Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes are extremely critical. As Pennsylvania has gone, so has the nation in nine of the last eleven presidential elections. Pennsylvania also has a Senate seat (Bob Casey’s) which will be critical to hold if Democrats are to maintain their slim majority in the US Senate. With respect to Pennsylvania state politics, Democrats have a key chance to hold onto their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House and a chance to eat further into Republicans’ lead in the Pennsylvania Senate.
Pennsylvania Letter Writing Campaign
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We’re partnering with the AFL-CIO community affiliate, Working America, on one of the most effective mail campaigns of 2024. Our personalized letters, combined with door-knocks, texts and phone calls touch on health care, one of the top concerns for these likely voters.
Swing Blue Voter Registration in 2024
Since June 2020, Democrats have lost 199,000 voter registrations while Republicans have gained 222,000. For the first time, Democrats are running behind Republicans in all 67 of Pennsylvania’s counties, including Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. Philadelphia is the densest and most populous source of Democratic votes in all of PA. In 2020, Philadelphia alone generated 471,000 net votes for Biden. Montgomery County, one of Philly’s largest “collar” counties, generated 134,000 net votes.
There are thousands of unregistered voters, lots of Democrats who don’t vote, and many Independents who need persuasion in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. There are “hot spots” where we can register (mostly Democratic) voters.
Most of our actions through the summer will focus on voter registration since it is critical to mobilize more Democratic voters for the fall. Many of the people in our target demographic do not appear on any lists of unregistered voters. Door knocking in Democratic neighborhoods and partisan hotspot voter registration are two effective techniques.
College voter registration: Swing Blue Alliance is partnering with an established organization that is recognized for their leadership in civic engagement and voter registration by over 40 colleges in Pennsylvania. The greatest need is during the week of August 19-25. It’s fun. It’s effective. And you will be helping to save Democracy!