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candidates, causes, and voters

DOWN-BALLOT CRISIS

Small-town mayors, state representatives, judges, county commissioners, and many other offices, make up the down-ballot races that shape the direction and nature of American politics.

More than half a million elected offices in the United States are down-ballot races. In most states, the majority of the races go uncontested.

In 2024, 61% of city and 82% of county races were uncontested, with Democrats being the most prominent no-shows.

WHY IT MATTERS?

These numbers matter to the nation because uncontested races erode accountability, discourage voter participation, and limit the diversity of representation, resulting in extremes shaping policies on schools, transit, criminal justice, healthcare, and more.

These numbers matter to the Party because they depress city and countywide turnout, reduce opportunities to build the Party, and leave efforts to push back against partisan challenges falling short.

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WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Help candidates broaden their social network with software that does a better job of connecting them to the Party in voters' minds

Raise awareness of the candidate’s campaign by highlighting their events

Lower the cost of campaigning by giving voters a simple-to-use mobile app that makes it easier to learn about candidates and campaign events anywhere in the community

Enhance the flow of information to the Party about candidate performance and voter sentiment, allowing for better support to candidates when needed

SOLUTION

OurVoteToday's desktop and mobile app services provide candidates with a better way to market themselves, including a free mobile app and analytics.

The service complements many of the other well-established political products and resources serving the Democratic Party and progressive causes.

OurVoteToday makes it easy to advertise campaign events, obtain voter evaluations, while providing the Party with a wealth of demographic and political information about candidates at all levels of geography.

SERVICE STRUCTURE

4 Approved candidates, staff, and progressive groups enter and maintain their event information.

5 Voters download and launch the free OURVOTETODAY app to locate Democratic Party candidates and progressive events within a 50-mile radius of their location. Search and filter by name, office, or geolocation anywhere in the U.S., its territories, or the world.

Supporters can anonymously evaluate candidates and campaigns using OURVOTETODAY's attitudinal rating scales.

The authority for vetting and creating candidate and cause accounts rests with their respective 1 national, 2 state, and 3 county officials.

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ADVANTAGES

Strengthens the Bond: Reinforces connections among candidates, staff, and supporters through improved communication, leading to higher event attendance and greater support for candidates and their causes.

Time Saver: Automatically send event information to favorite social media accounts.
Low Cost: County fees range between a penny to a few cents per capita, depending on current U.S. Census population estimates.
Candidate Metrics: Various reports are available, including evaluations of candidates and campaigns cross-tabulated by supporter demographics.

Party-level Metrics: Measures include comparable candidate performance indicators across counties and states, and AI-generated summaries of candidate-reported grassroots sentiments.

Audience/Crowd Size Estimates: Estimate event attendance using Rally Count™, OURVOTETODAY's AI-based people counting mobile app.

Dashboard: National, state, and county summary candidate and campaign analytics.

Candidate App: Secure login, easy scheduling and updating of campaign events, supporter demographics, and integration with social media.

Free Voter App: The mobile app enables supporters to quickly find candidates, Party, and progressive campaign events, evaluate candidates and campaigns, and participate in anonymous micro-surveys.