Help Get Your
Friends to Vote
Join our community of people passionate about improving turnout, and help get your friends and family to vote. Our method works, and our app makes it easy.
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OUR MISSION
We believe your voice is heard when your vote is counted, and that our country would be a better place if more people cast a ballot. That’s why we work to increase turnout in U.S. elections, with a focus on communities with historically low voting rates.
How It Works
Turnout Nation equips people who care deeply about voting - people we call Captains - with the tools and info they need to mobilize their personal networks, and ultimately get more Americans to the polls. Your job, as a member of our community, is vital, but straightforward. Here’s how it works:
Download the App
Download the app and create an account.
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Enter Names of Your 10
Enter the names of 10 people, the 10 you’ll work with to ensure they vote.
Ensure They're Registered
If any of them are flagged as not registered, you’ll work with them to get registered - we’ll give you the info you need.
Inform & Energize
Talk with your 10 and get them to commit to voting. Use the app to share important voting info with them.
Become a Captain
Ready to get going? Join our community of volunteers - we call them Captains - and start making a difference in voter turnout today.
Our Approach Works Better
In randomized controlled trials, our method of friend-to-friend organizing was tested against traditional get-out-the-vote efforts, and blew them out of the water. Since then, we’ve continued to make waves:
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10x more effective than door-to-door canvassing
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Increases turnout by 13.2% - largest GOTV effect measured in 2 decades
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Safe and effective even during a pandemic
According to a Scientific American OpEd, we showed “the largest impacts on turnout of any experimentally tested get-out-the-vote study in recent memory.”
There's no doubt about it that we're living through a scary time, but it's these times where I turn to my friends. During our FaceTime catchups, we laugh, share struggles, and ground one another. These are my people, and I want them to be represented. If people choose not to vote only a fraction of the population are making decisions that affect how we live, and that's the opposite of what democracy was made to be." - Sofia from Massachusetts
“An order of magnitude” better than traditional methods” - Don Green PhD Columbia
One App That Does It All
Use our app as a tool to mobilize your friends: it helps you ensure they're registered correctly and lets you easily share accurate and up-to-date voting info. The app also provides tips to help get people to the polls, and gives you real people to turn to for questions.
In-app support for getting people registered
Shareable voting info, like polling locations and state-specific vote-by-mail instructions
Tips & tricks for how to best organize and energize your network
OUR STORY
Our founder, a pro-democracy activist, recognized that increased voter turnout means a more representative government, one that truly works “for the people.” He founded our non-profit to help ensure more American’s have their voices heard, and, in 2018, Turnout Nation went from concept to reality.
Help Increase Our Impact
The work we do is important, and it takes time and money. We need your help to increase our impact nationwide. Please consider making a tax deductible donation today through our fiscal sponsor, Social Good Fund.
