Telephone Town Halls: A Smarter Way to Reach Voters
Successful campaigns are built on strong and meaningful voter engagement, and few tools deliver that better than Telephone Town Halls. Whether you're introducing
yourself to voters, discussing key issues, or answering questions before Election Day, Telephone Town Halls give your campaign a direct line to the people who matter most: voters.
Telephone Town Halls create real conversations by melding a traditional form of communication – the phone – with a 21st-century web interface to create an interactive town hall meeting where thousands of voters can listen from the comfort of their homes, ask questions live, and hear your responses in real time.
The way it works is simple! We dial out to your audience, and a voter only needs to answer their phone to join the event. That accessibility helps build trust while ensuring your message reaches a broad audience.
But that’s just the beginning of the conversation. During the event, you can pose questions directly to participants, who respond instantly using their telephone keypad. From identifying potential volunteers, measuring voter support, and learning which issues matter most, campaigns can gather meaningful insights in real time.
Beyond polling, our fundraising feature lets you collect donations from supporters during the event itself, making every Telephone Town Hall an opportunity to pay for itself.
As Election Day approaches, Telephone Town Halls become a powerful GOTV tool. Whether you're reminding supporters when mail ballots are hitting their mailboxes, letting them know when early voting begins, or making a final push before Election Day, our voting information feature makes it easy to get the right message to voters at exactly the right time. And you can utilize those poll questions again to help supporters make a plan to vote.
Traditionally, Telephone Town Halls could only reach voters on their landline, but our innovative cell phone dialing feature expands the reach of Telephone Town Halls by connecting with voters where they actually are: on their cell phones. And instead of an automated greeting, participants are welcomed by a live operator before joining the event, making for a more personal introduction to the conversation.
And we’re there with you from start to finish, helping to draft outbound scripts, train your staff, and help develop the run of show. When it’s time to go live, you’re never on your own. A dedicated Stones' Phones team member stays on the line with you from start to finish, so you can focus on your voters instead of the logistics.
A Telephone Town Hall Success Story
When the COVID-19 pandemic brought in-person campaigning to a halt ahead of the March 17, 2020 presidential primaries, the Biden for President campaign turned to a Telephone Town Hall to keep their momentum as frontrunner intact. During a single Telephone Town Hall, the campaign reached more than 190,000 voters across Florida, Illinois, and Arizona in a single event. Over the course of an hour, the Vice President laid out his vision for the Democratic Party and for beating Donald Trump in November, answering 28 questions from the audience. Interest was huge. Biden went on to win all three primaries that month on the path to securing the presidential nomination.
Ready to connect with more voters? Contact Stones’ Phones today to schedule your next Telephone Town Hall and make your message heard!
