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Create A List is used to create lists of voters that can then be used for targeting and voter outreach, as well as volunteer recruitment. Create A List is w...

Modeling/Scores The scores section of VAN is where we include modeling that predicts an individual voters’ likelihood of supporting a given candidate, c...

Targets are saved searches that can combine a variety of field data and analytics in one place to provide a streamlined list creation process for field outr...

Voting History is one of the best indicators of a voter's future behavior. It comes from the Secretary of State as part of the Registered Voter File and...

Districts and voter addresses both come from the raw voter file. If a voter needs to update their address or district, they should contact their local clerk...

Field data is some of the most important and actionable information you can use in voter targeting.  VAN is a field database and contains all canvassing inf...

VAN automatically applies certain suppressions when you create a list for voter contact. This excludes voters who may have moved or passed away, and drops c...

VAN has upwards of 40 canvass result codes, but many overlap or have similar meanings, and can be confusing for volunteers. To that end, we strongly recomme...