2024 Super State Strategy
In 2024, the path to victory runs through 12 key states: the Swing Left Super States. A Super State is a target state where helping Democrats win key races will have the greatest impact on the federal and state-level balance of power.
Where we need to win in November
With MAGA extremism on the rise and Republican lawmakers hellbent on taking away our fundamental rights, we have no time or resources to waste in our work to defend our democracy.
Our 12 Super States include:
- Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—presidential swing states that also include additional target federal or state-level races.
- Montana and Ohio—states key to a U.S. Senate majority.
- California and New York—states key to a U.S. House majority.
Winning in our Super States—where volunteer time and resources can be most effectively deployed to secure majorities—is how we will:
Protect the U.S. Senate Democratic majority
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Win back the U.S. House of Representatives
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Strengthen democracy at the state level
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How we'll win—and how you can help
We're focusing our efforts on two tactics we know win elections: raising money for competitive candidates and engaging voters in key states and Swing Districts, from wherever you are.
1. Raising money for competitive candidates
Every dollar raised to mobilize volunteers and engage voters in our Super States can help generate votes across multiple levels of the ballot for maximum impact. Our fundraising strategy focuses on directing grassroots dollars as early as possible to the official Democratic nominees in the most competitive races. After all, we're focused on winning Democratic majorities—meaning we invest in general elections, not primaries.
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2024 Impact Fund
Make a strategic investment in Democrats running up and down the ballot. 100% of your donation will go directly to support the most competitive Super State races.
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2. Mobilizing volunteers and engaging voters
Swing Left organizers work with tens of thousands of volunteers and more than 400 local volunteer-led groups nationwide, providing strategic focus to their organizing efforts, offering training and guidance on high-impact tactics, and supporting their membership growth and sustainability. Here's what that looks like:
Leveraging in-person tactics including door-to-door canvassing and relational organizing:
In 2017, Swing Left was created to help volunteers find their closest Swing District and knock on doors to help flip the U.S. House. Door-to-door canvassing continues to be the most effective form of scaleable voter contact, but canvassing numbers have been down since the pandemic. For Democrats to win competitive races in 2024, we need to connect face-to-face with more voters—and our volunteers are ready to go!
In addition to supporting our groups’ year-round canvassing programs, Swing Left organizes canvass kickoff events to energize volunteers—with the help of high-profile special guests—and bus trips to help canvassers reach the most competitive districts. For our college groups, we provide free canvassing transportation through carpools and buses, as well as training for college groups to help engage fellow students as first-time canvassers.
Swing Left is also supercharging our local groups’ canvassing efforts with relational organizing techniques. In our early canvassing program, volunters collect pledges to encourage friends and family to vote, which are mailed back to pledge-takers as a reminder shortly before Election Day. During the early voting period, we use a new and highly effective relational tactic called “high-traffic on-the-spot” turnout canvassing, where volunteers offer pedestrians an incentive to text their friends a reminder to vote immediately.
Connecting with "Surge Voters" at scale to increase voter turnout:
Surge Voters are the millions of Americans who were motivated to vote following the 2016 election—and are key to winning in Super States in 2024 and building long-term power.
We'll reach Surge Voters in Super States through letter writing campaigns designed by our affiliate organization Vote Forward, as well as national volunteer events hosted by Swing Left, and direct voter contact led in partnership with state parties, coordinated committees, and individual campaigns. Vote Forward will also run experimental letter campaigns to explore additional approaches to high-impact voter outreach, including voter registration letters, candidate-focused persuasion letters, and letters that layer into hybrid voter contact and turnout programs.
Supporting the creation of new Swing Left groups with the expansion of our Team Up and Crash Course programs:
Team Up is a group incubation program that convenes, trains, and supports teams of new volunteer leaders to start Swing Left groups in their communities.
In the past two years, 70% of Swing Left’s volunteer shifts have come from our local grassroots groups—the engines that drive our organizing work. This year, we’re doubling down on growing the number of volunteer-led groups in our Super States. After a successful 2023 pilot that saw volunteer capacity grow to levels that we haven’t experienced since 2018, we’re launching the second iteration of Team Up for 2024, with even more in-person trainings across the country.
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Crash Course is a training program to equip college students with the necessary tools to recruit others to get involved in key elections and lead Swing Left groups on campus.
Young activists are the future of Democratic power. While many organizations focus on getting out the youth vote, Swing Left's Crash Course focuses on organizing youth volunteers—training the next generation of organizers to have a significant impact on the most competitive races. Our campus organizing team provides students with ongoing coaching and tactical support.
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Ready to get involved?
Join a local group
Connect with like-minded members of your community to make an impact in competitive elections—because organizing is better with friends!
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Find a nearby event
Folks across the country are hosting virtual and in-person volunteer events to connect with voters. Find one that fits your schedule.
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Join Swing Left
We need you on our team to win in 2024 and beyond. Connecting with volunteers and voters in Swing Districts year after year—building and developing organizing muscle—gives our community the power to move the needle in the most competitive races.
