Voter contact + data

A 15-point win against the entire establishment.

How a data-first outreach program overwhelmed a 65-to-1 fundraising disadvantage and an appointed incumbent.

Illinois State Senator Rachel Ventura
0165:1

opponent fundraising advantage

0215:1

NWF voter-contact advantage

0315 pts

primary victory margin

Election outcomes are public results. Program metrics are based on NWF campaign data and should be read within the engagement scope described below.

The constraint that defined the work.

Ventura faced an appointed incumbent backed by the state party, organized labor, both U.S. senators, and the governor. Her opponent's extraordinary financial advantage made a conventional paid-media contest impossible.

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NWF scope + system

What NWF Strategies worked on for Rachel Ventura.

NWF framed Ventura as an independent leader and built a data-guided direct-contact program that could win attention through scale and relevance.

01

Own the independent contrast

Mail and messaging emphasized Ventura's record, pro-choice support, and freedom from the political machine.

02

Outwork the money

A large calling and texting operation delivered 15 times more voter contacts than the incumbent's program.

03

Learn every week

Automated social performance reports, sentiment analysis, and multivariate models continuously sharpened messages and channels.

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Execution + result

65:1

Ventura defeated the appointed incumbent 57.4% to 42.5%. The data-first field program turned a lopsided institutional contest into a decisive 15-point primary victory.

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Capability demonstrated

An operating system that turns information into action.

The reusable capability is the workflow: define the audience, build a live view of performance, route information to operators, and use what happens in the field to improve the next deployment.