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Thanks so much for everything you do to support the Democratic party in your county. We're collecting information about what's going on in each county so we can better assess what tools and help the State party needs to provide. (There will, of course, be many more opportunities for you to directly voice your opinions and needs--this survey strives to provide a snapshot of what's going on now.)

The survey takes about 10 minutes, but the information it will provide is invaluable.



Thanks again for everything you do and please take a moment right now to answer the questions. Just click the Continue button below.
 
 
We regularly elect Democrats to (check as many as apply):
 
appointed city and county boards and commissions such as water board, planning board, transportation board, etc.
 
non-partisan elected offices such as school boards and city councils
 
city-level offices such as city council and mayor
 
county-level offices such as county clerk and recorder, county commissioners, county treasurer, coroner, sheriff, assessor, and surveyor.
 
district offices such as district attorney
 
state-level offices such as state house and state senate
 
state wide offices such as Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General
 
national-level offices such as Senate, House, and President
 
Other
 

 
 
Our get-out-the-vote efforts include (check as many as apply):
 
identifying how Democrats are voting before the election
 
identifying how Unaffiliateds are voting before the election
 
target precincts based on democratic performance
 
door-to-door canvassing
 
encouraging supporters to vote early or absentee
 
poll watching
 
election-day reminder calls
 
mail or deliver a democratic candidate ballot to all democrats
 
mail or deliver a democratic candidate ballot to all unaffiliated
 
encourage voters to vote absentee or early
 
Other
 

 
 
We raise enough money to (check as many as apply):
 
max out on contributions to local candidates
 
max out on contributions to regional candidates
 
max out on contributions to state candidates
 
max out on contributions to national candidates
 
rent a permanent headquarters
 
buy ourselves a yard sign or two
 
Other
 

 
 
The majority of our precinct captains (check as many as apply):
 
know who they are
 
actively participate in the party even between elections
 
organize door-to-door canvassing
 
recruit volunteers within the precinct
 
identify how the Democrats in their precinct are voting
 
turn out the Democratic vote in their precinct
 
Other
 

 
 
As far as candidate recruitment and training go (check as many as apply):
 
we need Democratic candidates
 
we consistently have at least one qualified candidate for local offices
 
we consistently have at least one qualified candidate for regional offices
 
we consistently have at least one qualified candidate for state-level offices
 
we provide training to prepare our candidates to serve when elected
 
we'd like office-specific training for candidates
 
we provide campaign training for our candidates
 
we'd like campaign training for candidates
 
Other
 

 
 
As a guess, I'd say most Democrats in my county (check as many as apply):
 
know the names of city council members in their city
 
know who's mayor of their city
 
know who our county commissioners are
 
know who represents us in the State House
 
know who represents us in the State Senate
 
Other
 

 
 
Our county party email list (check all that apply):
 
is non-existent
 
includes fewer than 5% of the registered Democrats in our county
 
includes about 5% of the registered Democrats in our county
 
includes about 10% of the registered Democrats in our county
 
includes about 15% of the registered Democrats in our county
 
includes about 20% of the registered Democrats in our county
 
includes about 25% of the registered Democrats in our county
 
includes about 50% of the registered Democrats in our county
 
includes about 75% of the registered Democrats in our county
 
includes every single Democrat who's ever registered in our county
 
is in great shape
 
is in OK shape
 
is in need of a complete overhaul
 
is a relatively painless way of communicating
 
is a moderately painless way of communicating
 
is a huge drain of time
 
Other
 

 
 
Communicating with volunteers in your county party (check as many as apply):
 
we send a weekly email update
 
we send a monthly email update
 
we call and let people know of upcoming events
 
we mail a quarterly printed newsletter
 
Other
 

 
 
Communicating with the media (check as many as apply):
 
we have a letter to the editor project
 
we get our letters published weekly
 
we get our letters published monthly
 
we send weekly press releases to the local papers
 
we send monthly press releases to the local papers
 
we send press releases to the local paper when we get really mad or really glad about something
 
Other
 

 
 
As far as acquiring and managing voter lists (check all that apply):
 
it's cost prohibitive for us to get any lists electronically from our county clerk
 
we can easily get whatever lists we want from our county clerk
 
we can easily merge new/revised information with existing information
 
we can easily create walk lists
 
walk lists are difficult, but possible to create
 
generate walk lists? are you kidding me?
 
it's easy for us to share the data entry work required to update the voter file with information gathered by phone or canvass
 
only one person in the county can do data entry
 
if we change the information in our database, we can't manage updates from the clerk's office
 
we have a system set up at the county level to allow precinct captains to automatically request and generate their own lists
 
Other
 

 
 
When we target voters (check all that apply):
 
we've never targeted voters before
 
we use voter history
 
we use demographic charts
 
we use demographic information
 
we use candidate or issue IDs from previous campaigns
 
Other
 

 
 
As far as volunteers go (check all that apply):
 
we have no way of managing who wants to volunteer, what they want to do, or what they're good at
 
we ask for volunteers when we need them, but don't keep track of them after the work is done
 
we have a volunteer database
 
we keep accurate track of volunteer contacts
 
we keep track of each volunteer's contribution
 
we have a volunteer orientation
 
we have clearly defined job descriptions
 
we have regular volunteer nights/days
 
we have a volunteer or team whose job it is to manage volunteers
 
Other
 

 
 
Web site (choose all that apply):
 
We don't have a county party Web site.
 
If the state party provided a place to host a web site, we have someone who could create and maintain it.
 
If the state party provided a basic, pre-made web site, we have someone who could do basic maintenance after it's created.
 
We already have a county party Web site.
 
Our site is easily maintained.
 
Our site is difficult to maintain.
 
Our site is updated less than once a month.
 
Our site is updated monthly.
 
Our site is updated a few times a month.
 
Our site is updated a few times a week.
 
Our site is updated every day.
 
Other
 

 
 
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