Political SMS for campaigns, PACs, and advocacy groups
Campaigns don't lose on the message — they lose on the minute nobody sent the polling-location reminder. CampaignCNX+ is the political text messaging platform underneath that reminder: compliant with TCPA and carrier rules, fully auditable for the wrap report, and fast enough that a precinct captain can still move a turnout number on Election Day.
What political campaigns send
GOTV voter contact, finance-deadline fundraising, and volunteer field operations — three audiences, but the same four-step campaign composer and the same reporting surface for the wrap report.
01 — GOTV and voter outreach
Import the voter file, tag contacts by precinct, and schedule the send for 6:45 a.m. on Election Day with a merge-field polling location. Quiet-hours enforcement keeps the campaign inside the 8 a.m.–9 p.m. local window, and opt-outs are filtered automatically at send time.
02 — Fundraising and finance deadlines
Segment donors by last-gift tier, write the ask with a first-name merge and a donate link, review recipient count and total cost, and send. Delivery rate and reply rate tick up through the FEC or state-deadline window in real time as the campaign runs.
03 — Field operations and volunteers
The volunteer list gets its own phone line. Saturday-morning shift reminders go out Friday at 6 p.m. on a schedule. Rapid-response campaigns to a rally list handle a breaking news cycle without a scheduling meeting, and two-way replies land in an inbox the field director can watch live.
Political programs we support
Same political text messaging workflow at every scale. A coordinated campaign and an independent expenditure group can each run a separate 10DLC phone line under one billing account.
Congressional races, state house races, mayoral runs, school-board seats — the campaign calendar is the same primary push, general push, and GOTV cycle, and the platform runs on every part of it.
Move a supporter list through a legislative session or a full electoral cycle on the same platform — separate programs and separate phone lines, with one billing account behind them.
TCPA for political SMS
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Optional federal DNC check during import. Political messaging has narrower exemptions than marketing — verify before you send, not after.
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Opt-outs filtered automatically across every campaign on the account. STOP language validated before a campaign is allowed to leave the review screen.
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Toll-free quick-start sends same-day. 10DLC is the recommended path for serious programs and runs in parallel while you're already sending.
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Time-zone aware send windows. A schedule set in Eastern won't wake up your California precincts at 5 a.m.
Political SMS FAQ
Political SMS is covered by the TCPA — non-exempt automated texts to cell phones require prior express consent, regardless of message purpose. The platform enforces the rules that apply: STOP/HELP/UNSUBSCRIBE at the account level, quiet-hours windows, and optional federal DNC lookup on import. Campaigns still own consent capture on the intake side.
Same day on the toll-free quick-start path. Full throughput unlocks in 3–5 business days. For a serious program — a competitive primary, a statewide, a long-term PAC — 10DLC registration is the recommended path and runs in parallel. You're sending while it processes.
Yes — on separate 10DLC phone lines ($5/mo each), with separate contact lists, reports, and billing line items. Team seats scope who sees what. Firewall concerns stay in the hands of the compliance staff, where they belong.
Enough to run a statewide GOTV push. Most campaigns at that scale land on the Enterprise plan — 20,000 included SMS, $0.035 overage, two-way messaging included, five team seats. Pro handles most competitive races at 5,000 included SMS with $0.045 overage.
Delivery rate, reply rate, opt-out rate, and cost per campaign. Program-level totals roll up across the cycle. CSV export for the post-election memo.
100 free SMS, no card required. Enough to run a live send to a staff or steering-committee list before you commit a voter file to it.
Start sending
Take the toll-free quick-start: purchase a verified phone number, import your VAN export or volunteer roster, and send your first GOTV or volunteer reminder the same afternoon. For political programs running through Election Day, 10DLC carrier registration is the recommended path for long-term deliverability and runs in parallel while you're already sending on toll-free.
