For Our Future Program Updates
For Our Future is the largest independent field operation for the progressive movement in the 2018 election. We are in seven states: Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Board members include: the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, CWA, NEA, and Next Gen America
Our program supports gubernatorial candidates in six of the seven states, US Senate races in every one of our states, House races in every state, and state legislative races in six of the seven states. (Virginia is not holding gubernatorial or state legislative elections this year.)
We are working in partnership with both Senate and House Majority PACs, the National Redistricting Committee and the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.
In each state For Our Future engages local partners, as of the end of September we have 40 local partners across the seven states.
The Program
Below, please find For Our Future’s state-by-state field, voter contact, and digital programs for the 2018 general election. For Our Future’s primary investment is in internal and partner canvass programs. As a supplement, we are running digital advertising, mail, and phones to reach voters.
As of October 4, For Our Future and partners have made 4.1 million door attempts and had 556,539 conversations. By election day our organization and partners will have reached 7,592,035 voters and had 1,109,600 conversations.
Please see state-specific productivity below.
NOTE: Universe sizes will be slightly adjusted between now and Election Day. This is due to people having already voted, model refreshes, and in-state geographic adjustments.
Florida
Canvass Universe: 1,084,095 voters
- Description: High gubernatorial, US Senate, or state legislative support scores with mid-level turnout, expanded to include people of color with higher support scores and lower turnout scores
- Counties: Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Duval, Flagler, Gadsden Hernando, Hillsborough, Leon, Manatee, Marion, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, St Lucie, Volusia.
- Canvass Work To Date: FOF and partners have already made 738,335 door attempts and had 114,186 conversations. By election day, we will have made 2,228,337 door attempts and had 386,304 conversations.
| Canvass Universe | Canvass Pct | |
| AfAm | 281,865 | 26% |
| Asian | 32,523 | 3% |
| Latinx | 281,865 | 26% |
| White | 455,320 | 42% |
| Female | 661,297 | 61% |
| Male | 422,798 | 39% |
| Millennial | 346,911 | 32% |
| 0/3 | 140,933 | 13% |
| 1/3 | 292,705 | 27% |
| 2/3 | 336,070 | 31% |
| 3/3 | 314,387 | 29% |
Michigan
Canvass Universe: 403,640 voters
- Description: High gubernatorial support with mid-level gubernatorial turnout, expanded to include people of color with higher gubernatorial support scores and removing gubernatorial turnout score restrictions
- Counties: Calhoun, Grand Traverse, Genesee, Ingham, Kalamazoo, Kent, Livingston, Macomb, Marquette, Oakland, Ottawa, Saginaw, Washtenaw, Wayne
- Canvass Work to Date: FOF and partners have already made 686,512 door attempts and had 72,942 conversations. By election day, we will have made 1,195,694 door attempts and had 163,714 conversations.
| Demo | Canvass Universe | Canvass Pct |
| AfAm | 133,201 | 33% |
| Asian | 12,109 | 3% |
| Latinx | 20,182 | 5% |
| White | 222,002 | 55% |
| Female | 226,038 | 56% |
| Male | 177,601 | 44% |
| Millennial | 96,750 | 24% |
| 0/3 | 121,092 | 30% |
| 1/3 | 92,837 | 23% |
| 2/3 | 129,164 | 32% |
| 3/3 | 60,546 | 15% |
Nevada
Canvass Universe: 205,638 voters
- Description: High gubernatorial, US Senate, US House, or state legislative support scores with mid-level turnout, expanded to include people of color with higher support scores and lower turnout scores
- Counties: Clark, Washoe, Carson
- Canvass Work to Date: FOF and partners have already made 274,262 door attempts and had 25,271 conversations. By election day, we will have made 530,639 door attempts and had 54,950 conversations.
| Canvass Universe | Canvass Pct | |
| AfAm | 32,902 | 16% |
| Asian | 6,169 | 5% |
| Latinx | 14,395 | 32% |
| White | 150,116 | 40% |
| Female | 123,383 | 55% |
| Male | 80,199 | 42% |
| Millennial | 39,071 | 40% |
| 0/3 | 4,113 | 27% |
| 1/3 | 41,128 | 31% |
| 2/3 | 78,142 | 36% |
| 3/3 | 82,255 | 6% |
Ohio
Canvass Universe: 472,325 voters
- High gubernatorial or US House with mid-level turnout, expanded to include people of color with higher support scores and lower turnout scores
- Regions: Akron, Athens, Cincinnati, Dayton, Cuyahoga (+Cleveland), Franklin (+Columbus), Toledo, Youngstown
- FOF and partners have already made 614,899 door attempts and had 81,356 conversations. By election day, we will have made 900,360 door attempts and had 142,198 conversations
| Canvass Universe | Canvass Pct | |
| AfAm | 122,805 | 26% |
| Asian | 4,724 | 1% |
| Latinx | 14,170 | 3% |
| White | 316,458 | 67% |
| Female | 264,502 | 56% |
| Male | 198,377 | 42% |
| Millennial | 179,484 | 38% |
| 0/3 | 99,189 | 21% |
| 1/3 | 94,465 | 20% |
| 2/3 | 165,314 | 35% |
| 3/3 | 113,358 | 24% |
Pennsylvania:
Canvass Universe: 294,966 voters
- Description: High gubernatorial support with mid-level gubernatorial turnout, expanded to include people of color with higher gubernatorial support score and low gubernatorial support scores, as well as new registrants
- Counties: Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Harrisburg, Lackawanna, Lancaster,Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Washington, Westmoreland, York
- FOF and partners have already made 862,751 door attempts and had 115,689 conversations. By election day, we will have made 1,438,654 door attempts and had 206,525 conversations.
| Canvass Universe | Canvass Pct | |
| AfAm | 85,540 | 29% |
| Asian | 8,849 | 3% |
| Latinx | 29,496 | 10% |
| White | 168,131 | 57% |
| Female | 162,231 | 55% |
| Male | 132,734 | 45% |
| Millennial | 81,706 | 28% |
| 0/3 | 41,295 | 14% |
| 1/3 | 58,993 | 20% |
| 2/3 | 123,886 | 42% |
| 3/3 | 67,842 | 23% |
Virginia:
Canvass Universe: 43,712 Voters
- Description: High gubernatorial support with mid-level gubernatorial turnout, expanded to include new registrants
- Regions and Counties: NOVA (Arlington, Alexandria, Loudon, Prince William), Central (Chesterfield and Henrico), Tidewater, Southwest Virginia
- CDs 2, 5, 7, 10
- FOF and partners have already made 182,942 door attempts and had 25,468 conversations. By election day, we will have made 214,027 attempts and had 25,468 conversations.
| Canvass Universe | Canvass Pct | |
| AfAm | 11,802 | 27% |
| Asian | 3,934 | 9% |
| Latinx | 2,186 | 5% |
| White | 24,479 | 56% |
| Female | 26,664 | 61% |
| Male | 17,048 | 39% |
| Millennial | 10,928 | 25% |
| 0/3 | 7,431 | 17% |
| 1/3 | 4,371 | 10% |
| 2/3 | 15,736 | 36% |
| 3/3 | 16,173 | 36% |
Wisconsin:
Canvass Universe: 444,261 voters
- Description: High gubernatorial or state legislative support scores with mid-level turnout, expanded to include people of color with higher support scores and lower turnout scores
- Counties: Brown, Dane, Eau Claire, Kenosha, LaCrosse, Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha
- FOF and partners have already made 475,604 door attempts and had 67,198 conversations. By election day, we will have made 884,324 door attempts and 123,805 conversations.
| Canvass Universe | Canvass Pct | |
| AfAm | 71,888 | 16% |
| Asian | 12,818 | 3% |
| Latinx | 29,048 | 7% |
| White | 323,322 | 73% |
| Female | 265,831 | 60% |
| Male | 171,662 | 39% |
| Millennial | 90,028 | 19% |
| 0/3 | 9,926 | 2% |
| 1/3 | 88,915 | 20% |
| 2/3 | 167,490 | 38% |
| 3/3 | 177,930 | 40% |