Volunteer
Ramirez 2005 - Multi-method Mobilization Among Latino Voters
Of three mobilization methods: robo calls, direct mail and phone calls, only live phone calls produce statistically significant mobilization effects among Latino voters.
Wong 2005 - GOTV Phone Calls and Mail to Asian Americans
In-language calls and English or bilingual direct mail are found to increase voter turnout among Asian Americans.
Nickerson 2006a - Professional and Volunteer Voter Mobilization Calls
The quality and timing of GOTV phone calls are more important than message content or whether the calls are made by volunteers or paid professionals. Professional phone banks are found to be cost-competitive with canvassing and leafleting and more effective than the calls placed by volunteers.
Nickerson 2006b - Volunteer Phone Calls Can Increase Turnout
Pooled results from eight voter mobilization volunteer phone call experiments indicate that brief volunteer phone conversations that are personal in tone can be effective in mobilizing voters. Volunteer phone campaigns can be cost-effective with door-to-door canvassing.
Nickerson, Friedrichs & King 2006 - Partisan Door Hangers, Phone Calls & Canvassing
Partisan GOTV campaign tactics are estimated to produce mobilization effects similar to results reported in nonpartisan experiments. Partisan door hangers may be more effective than nonpartisan doorhangers in mobilizing voters.
McNulty 2005 - Phone Experiments with Varying Partisan Components
Results from four separate experiments in which varying degrees of partisan or non-partisan messages are presented. Only results from the nonpartisan phone campaign experiment yielded substantive and statistically significant estimated mobilization effects.
Green 2004 - Election Day Mobilization Campaign in New Jersey
An election day mobilization campaign targeting registered voters between the ages of 18 and 25 is found to increase turnout, particularly among voters that had previously expressed an intention to vote.
