Conversations win elections. Randomized experiments show that personal contact from a real person is one of the most effective ways to get voters to the polls.

It raises turnout. In a landmark New Haven experiment, door-to-door contact raised turnout by roughly 9 percentage points among those reached.

Real voices matter. Calls from trained volunteers boost turnout, while robocalls do not.

It spreads. When one person in a household is contacted, others at home become more likely to vote too.

It can change minds. Long, respectful conversations built on listening have shifted attitudes in ways that lasted for months.

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Sources: Gerber and Green (2000), American Political Science Review; Nickerson (2008), American Political Science Review; Broockman and Kalla (2016), Science.