Welcome to the DFL VANual!


VAN (Voter Activation Network) is the primary tool Democratic campaigns nationwide use as an engine for voter contact, volunteer management, and GOTV efforts. 


VAN is a powerful tool with many functions that will be helpful in managing your campaign. Even if you've used VAN on other campaigns, the DFL VAN has small differences you should know about. 


The DFL Data Team has written extensive documentation on the various functions of VAN. Below, the articles are linked and listed in an order that makes sense for those new to VAN. Feel free to skip articles if you are already familiar with the topic. 


If you have questions that are not answered in this guide, please email voterfile@dfl.org.


DFL VANual


Main Menu & Definitions


My Voters vs. My Campaign


Survey Questions/Activist Codes


Create A List - Search Criteria


Create A List - Steps


Saved List vs. Saved Search


Folder Management


Quick Lookup


Voter Profiles


Editing Voter Records


Event Manager


Cutting Turf


Printing a List


Data Entry


Expired Lists


Export Requests


How to Create a Virtual Phone Banks


VPB - How To


MiniVAN


Canvass Results

                                                                                                                                                                                                    


Questions or feedback? Please email us at voterfile@dfl.org


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