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Flipping the House: An Arizona Canvassing Report [1]
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Date: 2025-03-27
Like last year, our Arizona volunteers have set a goal of knocking on 1 Million Doors in Arizona (extreme heat prevented us from reaching that goal last year).
One change (or improvement) in our approach will be more loyalty to the areas where we canvass. In the past, Hope Springs has prioritized coverage (canvassing more area) than repetition. In some areas, we did complete 2 rounds (out of the 5 rounds in a traditional canvass cycle) before Labor Day, but that was certainly not the norm. This year, 2 rounds before Labor Day is the goal of the areas we target. Part of the reason here is that we are less likely to hand off these areas in an election year for GOTV. We feel that keeping the same volunteers in targeted areas creates recognition among voters and will help motivate voters in an off-election year.
288 Hope Springs volunteers came out on Saturday in the 1st, 2nd and 6th CDs to knock on 20,851 doors. We talked to 1,699 voters and had in-depth conversations with 1,087 of them, guided by our Issues Questionnaire.
We did add one thing to our questionnaire: we are asking voters whether they approve of the administration’s cuts to federal programs and agencies. Given that we are talking to more unaffiliated voters this year, we are offering that as a way to screen MAGA-leaning voters that we talk to.
Other than that, the Issues Surveys aren’t really changing. We may modify them again, if necessary. Voters like to tell us what is important to them!
Last year, the top issues voters mentioned were remarkably consistent in Arizona. Not all the bouncing around we saw the previous year. But those were responses in more Democratic-leaning swing areas. This year, we are casting a wider net, venturing into more MAGA-open territory to find (and strengthen) Democratic voters there.
The #1 Issue in Arizona on Saturday was Inflation. Lots and lots of comments (some of them sarcastic) about promises to bring down inflation — apparently, voters in the state think it has persisted and see little real change. Housing Availability, Costs and Housing Insurance Costs was second and Tariffs was third. Even in Phoenix, voters realize that they are connected to Mexico and worry about even more restrictions to their interactions there.
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