Operation Swing State
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Weekend of action: canvass carpools leave Saturday — seats open. Find your ride →

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.

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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

Monday · Nov 2 6

Tuesday · Nov 3 5

More ways to help

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

Get Out the Vote Phonebanking to Iowa with the 46th Ward Dems

Mon Nov 2 · 10:00 AM · Uptown

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Write postcards to swing states with Hanley for Illinois

Tue Nov 3 · 1:00 PM · Evanston

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Make calls, save democracy

Tue Nov 3 · 6:00 PM · virtual

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Canvassing works

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

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New to this? Read Canvassing 101, see what makes a swing state, or browse midterm volunteer opportunities for Illinois Democrats.

Meet our coalition

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

4th Ward Dems10th 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 IllinoisIllini DemsIllinois Democratic Women of Cook CountyIllinois Veterans for ChangeIllinois Wesleyan DemsIndivisible ChicagoIndivisible EvanstonIndivisible IllinoisISU DemsJo 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 CoffeeProgressive Turnout ProjectQ ForceSassy LassiesSIUE DemsSpotlightUChicago DemsUIC DemsYoung Democrats ChicagoYoung Dems of Illinois
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