Democracy South
Information, Technology, and Experience to Expand the Electorate

 

Mapping Solutions

Locator Maps
Planning the Overall Canvassing Effort

Locator Maps display a geographic picture of the total canvass area and includes all of the focus areas. For example, the figure below displays the Non-Hispanic Black percentage of each census tract by a different color. Census tracts colored in dark orange represent areas with greater than 50% and less than 75% Non-Hispanic Black.  The labels represent the census tract identifier for the each focus area. Locator maps give drive managers the information they need to prioritize and plan the overall canvassing effort.

 

Voter Registration Maps

Finding Neighborhood Blocks with the
Highest Concentrations of Unregistered Voters

To maximize the productivity of voter registration canvassing, organizers need to know which neighborhoods (precincts or Census block groups) inside their focus area hold the highest numbers of not-registered citizens. Using our maps drive managers can easily view  their focus area for neighborhoods holding the highest estimated concentrations of unregistered voters (Black, Latino, Asian, low income, etc.). The figure below is a zoom within an area (Tract) displaying the Non-Hispanic Black percentage of each census block by a different color. For example, census blocks colored in red represent areas with greater than 75% Non-Hispanic Black. Furthermore, the numerical label displays the estimated unregistered Black voters residing in the census block. This will give drive managers the information they need to select the proper areas (census tracts, block groups, or precincts) for canvassing.

 

Get-Out-the-Vote (GOTV) Maps

Finding Neighborhood Blocks with the
Highest Concentrations of Infrequent Voters

To help manage GOTV efforts we provide Infrequent/Newly Registered Voter maps. These pin maps display a point location for every voter who votes occasionally (blue dot) and every voter who has recently registered to vote (green dot). Again, these maps help to manage GOTV activities more efficiently.

 

Walk Lists

Listing Addresses of Infrequent or Newly Registered Voters

To increase the productivity of GOTV canvassing, organizers need to know which households inside neighborhoods (precincts or Census block groups) in their focus area to visit for GOTV. Using our Walk Lists, drive managers can easily outline and track their GOTV efforts. Our Walk Lists are divided into manageable canvass areas (block group, tract, or precinct) by street address.

Custom Mapping Services

Democracy South provides a wide array of custom voter/non-voter mapping services. We invite inquiries from clients seeking:

 

o       Expedited development of maps for jurisdictions and/or focus areas not now available,

o       Maps of unique or unusual, client defined, demographic segments,

o       Maps or pin map overlays of proprietary data (e.g., memberships, new registrants, etc.),

o       Walk Lists,

o       Secure access map libraries

Custom mapping service packages for national and regional organizations needing custom mapping for members, affiliates and partners.

Contact us for further details.

A Note of Caution:

 

There is no list of unregistered but eligible citizens. Our mapping services for voter registration programs display estimates of not-registered individuals for various geographic areas (states, counties, cities, precincts, and blocks). These estimates are derived from imperfect statistics and are labeled “estimates” because they are not actual counts. Clients should treat these estimates as rough guides to the relative concentrations of not-registered or occasional voters in a specific area.

 

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