ThinkNow Voter Study

Background

Field Team 6 is an organization that focuses on registering Democratic voters in swing states. It successfully registered new voters prior to the 2018 midterm elections by focusing on targeting voters who opposed President Trump. To help motivate people to register to vote in 2020, Field Team 6 needed to understand the specific factors and messaging that are most likely to resonate with eligible voters in battleground states. 

Solution

ThinkNow designed two separate online surveys to gather insights from eligible U.S. voters. Both surveys targeted Hispanics, African Americans/Blacks, Asians and Whites.

• The first survey was conducted nationally and measured attitudes and preferences regarding the 2020 Presidential election and attitudes about the administration and its policies.
• A second survey was conducted several months later among adults from battleground states who had registered to vote within the past five years. The survey collected information on why they registered to vote, the most important factors in deciding who to vote for, and how they planned to vote in November, and related topics.

Results

The results of our two studies provided critical intelligence to Field Team 6. Among the significant findings was that anti-Trump message wasn’t enough. The COVID-19 pandemic emerged as the single most important issue facing voters prior to the 2020 election, which indicated that any messaging to eligible voters needed to focus on that issue. Field Team 6 ran their new messaging and TRIPLED their average registration numbers the first weekend in-field. 

Testimonial

“Thanks to your research and intelligence, you are directly helping to effectively register Democrats in the battleground states that will make the difference in taking back the Senate and the White House in November. Thank you so much for what you’ve done already and we can’t wait to keep working together and honing the ability to create a Democratic infrastructure in this country to not only win in 2020 but hold and expand those gains! Thank you so much.” – Sarah Jakle, National Outreach Director, Field Team 6