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Knock doors,
win elections.

Operation Swing State is a volunteer-led grassroots coalition of Illinois Democratic parties, labor unions, progressive advocacy groups, and volunteers working together to make the difference in swing districts in Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois. With great proximity comes great responsibility.

Map of the upper Midwest: Chicago volunteers reach Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and Indiana
A packed room of volunteers holding Illinois Fights Back signs at the 2026 midterm kickoff

Upcoming canvass opportunities

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Weekend of September 19 & 20

Uptown Canvass to Michigan

Sat Sep 19 · 8:00 AM46th Ward Dems

Knock doors in Michigan with the 46th Ward Dems and Q-Force to flip the Senate for Democrats

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Niles Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Sep 19 · 9:30 AMSpotlight Elevate Engage

Knock doors in Wisconsin with Spotlight Elevate Engage

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Winnetka Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Sep 19 · 10:00 AMNew Trier Dems +1

Knock doors in Wisconsin with New Trier Democrats and Hanley for Illinois

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Highland Park Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Sep 19 · 10:00 AMTenth Congressional District Dems

Knock doors in Wisconsin with the Tenth Congressional District Democrats

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Weekend of September 26 & 27

Uptown Canvass to Michigan

Sat Sep 26 · 8:00 AM46th Ward Dems

Knock doors in Michigan with the 46th Ward Dems and Q-Force to flip the Senate for Democrats

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Oak Park Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Sep 26 · 9:00 AMDemocratic Party of Oak Park

Knock doors in Wisconsin with the Democratic Party of Oak Park

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Winnetka Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Sep 26 · 10:00 AMNew Trier Dems +1

Knock doors in Wisconsin with New Trier Democrats and Hanley for Illinois

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Rogers Park Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Sep 26 · 10:00 AM

Knock doors in Wisconsin with Biss for Congress

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Highland Park Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Sep 26 · 10:00 AMTenth Congressional District Dems

Knock doors in Wisconsin with the Tenth Congressional District Democrats

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Beverly Canvass

Sun Sep 27 · 10:00 AMPolitics and Coffee

Knock doors in swing states with Politics and Coffee

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Weekend of October 3 & 4

Evanston Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Oct 3 · 8:00 AMHanley for Illinois

Knock doors in Wisconsin with Biss for Congress and Hanley for Illinois

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Oak Park Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Oct 3 · 9:00 AMDemocratic Party of Oak Park

Knock doors in Wisconsin with the Democratic Party of Oak Park

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Winnetka Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Oct 3 · 10:00 AMNew Trier Dems +1

Knock doors in Wisconsin with New Trier Democrats and Hanley for Illinois

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Weekend of October 10 & 11

Hyde Park Canvass to Michigan

Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 AMUChicago Dems

Knock doors in Michigan with the UChicago Dems

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Uptown Canvass to Michigan

Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 AM46th Ward Dems

Knock doors in Michigan with the 46th Ward Dems to flip the U.S. House and Senate

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Rogers Park Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 AM

Knock doors in Wisconsin with Biss for Congress

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Oak Park Canvass to Wisconsin

Sat Oct 10 · 9:00 AMDemocratic Party of Oak Park

Knock doors in Wisconsin with the Democratic Party of Oak Park

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More ways to help

Postcard parties, phonebanks, and virtual shifts — no carpool required.

Write postcards to swing states

Fri Sep 18 · 10:30 AM · Winnetka

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Make Calls with Operation Swing State

Sun Sep 20 · 2:00 PM · virtual

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Make Calls with Iowa Forward

Mon Sep 21 · 6:00 PM · virtual

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Write postcards to swing states with Hanley for Illinois

Tue Sep 22 · 1:00 PM · Evanston

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Make calls to swing states with Politics & Coffee! (Virtual)

Tue Sep 22 · 6:00 PM · virtual

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Postcarding Party with the Democratic Party of Oak Park

Tue Sep 22 · 6:00 PM · Oak Park

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Canvassing works

In counties we canvassed in 2024, Democrats outperformed GOP trends 2–3×.

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Coalition partners
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Dem overperformance

Meet our coalition

Democratic parties, labor unions, and progressive groups pulling in the same direction.

10th Congressional District Dems32nd Ward Dems39th Ward Dems40th Ward Dems44th Ward Dems45th Ward Dems46th Ward Dems47th Ward Dems48th Ward Dems49th Ward DemsBiss for CongressCitizen Action IllinoisCollege Democrats of IllinoisCook County DemsDemocratic Party of EvanstonDemocratic Party of IllinoisDemocratic Party of Oak ParkDrake WarrenGPADHanley for IllinoisIllinois Democratic WomenIllinois Veterans for ChangeIndivisible IllinoisJo Daviess County DemsJuliana StrattonKAPOWLake County Democratic WomenLake County DemsLaura YepezLisle Township DemsLiz NicholsonMaine Township DemsMatt MartinMen4ChoiceNetwork 49New Trier DemsNiles Township DemsNorth Suburban Teachers UnionNorthfield Township DemsNorthwestern DemsPersonal PACPink PosterPolitics and CoffeeQ ForceSpotlightUChicago DemsYoung Democrats ChicagoYoung Dems of Illinois
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Operation Swing State

Knock doors, win elections.

Operation Swing State is a volunteer-led coalition of Illinois Democratic parties, labor unions, and progressive advocacy groups. With great proximity comes great responsibility.

Paid for by Operation Swing State Political Action Committee. A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board's official website (www.elections.il.gov) or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois.

Created by Faction Labs in Chicago, IL