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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...

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...

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

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 in...

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...

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...

Phone numbers in VAN are a frequent point of confusion when doing field work. However, there have been a ton of improvements in phone quality, phone type,...

Understanding Phone Numbers: If you’ve ever tried to call a voter before, you know having a phone number helps! Fortunately, VAN has many ways of categoriz...