A special election affected by pandemic and GOP tactics
It’s not clear how the coronavirus outbreak affected this election. But it IS clear Republican gerrymandering and voter suppression played a massive role.
A Super Tuesday Primary Guide
It’s Super Tuesday, and most eyes are on the presidential election. But voters in Super Tuesday states aren’t just voting on the presidential nominee – they’re also casting their ballots for some of the most critical state legislative seats at play in 2020. Sister District plans to make candidate endorsements in four Super Tuesday states […]
Relational Voter Turnout: Tag, You’re It?
Can Facebook increase voter turnout? Our study looks at whether being tagged in a status by a friend makes people more likely to vote.
Identifying our 2020 Last Chance States
Announcing our 2020 state targets and political strategy! This is our last chance to build progressive power in state legislatures before redistricting.
Analyzing the 2019 Sister District Impact Report
We recently released our 2019 Impact Report. The report includes details about our fundraising and field achievements, program growth, campaign success and satisfaction, and volunteer/team success and growth. Read on for some of the takeaways from the report.
2019 Post-Election Analysis
We Flipped Virginia and Celebrate our First Win in Mississippi Election night 2019 was one for the books! Sister District returned to Virginia, where we got our start three years ago working on 13 races in the House of Delegates. This year, we helped seven new candidates to victory, and all of our 2017 alumni […]
GOTV With Our Latest Research
Get Out More Votes, More Effectively The temperature is dropping, the leaves are changing, and pumpkins are popping up on front porches all over the nation. You know what that means: GOTV is here! GOTV, or “get out the vote,” marks a shift in campaign focus from persuading voters to vote for specific candidates or […]
Correlation vs. Causation: Tips for Reading Political Research Studies
You’ve probably heard the phrase “correlation does not equal causation” — but what does it mean? Here are some tips for reading Political Research Studies.
“Friendraising”: Goal-Oriented Fundraising Emails to Friends and Family
We conducted a mixed methods pilot study to determine if appealing to friends and family via email is a viable fundraising strategy, and if spelling out a specific fundraising goal is more effective in increasing the donation amount than using a general fundraising goal.
SDAN+VPC VR Voting Pipeline Postcard Study
We ran a randomized controlled trial to determine: 1) if people who received a handwritten postcard encouraging voter registration, along with an official voter registration form from Voter Participation Center (VPC), in our March and Sept 2018 studies had higher odds of turning out to vote in the November 2018 general election; and 2) if the effect of those postcards differed based on whether or not those targets had returned the registration form sent to them by VPC earlier in the year.
