It’s free for voters and candidates to join PoliticalBank. For voters, that means there’s no cost at all to find, learn about, and support elected officials who share your ideology.
For candidates, there is no cost to create a sleek campaign profile page and rally supporters, recruit volunteers, clearly convey positions on issues, and accept online campaign donations. We collect a donation processing fee of 5.4% per donation, which is much less than competing websites.
Thank you for your willingness to serve the community, and welcome to the PoliticalBank community! Sign up now for free, and you can get your campaign profile up and running within 10 minutes! We make it a breeze.
Votes gain unique access to elected officials, including the ability to "suggest an issue" for candidates to include on their profile page. You can also sign up to volunteer for candidates, as well as donate to their campaigns.
In addition to a beautiful and resourceful profile page and resources for your campaign, candidates can begin accepting campaign donations on our safe and secure platform powered by Stripe. We make campaign finance reports a breeze by organizing donation information for you in an easily accessible format located in your Candidate Dashboard.
PoliticalBank was created to provide candidates a safe place to define themselves rather than be defined by their opponents. Equally as important, we wanted to give voters access to accurate information about those running for office in candidates' own words. PoliticalBank is uniquely designed to give candidates and voters the best place on the internet to connect with each other.
On the "candidate" side, any government official or candidate for office with a campaign committee. On the "voter" or public user side, anyone. Period.
Our goal is to offer candidates yet another resource to help win elections. You can link your existing website, as well as your social media accounts, directly to your PoliticalBank profile.
PoliticalBank's Candidate Dashboard gives you access to all the information you need to manage your campaign goals and comply with all necessary financial reporting obligations. If not, just tell us and we’ll help you fix the problem.
We're new! Not a lot of candidates have discovered the power of PoliticalBank… yet. But we intend to become the staple of every political campaign.
PoliticalBank is entirely nonpartisan. Our mission is to provide a safe and unbiased platform for candidates of every party, demographic, region, and level of office being sought. We want PoliticalBank to be the first place candidates go to launch a successful campaign, reach voters everywhere, and increase their chances of winning elections. Whether you're a card-carrying Democrat from Bloomington or a member of the Little Bit of Politics Party in LaPorte County, we don't play favorites.
PoliticalBank's "list of 19" issues were carefully chosen to give candidates as many opportunities as possible to cover a wide range of interests. If a candidate failed to select issues important to you, then "Suggest an Issue" through his or her profile page.
Candidates first choose the issue, then decide whether their ideology can be described as "Left," "Center-Left," "Center," "Center-Right," or "Right"… or candidates can remain undeclared. Then, in 400 characters or less, where they stand on the respective issue.
PoliticalBank’s ideology spectrum is intended to reflect the contemporary understanding of "Left," "Center," and "Right," as those terms are generally used in United States politics. However, only candidates choose where they stand or whether they remain "Undeclared."
Any registered user can request candidates weigh in on specific issues through the candidate's "suggest and issue" button located on his or her profile page. Candidates choose whether or not to take a position and add the issue to the list of issues already posted. Candidates can either "decline" or "accept" to respond to suggested issues.
PoliticalBank respects candidates' first amendment right to free speech… especially political speech. Only on the rarest of occasion will it be appropriate for us to moderate content. Plus, it's important for voters to see candidates' true colors… the good, the bad, and the ugly.
PoliticalBank is an unbiased platform for candidates to speak freely without being judged. However, we're not without fault. If you have a suggestion for improving the issue categories or the website as a whole, please contact us at support@politcalbank.com. We're new and we constantly want to improve.
Our superior team of data aficionados worked tirelessly through various means to obtain the most accurate, complete information about Indiana candidates running in cities and towns across the state in 2015. If you're a candidate and the information is inaccurate, feel free to either contact us OR register your account and edit the information yourself. It's free to do so!
No. PoliticalBanks is an independent, for-profit company based in Indiana. We are funded privately by investors.
We always want to hear from our users. If there's something you like, dislike, or suggest we do differently… contact us via support@politcalbank.com.
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All users may cancel their PoliticalBank account at any time. Candidates are required to cancel prior to their next billing cycle in order to avoid additional charges.
After your election is over, you may cancel your account or remain active. If you win, your profile page is an excellent way to stay in touch with your voters. It's never too early to start raising money for the re-elect campaign!
If you are working for a candidate, then PoliticalBank offers a cost-effective way for your candidates to connect with voters, raise money, and sign-up volunteers.
Yes. To protect your information and the integrity of our website, we will always have certain requirements that may be inconvenient… but are necessary.
Unlike other free campaigning websites, we pride ourselves that all of our candidates are REAL and not fake. In order to do this, we require certain information in order to validate your intentions. Here is a helpful list of some of the information you will need to provide:
Email address
Name of Campaign Committee
Office you're seeking
Election date
Professional picture
Billing information
Biography/mission statement
Political party affiliation
Issues important to you and your voters
You will always have the ability to edit your profile, and we’re always here to help however we can.
Folks of every party or no party are welcome on PoliticalBank. You have the option to simply choose "No Party" or "Other" and we will give you the opportunity to elaborate on where your political ideology lies.