“A focus for us is voter turnout in Latino communities in southern Minnesota, so we’re using the map data to identify specific precincts to concentrate our efforts for both Get Out The Vote activities leading up to the elections and voter tripling on Election Day. This will help us pinpoint the areas with high potential for the Latino vote but historically low voter turnout, enabling us to deploy volunteers effectively and work toward increasing voter participation in those precincts.”

-Julio Zelaya, Director of Advocacy

“This map is helping us in our outreach strategy, allowing us to identify areas in St. Cloud and Long Prairie, where voter turnout is lowest and where our diverse communities live. While the map confirms what we already knew from our deep connection to the community, it sharpens our focus, reinforcing the insights we've gained from the people themselves. By knocking on doors in these key areas, we can engage voters directly and create meaningful change. This map serves as a guide for maximizing our outreach and ensuring every voice in our community is heard.”

- Maria Elena, Director

“The map has been a great tool for amplifying our civic engagement work. Our intern was able to identify apartments we are organizing in within each precinct and match them to the voter turnout rates. It just made our canvassing strategy so much easier. We also used the map images and data to articulate to our canvassers why this work is so important. I actually received positive feedback from our canvassers who said 'Yeah, I kept thinking of that map' when doing the work.’ Sometimes visuals can have a strong impact.”

- Arundhathi Sasikumar, Director of Social Justice