Recommended Postcard Sources

Choose our swing state of Pennsylvania whenever possible!

Email meclough60@gmail.com for guidance or further information.

Field Team Six

To get started: https://www.fieldteam6.org/postcarding1

Once you have an account: https://postcards.fieldteam6.org/getting_started

Create an account. Addresses and scripts are emailed to you.

Buy your own postcards, or buy them through Field Team Six (support artists!) Choose from a variety of scripts.

Currently offering postcards to swing districts in PA! 

Postcards for Swing States

https://turnoutpac.org/postcards

Free postcards (donation requested and always appropriate)

News Boosting postcards are currently available for Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina

Send to swing states to spread the word about the damage and destruction of the Trump regime

“Get Out the Vote” postcards for PA coming in May

Activate America

https://www.activateamerica.vote/postcards

Buy your own postcards, choose your state

Currently only offering Georgia, Virginia, Wisconsin

More swing states coming soon, including PA

Environmental Voter Project

https://www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved

Currently no postcards available

Cartoons for Democracy 

Cost is $25 for 100.  https://cartoonsfordemocracy.myshopify.com/collections/ailing-healthcare

The only state effort right now is Michigan, but it’s a fun place to buy postcards (see below).

POSTCARDING WORKS!

• Postcards are the most effective tool to mobilize voters to vote
• 1 in 71 postcards will change a voter’s mind
• Postcards can win an election by a margin of 1.3%
• Postcards only go to those 50% likely to vote for Democrats
• 90% of the people who vote because of a postcard will vote Democrat
• https://cdce.umd.edu/feature/power-postcard-rocking-vote-0
• https://demcastusa.com/2021/05/12/yes-postcards-to-voters-do-boost-interest-and-turnout/

Where to Source Postcards & Stamps

Stamps: Buy postcard stamps at your local post office or online from the U.S. Post Office; Postcard stamps are ‘forever’ stamps, meaning once you buy them, they are good to use even if rates increase. Prices go up regularly so you might want to stock up! Warning: Online options for buying stamps below their value are scams.

Postcards: You can choose your postcards and order them anywhere or make your own: flowers, landscapes, ones that say “Vote” or a similar simple message. Please avoid pictures of people, controversial statements on the postcard design, and any nudity, even if represented in a painting or picture of a statue. Also please don’t use postcards that other organizations have given you for their messages and efforts – please check in with those organizations before using them for another purpose. Many people prefer postcards that allow you to fill in the address on one side and write the message on the other side.We welcome your input on other ideas!

• You may be able to buy blank pre-stamped postcards online from the U.S. Post Office. Note USPS may take some time to fill your order. You can also check with your local post office!

• T. Marie Stationary offers a 10% discount coupon code with a minimum of $20 per order to our volunteers. Visit their website https://tmarie.co  and enter the code “ACTIVATEAMERICA” at checkout to redeem the discount. They have Spanish and English-language options.

• Accountability postcards!  One of our volunteers designed a set of postcards which asks voters to make our elected officials accountable for their actions.  You can find these postcards in a special Activate America Postcard link at Vertical Printing’s highly rated Etsy site [ https://www.etsy.com/shop/VerticalPrinting?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&sort_order=date_desc§ion_id=54545459].

• Create Protest sells beautiful postcards using designs by local artists, who share in the proceeds: https://createprotest.com 

• Stone Maven Designs has vote postcards with bulk discounts! https://www.stonemavendesigns.net

• Cartoons for Democracy offers postcards with political cartoons to help drive home your hand-written messages. They have cartoon cards that target specific elections, as well as general Get Out The Vote cards on a wide range of topics including cuts to education, healthcare, SNAP, Federal workforce cuts and more. https://cartoonsfordemocracy.myshopify.com/collections/gotv

• The Markers For Democracy Vistaprint Pro Shop offers many styles of voting-themed postcards. They receive no proceeds from the shop; they pass the discount on to you. Free shipping for orders over $50.

• You can make your own postcards from card stock and decorate them yourself. Some folks use stamps or hand-drawn designs. For details on the size and types of paper to use: First Class Mail. Email us for templates if you want to use ours or invent your own design!