Tools for Creating Change
Digital Organizing
Analysis of IDP Digital Organizing Infrastructure – updated 11/2020
In 2017 Emily Silliman and I teamed up to create Activate Iowa. Our aim was to try to create a digital infrastructure for activism and involvement. As of January 2021 we still feel strongly that we need a stronger communications infrastructure in Iowa.
It might be that not all of this could be accomplished by the party – but the party could do a lot more to improve the web/social media presence. In our view this presence should be not simply a place to ask for money – but a place to actually create a community, recruit volunteers, increase interest and trust in the IDP for democrats across the state.
Emily and I looked up every Iowa Democratic county party organization in the state. We have a spreadsheet with information on all of the Facebook pages and the websites for each county.
The current state of affairs as of 11/20/20
1) 51 Democratic County party organizations have no website
In Iowa 51 Democratic County party organizations have no website. Most of these use Facebook as the primary means of communication. Four county party organizations have neither a website nor a Facebook page. (Of course, having a FB page is important. However, there are obvious risks involved with having the primary means of communication be through FB – in that case FB owns the information the IDP does not, and people who don’t want to be on FB are left out.
2) Since 2017 seven county Dem organizations have added new websites. However…
Since 2017 seven county Dem organizations have added new websites. However in that same time, 7 other counties have lost websites that were working in 2017 – those are now non-functioning URLs and those counties are back to using only Facebook.
3) Most websites are poorly designed and not maintained
Most of the websites that have been created at the local level are very poor either in design, in information, or else they have so many technical problems as to be not functional. There are about 5 county party organizations that have good quality websites.
4) Local IDP organizations are not able to maintain a professional, effective online presence
It is clear to me as a web designer that these sites are difficult to maintain for the local parties. I can tell this by the disjointed designs, incomplete information, technical problems, etc., found on most of the sites. Local parties need a way to easily update information and make their sites a real tool for organizing – not just an expensive hassle or an afterthought. It is unrealistic to think that all of these localities will have the people power to accomplish this. Please see below…
5) RE the IDP site:
OK so there is a tremendous issue at the local level but the IDP site is also problematic. In 2017 or thereabouts it was revamped and it is much better than before. The site is now graphically strong. However the information is thin. The site still has an overall feeling of being centered around fundraising. In addition, there are technical glitches that cause the user to get stuck on a page (http://www.mobilize.us/iowa/) The Voting information section while OK was not as complete or clear as the one Emily and I put together for Activate Iowa. In my view the site needs to be a place that people want to go – volunteers should be highlighted, grassroots style events should be championed. In general the IDP site should feel like home for Iowa Dems rather than just another fundraising tool for the IDP. Also, it seems to me that the IDP needs to communicate on its website exactly how the party itself functions. How and when do people get elected within the party. What can regular democrats do and why should they care, etc. Right now a lot of people – especially young people see the party as a monolithic money machine. That needs to change. We don’t need everyone to be a party activist – but everyone needs to be able to easily understand the wonderful people, real principles and democratic rules that create the system called the IDP.
OK so there is a tremendous issue at the local level but the IDP site is also problematic. In 2017 or thereabouts it was revamped and it is much better than before. The site is now graphically strong. However the information is thin. The site still has an overall feeling of being centered around fundraising. In addition, there are technical glitches that cause the user to get stuck on a page (http://www.mobilize.us/iowa/) The Voting information section while OK was not as complete or clear as the one Emily and I put together for Activate Iowa. In my view the site needs to be a place that people want to go – volunteers should be highlighted, grassroots style events should be championed. In general the IDP site should feel like home for Iowa Dems rather than just another fundraising tool for the IDP. Also, it seems to me that the IDP needs to communicate on its website exactly how the party itself functions. How and when do people get elected within the party. What can regular democrats do and why should they care, etc. Right now a lot of people – especially young people see the party as a monolithic money machine. That needs to change. We don’t need everyone to be a party activist – but everyone needs to be able to easily understand the wonderful people, real principles and democratic rules that create the system called the IDP.
6) Campaigns need more digital organizing support as well:
It is my impression that state legislative campaigns were each expected to come up with their own digital marketing plan. Some did this very well – others not so much. Each campaign had to go out and recruit web designers, video people, etc., on their own. This process is time consuming and expensive for campaigns. As a web designer I know how small organizations – such as a campaign for state house – can end up paying too much money for a site that ends up being poorly designed and is difficult or for the campaign to actually update. If the party offered a bank of digital services (see below) it would save money and time for campaigns.
It is my impression that state legislative campaigns were each expected to come up with their own digital marketing plan. Some did this very well – others not so much. Each campaign had to go out and recruit web designers, video people, etc., on their own. This process is time consuming and expensive for campaigns. As a web designer I know how small organizations – such as a campaign for state house – can end up paying too much money for a site that ends up being poorly designed and is difficult or for the campaign to actually update. If the party offered a bank of digital services (see below) it would save money and time for campaigns.
What we tried:
Emily and I approached the party in 2017-2018 about these matters and I was regularly in touch with the communications director, Tess Seger, at that time. We offered our ideas freely and without charge. We also offered our services to the party at a minimal cost – but instead there was a young staffer hired from DC to handle the web and social media – his salary was about $50K. Of course I could well be missing something – but honestly there was very little actual change between 2017 and now in terms of creating the digital infrastructure necessary for the state.
SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGE:
Create a Digital Suppot Team
At this point I would suggest creating a Digital Support Team of 5-12 people that can recruit volunteers with web design, social media, graphic design, and copywriting experience to help with the effort. I would have at least a majority of this team be located in Iowa and be recruited from Iowa. This support team would create the sites for each of the counties which currently do not have them. In addition, the support team would train IDP members at the local level via zoom on how to make basic changes to the site. If the county organization does not have anyone able to take this on the Digital Support Team would make those changes.
County party organizations must have a functioning, sustainable online presence:
In an ideal world all county party organizations would have a functioning website. Again, ideally, these websites would all be powered by the same content management system such as WordPress. In addition, I would suggest that all the counties eventually utilize the same WordPress theme. A flexible theme, like Divi, would allow each site to look different – but the backend would function in the same way from site to site. This would accomplish several things. First, the Digital Support Team would be able to easily learn and understand all of the aspects of the theme and edits would be much easier. Second, and most importantly – if a majority of the county sites were using the same theme then information, – such as information on voting and voting updates, could be added across the state to every site using that theme. It takes about 5-10 minutes to pass along data from one site to another in this way. I did exactly this in Iowa City this cycle by swapping important information back and forth between our Activate Iowa site and the Potluck Insurgency site that I also created.
State-level campaigns need support in digital organizing:
A Digital Support Team could offer campaigns a menu of items including – web design and hosting, social media integration, logo design and training. Campaigns could choose to use the IDP support team or not. IF a campaign did decide to use the Support Team services then the same content management system and theme could be utilized so that information could be exchanged among campaigns where and when necessary.
A Digital Support Team could offer campaigns a menu of items including – web design and hosting, social media integration, logo design and training. Campaigns could choose to use the IDP support team or not. IF a campaign did decide to use the Support Team services then the same content management system and theme could be utilized so that information could be exchanged among campaigns where and when necessary.
IDP County Digital Presence - updated 11/2020
http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FP1leboSuSEwTGRNTR8bu8wvlLeLBS5kCLuae0NDBMU/edit?usp=sharing
IDP County Digital Presence - updated 11/2020
| County | Site URL | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | no website | http://www.facebook.com/AdairCountyDemocrats/ | |
| Adams | no website | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1878990168979342 | (This is a group) |
| Allamakee | no website | http://www.facebook.com/allamakeecountydemocrats/ | (http://www.allamakeecountydemocrats.com/index.html not working) |
| Ankeny Area Dems | http://www.ankenyareademocrats.org | http://www.facebook.com/ankenydems/ | Good Site |
| Appanoose | no website | http://www.facebook.com/AppanooseDems/ | |
| Audubon | http://auduboncountydemocrats.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/AudubonDemocrats/ | 6 page, no pics, decent info, mostly links to IDP and such |
| Benton | http://bentoncoiademocrats.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/Benton-County-Iowa-Democrats-107563569300677/ | New since 2016 / Limited 5 page site |
| Black Hawk | http://www.blackhawkdemocrats.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/blackhawkdemocrats | Fancy, has people pictures, not effective, events page fail |
| Boone | http://boonecountydem.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/groups/boonecoiowadems | Good site - but lots o technical glitches that make it difficult to use. |
| Bremer | http://www.bremercountydemocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/BremerCountyDemocrats/ | Nice site - well done. |
| Buchanan | http://demcentralcommitte.wix.com/buchanancodemocrats | http://www.facebook.com/BuchananCountyDemocrats/ | NEW SITE - since 2016 / Good information - poor design. |
| Buena Vista | http://www.bvdems.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/bvdems/ | not updated since 2016 |
| Butler | http://www.butlercountydemocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/butlercountyiowademocrats/ | Nice potential design - technical issues. |
| Calhoun | no website | http://www.facebook.com/CalhounCountyDemocrats | |
| Carroll | no website | no FB | NOT WORKING: http://www.carrollcountydemocrats.com/ |
| Cass | no website | http://www.facebook.com/groups/146941161999623/ | |
| Cedar | http://cedarcountyiowadems.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/cedarcountyiowadems/ | Nice website |
| Cerro Gordo | no website | http://www.facebook.com/CGDCommittee/ | |
| Cherokee | no website | http://www.facebook.com/CherokeeIDP/ | |
| Chickasaw | no website | http://www.facebook.com/ChickasawCountyDemocrats | |
| Clarke | http://clarkecountyiowademocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/Clarke-County-Iowa-Democrats-283122158516185/timeline/ | Nice look, BUT little information |
| Clay | http://www.claycountyiadems.org/home-1.html | http://www.facebook.com/groups/276632289433761/ | Some good information - poorly organized |
| Clayton | http://claytoncountyiowademocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/claytoncountydemocrats/ | Good Information - poorly designed |
| Clinton | http://www.clintoncountydemocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/ClintonCountyDemocrats/ | Lots of good info - poorly designed |
| Crawford | no website | http://www.facebook.com/crawfordcoiadems/ | |
| Dallas | http://democratsfordallascountyiowa.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/dallascodems | Nice ideas info - but technical problems... No social media links |
| Davis | http://www.daviscountyiademocrats.com/home.html | http://www.facebook.com/groups/126706274722323/ | OK site - functional |
| Decatur | no website | http://www.facebook.com/DCDEMSIA/ | |
| Delaware | http://delawarecountydemocrats.wordpress.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/delcodemsofia | Site not updated since 2017 |
| Des Moines | http://www.desmoinescodems.org/ = not working! | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1437651746521729/ | SITE NOT WORKING |
| Dickinson | http://www.thedickinsondems.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/DickinsonDemsIA/ | NEW since 2016 / Basic site - but it is a start |
| Dubuque | http://www.dbqdemocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/DubuqueCountyDemocrats/ | Good site - information and design. |
| Emmet | http://emmetcountydemocrats.org/index.html | http://www.facebook.com/EmmetCountyIowaDemocraticParty/ | Basic site - with some up -to date info |
| Fayette | no website | http://www.facebook.com/FayetteCountyDemocraticCentralCommitteeFayetteIowa/ | |
| Floyd | no website | http://www.facebook.com/groups/FloydIACountyDemocrats/about | |
| Franklin | no website | http://www.facebook.com/FranklinCountyDemocrats/ | |
| Fremont | no website | http://www.facebook.com/fremontcountydemocrats/?rc=p | |
| Friends of the Washington, Iowa Democrats | no website | http://www.facebook.com/groups/democratsrock/ | |
| Greene | no website | http://www.facebook.com/GreeneDems/ | |
| Grundy | no website | http://www.facebook.com/grundems/ | |
| Guthrie | http://guthriedemocrats.tripod.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/guthriedems/ | Good website - info and functional |
| Hamilton | http://www.hamcodems.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/HamCoDemsIowa/ | NEW SITE SINCE 2016 / Very poor |
| Hancock | no website | http://www.facebook.com/HancockCountyIowaDemocrats/ | |
| Hardin | no website | http://www.facebook.com/hardincountyiowademocrats.org/ | |
| Harrison | http://harrisoncountydems.org/ | no FB | Lively, blog-style site |
| Henry | http://www.henrycountydemocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/HenryCountyDemocrats | Limited site and information |
| Howard | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Howardcountyiowademocrats/ | |
| Humboldt | http://www.humboldtcountydemocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/humboldtcountyiowademocrats/ | NEW SITE SINCE 2016 / Awkward uninviting site |
| Ida | no website | http://www.facebook.com/IdaCountyDemocrats/ | |
| Iowa | http://iowacountydemocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/IowaCountyIADemocrats/ | A few pix, which really helps, events page blank, very little content |
| Iowa Democratic Party 1st Congressional District | http://idp1st.org/ | ||
| Iowa Democratic Party 2nd Congressional District | http://www.idp2nd.com/index.php | ||
| Iowa Democratic Party 3rd Congressional District | http://www.idp3.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/groups/276101212490160/about/ | |
| Iowa Democratic Party 4th Congressional District | http://idp4.org/ | Fundraising emphasis. Too many clicks to get where you need to go. (No Facebook/Twitter) | |
| Jackson | no website | http://www.facebook.com/JacksonCoDems/ | |
| Jasper | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Jasper.County.Democrats/ | NO LONGER WORKING / http://www.jaspercountydemocrats.org/home.html |
| Jefferson | http://www.jcdp-ia.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/groups/113813048641880/about/ | Extreme boredom. Mostly links to IDP, Fairfield is so much more interesting than this! Not even a picture. |
| Johnson | http://jcdems.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/pg/jcdemsiowa/events/?ref=page_internal | Pretty good site.. But should be a model for the state... |
| Jones | http://www.jonescountydemocrats.com/index.html | http://www.facebook.com/Jones-County-Democrats-220707794681203/ | Boring site - no images! |
| Keokuk | no website | http://www.facebook.com/IAKeokukCtyDems/ | |
| Kossuth | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Kossuth-County-Democrats-121962854548515/ | |
| Lee | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Lee-County-Iowa-Democrats-217258268302515/timeline/ | |
| Linn | http://www.linncountydemocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/groups/LinnCountyDemocrats/ | Lots of content - poor design |
| Louisa | http://www.louisacountydems.org/ | no FB | A gem! Nice pix, some interesting content, inclusive, inviting language. |
| Lucas | no website | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1245526318900044 | |
| Lyon | no website | http://www.facebook.com/lyoncountydemocrats | |
| Madison | http://madcoiadems.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/MadisonCountyDems/ | Pretty good site |
| Mahaska | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Mahaska-County-Democrats-231853510228474/ | |
| Marion | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Marion-County-Iowa-Democrats-286307720142/timeline/ | |
| Marshall | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Marshall-County-Democrats-138129326857069/ | NOT WORKING: http://www.marshallcountyiowademocrats.org/ |
| Mills | no website | http://www.facebook.com/MillsCountyDemocrats/ | |
| Mitchell | no website | no FB | |
| Monona | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Mononadems/ | |
| Monroe | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Monroe-County-Democrats-101599733226262/ | |
| Montgomery | http://www.iowamocodemocrats.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCountyIowaDemocrats/ | Minimal site... |
| Muscatine | http://www.muscatinedemocrats.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/muscatinecountydems/ | Lively concept, appears to be under construction. |
| O'Brien | http://sites.google.com/view/obcdems/ | http://www.facebook.com/OBrien-County-Democrats-345253665525598/ | New site/ of minimal use. |
| Osceola | no website | http://www.facebook.com/OsceolaCountyIowaDemocraticParty/ | |
| Page | http://pagecountyiowademocrats.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/PageCountyIADemocrats/ | OK site. |
| Palo Alto | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Palo-Alto-County-Democrats-135233926489662/ | |
| Plymouth | no website | http://www.facebook.com/PCountyDemsIA/ | SITE NOT WORKING. http://www.plycodems.com/ - not working was good in 2016 - what happened |
| Pocahontas | http://pocahontasdemocrats.blogspot.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/PocahontasDemocrats-442877606048701/ | Minimal site |
| Polk | http://www.polkdems.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/PolkDems/ | **Good site / A lot of good info on Dem groups, and good events |
| Pottawattamie | http://www.pottawattamiecountydemocrats.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/pottawattamiecountydems/ | Site could use some help. |
| Poweshiek | http://www.powdems.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/groups/209580075744899// | Good site! I liked the page with precinct and House District maps (although they could explain why that matters), the videos should be more prominently placed, and a better events calendar would be good - but this is nice. |
| Ringgold | no website | http://www.facebook.com/groups/479105365615465 | |
| Sac | no website | http://www.facebook.com/SacCountyDemocrats/ | |
| Scott | http://www.scottcountydems.org/ | http://www.facebook.com/scottcountydemocrats | Somewhat minimal site. |
| Shelby | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Shelby-County-Iowa-Democrats-361168023917779/ | NOT WORKING: http://www.shelbycountydemocrats.com/default.asp |
| Sioux | no website | http://www.facebook.com/siouxcountydemocrats/ | |
| Solo Democrats | no website | http://www.facebook.com/solodems/ | |
| Southeast Dallas County Democrats | no website | http://www.facebook.com/SEDallasCoDems | |
| Story | http://www.storydems.org/welcome | http://www.facebook.com/StoryCountyDemocrats/ | Good site |
| Tama | http://tamademocrats.blogspot.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/Tama-County-Democratic-Party-85869942475/ | Ok Site... |
| Taylor | no website | no FB | |
| Tri County Democrats | no website | http://www.facebook.com/groups/355479567896853/?ref=br_rs | |
| Union | no website | http://www.facebook.com/UnionCountyDem/?ref=br_rs | |
| Van Buren | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Democrats-of-Van-Buren-County-Iowa-162092810512272/ | |
| Wapello | http://www.wapellocountydems.org/home.html | http://www.facebook.com/wapellocountydems/ | Very minimal site |
| Warren | http://warrencodemocrats.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/WarrenCountyIADems/ | |
| Washington | http://washiadems.wixsite.com/home | http://www.facebook.com/IAWashingtonCtyDems/ | Very minimal site |
| Wayne | no website | no FB | |
| Webster | http://webstercountydemocrats.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/webstercountydems/ | NEW SITE SINCE 2016 |
| Winnebago | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Winnebago-County-Democrats-442889900314/ | Pretty good simple site |
| Winneshiek | http://sites.google.com/site/winneshiekdemocrats/home | http://www.facebook.com/Winneshiek-County-Democrats-118783264831340/ | Not great, but some good videos are hidden in a videos section. Chaotic design |
| Woodbury | http://www.woodburydems.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/wcdems/ | 1 good video - otehrwise minimal info |
| Worth | no website | http://www.facebook.com/Worth-County-IA-Democrats-155845098462346/ | |
| Wright | no website | http://www.facebook.com/wrightiowadems/ |
Networking
Progressive Organizations in Iowa
| Name | HQ | Type | FB URL | Website | FB type | # FB group | #FB likes | #FB follow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100Grannies | Johnson | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/groups/100grannies.org/ | Group | 446 | ||||
| Action Iowa (Formerly Pantsuit Nation Iowa) | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1756506354610296/ | @ActionIowaDSM | Group | |||||
| Activate Iowa | Statewide | News | http://www.facebook.com/Activate-Iowa-259760667807753/ | @ActivateIowa | Page | 531 | 571 | ||
| American Friends Service Committee - Iowa | Religious - Quaker | http://www.facebook.com/afscdesmoines/ | http://www.afsc.org/category/topic/afsc-iowa | Page | |||||
| Americans for Democratic Action Iowa | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/AmericansForDemocraticActionIowa/ | www.adaction.org | @ADActionIA | Page | ||||
| Ames branch of the NAACP | Ames | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/Ames-Branch-of-the-NAACP-1541230146109474/ | Page | 160 | 167 | |||
| Asian and Latino Coalition | Des Moines | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/Asian-Latino-Coalition-1008620749219113/ | Page | 745 | 736 | |||
| Black Lives Matter - Iowa | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/blmiowa/ | Page | 172 | 179 | ||||
| Black Voices Project | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/icbvp/ | Page | 526 | 528 | ||||
| Bold Iowa | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/TheBoldIowa/ | http://boldiowa.org/ | @bold_iowa | Page | ||||
| C.R. Solidarity in Motion | Linn County | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/crsolidarity/ | www.crsolidarity.wordpress.com | Group | ||||
| Cedar Rapids National Organization for Women NOW | Cedar Rapids | Issue - Women's Rights | http://www.facebook.com/NOWCedarRapids/ | Page | 97 | 100 | |||
| Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa | Johnson | Issue - Worker justice, Immigration | http://www.facebook.com/centerforworkerjusticeofeasterniowa/ | www.cwjiowa.org/ | Page | ||||
| Citizens for a Healthy Iowa | Issue - Heath Care | http://www.facebook.com/citizensforahealthyiowa/ | www.cfhia.org | Page | |||||
| Climate Action Iowa - still functioning? | Issue - Environment | @ClimateActionIA | |||||||
| Climate Action Southeast Iowa - No Bakken Here | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/nobakkenhere/ | Page | 951 | 937 | ||||
| Committed 2018 | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/groups/Committed2018/ | Group | ||||||
| Decorah Power | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/decorahpower/ | Page | 416 | 447 | ||||
| Direct Action Cedar Valley | Grassroots - local | http://DirectActionCV.org | Page | ||||||
| Direct Action Cedar Valley | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/DirectActionCV/ | http://directactioncv.wordpress.com/ | Page | |||||
| Drinking Liberally Sioux City | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/pg/dl.sioux.city/about/?ref=page_internal | Page | ||||||
| DSM - SURJ | Polk County | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/DSMSURJ/ | ||||||
| Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project | Issue - Immigration | http://www.facebook.com/eicommunitybond/ | Page | ||||||
| Eastside Dems | Johnson | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/393890407339166/ | Group | |||||
| Eastside Huddle | Johnson | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/961955080605884/ | Group | |||||
| Faith in Action: Iowa Episcopalians | Religious - Episcopalian | http://www.facebook.com/groups/IowaEpiscopaliansInAction/ | Group | 343 | |||||
| Fallon Forum | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/fallonforum/ | Page | 6526 | 6344 | ||||
| Fight for Voting Rights | Issue - Voting Rights | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1139615892827707/ | Group | 301 | |||||
| Flip It Iowa | 2018 elections | http://www.facebook.com/FlipItIA/ | |||||||
| Good Neighbor Iowa | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/goodneighboriowa/ | Page | ||||||
| Grinnell Student Resistance | Poweshiek | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/studentresistance/ | Page | |||||
| Grinnellians for Change | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1878593792360378/ | Group | ||||||
| Heart of Iowa Democratic Socialists of America | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/HeartOfIowaDSA/ | Page | 165 | 173 | ||||
| High School Democrats of Iowa | Democrats | http://www.facebook.com/HSDemsIowa/ | @HSDemsIowa | Page | 302 | 304 | |||
| Hogwash! Fighting the Iowa Rightwing Propaganda Machine | http://www.facebook.com/groups/2191247931101578/ | Group | 159 | ||||||
| IC Compassion | Support - poor, immigrants | http://www.facebook.com/iccompassion/ | Page | 453 | 449 | ||||
| Indigenous Iowa | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/IndigenousIowa/ | http://www.indigenousiowa.org/ | Page | 4183 | 4231 | |||
| Indivisble Iowa SD3/HD6 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1729763204005652/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisble SD12 / HD 23 & 24 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/414666822202095/ | Group | 63 | |||||
| Indivisble SD20/HD39&40 | http://www.facebook.com/groups/IndivisibleIowaSD20/ | Group | 278 | ||||||
| indivisible 30/31- 59,60,6d1,62 | black Hawk | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1661766797449975/ | Group | 162 | ||||
| Indivisible SD33&35-HD65,66,69,70 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/393930477625743/events/ | Group | 407 | |||||
| indivisible 26-51 &52 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/201906246954796/ | Group | 32 | |||||
| indivisible 28-55 northeast iowa | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/223643734709287/ | Group | 280 | |||||
| indivisible 29- 57& 58 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1389533067786213/ | Group | 17 | |||||
| Indivisible 36-71&72 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1878997292337708/ | Group | 51 | |||||
| Indivisible 37-73 | Johnson | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/994945260650415/ | Group | |||||
| Indivisible 37-74 | Johnson | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/368469423531295/ | Group | |||||
| Indivisible 48- 95&96 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1842211469388124/ | Group | 125 | |||||
| Indivisible 515 - Central Iowa | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/Indivisible515/ | Group | 836 | |||||
| Indivisible Dubuque | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/IndivisibleDubuque/ | page | 1477 | |||||
| Indivisible Iowa - Group | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/groups/370033640032251/events/ | Group | 10972 | |||||
| Indivisible Iowa - Page | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/IndivisibleIowa/ | Page | 1783 | 1937 | ||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD 2/HDs 3&4 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1997164443844547/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD 24/HD48 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1144532928977649/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD 26/HD51&52 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/201906246954796/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD 7/HDs 13&14 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/796101753873221/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD1/HD1&2 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/IndivisibleIowaSD1andHD1and2/?ref=group_header | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD23 / HD45&46 Ames | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/366464407052731/ | Group | ||||||
| indivisible Iowa SD25/HD49&50 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/138613153311068/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD27/HD54 & 53 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/624330311088624/ | Group | 80 | |||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD4/HD7 | Grassroots - local | http://facebook.com/groups/642632515921414/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD5/HD9&10 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/326972011030132/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD6/HD11&12 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1255115921239722/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible Iowa SD9/HD17&18 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/IASD9HD1718/ | Group | ||||||
| Indivisible SD #34 House # 67/68 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1218891788198190/ | Group | 150 | |||||
| Indivisible SD 10 / HD 19 & 20 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1839989029611814/ | Group | 164 | |||||
| Indivisible SD 13 / HD 26 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1927135877509250/ | Group | 69 | |||||
| indivisible SD 14 / HD 27 & 28 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/IndivisibleIASD14.HD27.28/ | Group | 114 | |||||
| indivisible SD 39 - HD 77&78 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/598135580392695/ | Group | 115 | |||||
| indivisible SD 40- 79& 80 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/170507290118521/ | Group | 44 | |||||
| Indivisible Sd 41 - HD 82 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1571849859509790/ | Group | 113 | |||||
| Indivisible SD 43- HD 85&86 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/IndivisibleIowaSD43/ | Group | 436 | |||||
| Indivisible SD 45/47 HD 89,90,93,94 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1229228343835610/ | Group | 232 | |||||
| Indivisible SD 49- HD 97&98 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1220188964726383/ | Group | 40 | |||||
| indivisible SD 50- HD 99&100 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/167814753719888/ | Group | 16 | |||||
| Indivisible SD11/ HD 21 & 22 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1852092045066961/ | Group | 93 | |||||
| Indivisible SD15- HD 29&30 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/370456256653676/ | Group | 86 | |||||
| Indivisible SD16/HD31&32 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/694452517392701/ | Group | 51 | |||||
| Indivisible SD17/HD33&34 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1387814351249764/ | Group | 44 | |||||
| Indivisible SD18/HD35&36 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/236454680138938/ | Group | 90 | |||||
| Indivisible SD19/HD37&38 | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1433873823291727/ | Group | 122 | ||||||
| indivisible SD21/HD41&42 | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1642315716069443/ | Group | 218 | ||||||
| Indivisible SD22/HD43&44 | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1853318498219705/ | Group | 179 | ||||||
| Indivisible SD44- HD 87&88 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/375737379449717/ | Group | 99 | |||||
| Indivisible SD46- HD91 | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/1627791394189798/ | Group | 129 | |||||
| Infonet (Iowans with Disabilities in Action) | Issue - Disabilities | http://www.facebook.com/infonetiowa/ | http://www.infonetiowa.org/ | Page | 366 | 368 | |||
| Interfaith Alliance of Iowa | Religious - ecumenical | http://www.facebook.com/InterfaithAllianceIA/ | Page | 1632 | 1645 | ||||
| Iowa 350 | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/IOWA350/ | Page | 242 | 255 | ||||
| Iowa 3rd District Green Party | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/groups/217841025290954/ | Group | 80 | |||||
| Iowa Action and Student Engagement | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/IowaAction/ | Page | 1034 | 1086 | ||||
| Iowa CCI Action | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/CCIAction/ | http://cciaction.org/ | Page | 3684 | 3784 | |||
| Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism | News | http://www.facebook.com/IowaWatch/ | www.iowawatch.org | Page | 1140 | 1100 | |||
| Iowa Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action - MFSA | Religious - Methodist | http://www.facebook.com/MFSAIowa/ | http://www.mfsaiowa.org/ | Page | 70 | 71 | |||
| Iowa Citizen Action Network | Activist Education | http://www.facebook.com/IowaCitizenActionNetwork/ | http://iowacan.org/ | Page | |||||
| Iowa Citizen Action Network | @IA_CAN | ||||||||
| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/iowacci/ | www.iowacci.org | Page | |||||
| Iowa City Catholic Worker | Religioius - Catholic | http://www.facebook.com/iccatholicworker/ | Page | 860 | 866 | ||||
| Iowa City Climate Advocates | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/ICClimateAdvocates/ | Page | ||||||
| Iowa City SURG - Showing Up for Racial Justice | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/ICSURJ/ | Page | 681 | 712 | ||||
| Iowa Coalition for Retirement Security | Statewide | Issue - Labor | http://www.facebook.com/IARetirement/ | Page | 637 | 646 | |||
| Iowa Farmers Union | Issue - Farm & Agriculture | http://www.facebook.com/iowafarmersunion/ | Page | 972 | 962 | ||||
| Iowa Justice Alliance | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/groups/381647295518385/ | Group | 229 | |||||
| Iowa Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society | Activist Education | http://www.facebook.com/groups/249794598719752/ | http://www.acslaw.org/chapters/ia/iowa-lawyer-chapter | Group | |||||
| Iowa Main Street Alliance | Des Moines | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/IowaMainStreetAlliance/ | http://iowacan.org/ | Page | ||||
| Iowa Policy Project | Research Group | http://www.facebook.com/Iowa-Policy-Project-89290570153/ | Page | 1672 | 1638 | ||||
| Iowa Pride PAC | Issue - LGBTQ | http://www.facebook.com/iowapridenow/ | Page | 802 | 806 | ||||
| Iowa River Friends | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/Iowa-River-Friends-465240616998716/ | Page | 125 | 128 | ||||
| Iowa Safe Schools | Issue - LGBTQ | http://www.facebook.com/iowasafeschools/ | Page | 12695 | 12530 | ||||
| Iowa Sanctuary Movement | Issue - Immigration | http://www.facebook.com/IAsanctuary/ | Page | ||||||
| iowa Senate Democrats | Democrats | ||||||||
| Iowa State Education Association | Issue - Education | http://www.facebook.com/pg/IowaSEA/about/?ref=page_internal | Page | 4941 | 4939 | ||||
| Iowa Sustainable Ag | Issue - Agriculture | http://www.facebook.com/IASustainableAg/ | Page | 246 | 250 | ||||
| Iowa Women for Progressive Change | Issue - Women's Rights PAC | http://www.facebook.com/iowawomenforprogressivechange/ | http://iowawomenforprogressivechange.com/ | Page | 1590 | ||||
| Iowa's Water and Land Legacy | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/iowaswaterandlandlegacy/ | Page | 5302 | 5116 | ||||
| Iowans Defending Our Universities | Issue - Education | http://www.facebook.com/IowansDefendingOurUniversities/ | Page | 194 | 198 | ||||
| Iowans for Gun Safety | Issue - Guns | http://www.facebook.com/IA4GS/ | Page | 1413 | 1370 | ||||
| Iowans for Public Education | Statewide | Issue - Education | http://www.facebook.com/iowans4publiced/ | Page | 2322 | 2388 | |||
| Iowans for Public Education | Statewide | Issue - Education | http://www.facebook.com/groups/360981620961306/ | Group | 12195 | ||||
| Latinos Unidos | Des Moines | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/LUofiowa/ | http://latinosunidosofiowa.org | Page | 1932 | 1926 | ||
| Little Creek Camp | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/LittleCreekCamp/ | Page | 3366 | 3521 | ||||
| Little Creek Movement Grinnell | Issue - environment | http://www.facebook.com/LittleCreekMovementGrinnell/ | Page | 140 | 151 | ||||
| Living Wage Linn County | Issue - worker rights | http://www.facebook.com/wecantsurviveon725/ | Page | 221 | 218 | ||||
| Loud and Liberal | News - Web Show | http://www.facebook.com/LoudAndLiberal/ | http://www.LoudAndLiberal.com | Page | 73 | 74 | |||
| LULAC | Waterloo | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/LULAC-Council-370-Waterloo-Iowa-538343549693204/ | @LulacIowa | Page | 43 | 43 | ||
| LULAC | Davenport | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/LULAC10/ | Page | 678 | 673 | |||
| LULAC | Iowa Council list | Issue - Racial Justice | http://latinovoteiowa.org/councils/ | ||||||
| LULAC - League of United Latin American Citizens | Fort Madison | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/LatinamericanclubLULAC304/ | Page | 413 | 412 | |||
| Midwest Telegraph | News | http://www.facebook.com/MidwestTelegraph/ | Page | 388 | 396 | ||||
| Mighty Earth Des Moines | Issue - Environment | http://www.facebook.com/mightydsm/ | Page | 231 | 235 | ||||
| Mobilizing Up | Winterset | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/MobilizingUP/ | Group | |||||
| Moms Demand Action - IA | Issue - Guns | http://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandActionIA/ | Page | 2199 | 2230 | ||||
| Moral Mondays Iowa | Religious - Ecumenical | http://www.facebook.com/MoralMondaysIOWA/ | http://interfaithallianceiowa.org/make-a-difference/moralmondaysiowa | Page | 492 | 524 | |||
| Naral Pro-Choice Iowa | Issue - Womens Rights | http://www.facebook.com/NARALIowa/ | http://www.prochoiceamerica.org | Page | 508 | 510 | |||
| Northwest Des Moines Democrats | Polk County | Democratic Party | http://www.facebook.com/nwdmdems/ | ||||||
| Northwest Iowa for Our Revolution | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/Northwest-Iowa-for-Our-Revolution-1477666489222294/ | Page | 713 | 707 | ||||
| One Human Family QCA | Quad Cities | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/onehumanfamilyqca/ | http://www.onehumanfamilyqca.org | Page | 774 | 809 | ||
| One Iowa | Issue - LGBTQ | http://www.facebook.com/OneIowa/ | http://oneiowa.org/ | Page | 15932 | 14782 | |||
| One Iowa Action | Issue - LGBTQ | http://www.facebook.com/OneIowaAction/ | Page | ||||||
| Operation Buttercup | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/operationbuttercup/ | Page | 527 | 563 | ||||
| Our Revolution Iowa | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/OurRevolutionIowa/ | Page | 1293 | 1293 | ||||
| Our Revolution Scott County | Grassroots | http://www.facebook.com/OurRevolutionScottCounty/?ref=br_rs | Page | 59 | |||||
| Our Revolution Story County | Grassroots | http://www.facebook.com/OurRevolutionStoryCountyIowa/?ref=br_rs | Page | 394 | |||||
| Parents for Great Iowa Schools | Issue - Education | http://www.facebook.com/parentsforgreatiowaschools/ | http://www.p4gis.org | Page | 3443 | 3535 | |||
| Peace Iowa | Issue - Peace | http://www.facebook.com/PeaceEducationandActionCenter/ | Page | 687 | 689 | ||||
| Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa | Issue - Women's Rights | http://www.facebook.com/PPVotesIA/ | Page | 3099 | 3121 | ||||
| Positive Words and Actions | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/Positive-Words-and-Actions-1291760090837657/ | Page | 210 | 215 | ||||
| Postcards and Pale Ale | Johnson | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/PostcardsAndPaleAle/ | Group | |||||
| Postcards to Iowa Voters | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/PostcardsToIowaVoters/ | Group | 496 | |||||
| Potluck Insurgency | Johnson | Grassroots - local | [no FB] | ||||||
| Progress Iowa | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/progressiowa/ | www.progressiowa.org | Page | 27506 | 27021 | |||
| Progressive Voices of Iowa | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/ProgressiveVoicesofIowa/ | http://progressivevoicesofiowa.com | Page | 608 | 627 | |||
| Sankofa Outreach Connection | Johnson | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/SOConnection/ | http://www.sankofaoutreach.org/ | Page | 235 | 240 | ||
| Sioux City Human Rights Commission | Sioux City | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/HumanRightsSC/ | http://www.sioux-city.org/government/departments-g-p/human-rights | Page | 1281 | 1245 | ||
| Siouxland Progressive Women | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/siouxlandprogressivewomen/ | Page | ||||||
| Siouxland Stand | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/Siouxland-Stand-1155390734551292/ | Page | ||||||
| Spirit of Citizenship | Activist Education | http://www.facebook.com/SpiritOfCitizenship/ | Page | ||||||
| Stand With the Kids Quad Cities | Quad Cities | Issue - Guns | http://www.facebook.com/Stand-With-The-Kids-Quad-Cities-547984548919158/ | Page | 111 | 119 | |||
| Strong Women | Johnson | Grassroots - local | [no FB] | [none] | |||||
| Students Against School Shootings Iowa | Issue - Guns | http://www.facebook.com/SASSIowa/ | Page | 183 | 188 | ||||
| Supporters, Friends, and Allies of Iowa Black Issues | Issue - Racial Justice | http://www.facebook.com/groups/IowaDemsBlackCaucus/ | Group | 322 | |||||
| Sustainable Iowa Land Trust - SILT | Issue - Environment | ||||||||
| Teamcan | Grassroots - umbrella | http://www.facebook.com/TeamCANorg/ | www.teamcan.org | Page | 396 | 403 | |||
| The Catholic Worker House | Johnson | Religious - Catholic | http://www.facebook.com/iccatholicworker/ | ||||||
| Uiowa_ALMA | Students - Latinx | http://www.facebook.com/groups/tienesalma/ | Group | 478 | |||||
| UNIfy for Education | University of Northern Iowa | Issue - Education | http://www.facebook.com/UNIfyForEducation/ | www.unifyforeducation.org | Page | 394 | 373 | ||
| Urban Dreams | Support - Urban Communities | http://www.facebook.com/urbandreamsorg/ | Page | 1923 | 1921 | ||||
| UU Legislative Action Workgroup - LAW | Religious - Unitarians | http://www.facebook.com/uulegislativeactionworkgroup/?hc_ref=ARQh14LGBtyIB2aPeWEAU51QCZYokuLXqEPIbR8SAoyvHyxX28yqHzD4-umONHoCGJ8 | http://iuuwan.com/ | Page | 102 | 103 | |||
| Where Do We Go From Here? | Mason City | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/Where-Do-We-Go-From-Here-207628189680452/ | Page | |||||
| Women For a Stronger America | Des Moines | Issue - Women's Rights | http://www.facebook.com/WomenForAStrongerAmerica/ | Page | 169 | ||||
| Women's MARCH - IOWA | Issue - Women's Rights | http://www.facebook.com/groups/womensmarchiowa/ | www.womensmarchiowa.com/ | Group | 10111 | ||||
| Worth County Progressives | Worth County | Grassroots - local | http://www.facebook.com/groups/673289106103178/ | http://www.worthcountyprogressives.com/ | Group |