voter data and every way to reach them.
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Free when you take the pledge:
Campaign Plan: your Votes to Win, voter contact goals, budget, timeline, and a weekly plan
Campaign Manager: weekly prioritized tasks and an in-app chat for what to do next
Public profile in the voter guide: a free, editable page for your positions and why you are running
Training and templates: 300+ hours of training, 60+ templates, scripts, and live office hours
Candidate community: thousands of candidates running without a party, grouped by race and state
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Pro
$10per month
Everything in Free, plus:
Voter data and CRM: every registered voter in your race with voting history, cell, landline, and address. 17 filters, recommended lists, one record per voter
Campaign texting: your first campaign of up to 5,000 texts is free, then $0.035 per text. Compliance registration handled in about a week. The last day to sign up for voter texting for the November 3 election is October 15
Robocalls: $0.045 per call to landline households. Record in your browser, see the cost, schedule the send
Phone banking: call sheets with cell and landline numbers and one-tap outcomes
Door knocking: routed walks to likely voters, talking points at the door, logging from your phone
Team accounts: add a campaign manager and volunteers with their own roles
Know Your Opponent: see who you are running against and how they are campaigning
Contact history: every text, call, knock, and reply written back to the voter
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Questions candidates ask
Every likely voter in your race can hear from you
Create a free account, upgrade to Pro for $10 a month, pick your voters, and send your first text. Calls, voicemail, door routes, and ad audiences are ready the same day. The last day to sign up for voter texting for the November 3 election is October 15.
Start reaching voters