Why am I getting political texts?

You may receive political texts because campaigns and advocacy groups use voter files, public records, donated or purchased contact lists, past petition or donation activity, and texting vendors.

Your number may be connected to voter outreach

Campaigns target people by location, voting history signals, party assumptions, issue interest, or past engagement. The data can be imperfect, outdated, or shared across groups.

Why replying STOP may not end everything

An opt-out can remove you from one sender, but another campaign, committee, or vendor may still have your number. That is why political texts can continue even after several opt-outs.

What you can do

Use legitimate opt-outs, avoid suspicious links, block repeat senders, and use FingerWag to filter recurring political text patterns from unknown senders.