Three jobs campaign printing has to do
A local campaign's printing has three separate jobs: make the name familiar, give volunteers something to leave at every door, and reach every voter household before people start voting. Yard signs, door hangers and EDDM mailers each do one of those jobs, and a campaign that skips one usually feels the gap.
Signs do the recognition work. They do not persuade, but a candidate whose name voters have seen on dozens of lawns starts the race ahead of one they have never heard of.
Door hangers and mailers carry the actual message: who the candidate is, what they stand for, and when to vote.
How volunteers use each campaign piece
Signs for supporters
Our 24″ × 18″ yard signs are printed on both sides on 4mm Coroplast and come with H-wire stakes, so a volunteer can plant one in a minute. 50 cost $750. Keep a stack at headquarters for supporters who ask.
Door hangers for canvassers
Canvassers reach many doors where no one answers. A 3.5″ × 11″ door hanger left on the knob turns those misses into contact.
Door hangers go on doors only: anything placed in a mailbox needs postage. 5,000 cost $659, which suits a few weekends of canvassing in a local district.
Mailers for every household
An 8.5″ × 11″ postcard through EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) reaches every address on the carrier routes in your district without a voter file. It has room for a photo, three priorities and the voting dates. 10,000 cost $1,549.
Ordering on a campaign timeline
Order signs first, as soon as the name, colors and logo are final, because supporters want them early. Order door hangers before the first canvassing weekend.
Time the main mailer to land before early voting opens in your state, not before Election Day, since many voters cast ballots early. A second mailer or a get-out-the-vote door hanger in the final week reminds supporters of the date and their polling place.
Campaign season is busy for printers, so call 512-573-1977 early to confirm turnaround. See our guide to mailing voters with EDDM before early voting.
Rules to check before campaign pieces print
Most campaign materials must carry a "paid for by" disclaimer. The required wording differs between federal, state and local races, so confirm it with your state election office or your campaign's counsel. We print exactly the disclaimer on your approved proof.
Check your city's sign ordinance before signs go out. Many cities limit signs on public right-of-way and near polling places, and set dates for removing them after the election.
Keep the design simple: the candidate's name as large as possible, the office in smaller type, and high-contrast colors that read from a passing car.
How many of each piece a campaign needs
Size each piece from how it will be used, not from a round number.
- Yard signs: one for each supporter who has agreed to host a sign, plus permitted public locations, events and headquarters, plus spares for signs that go missing.
- Door hangers: the number of doors your volunteers can realistically knock across all canvassing weekends, since most doors go unanswered and get a door hanger.
- Mailers: the number of households on the carrier routes in your district, which the USPS EDDM map shows route by route.
Our guide to how many yard signs a campaign needs works through a full example.
Primaries, runoffs and reusing campaign print
If your race has a primary and a general election, print yard signs without a year or an election date. The same signs then stay useful through every round, and you only reorder to replace missing ones.
Door hangers and mailers are the opposite. They carry voting dates and calls to action that change between elections, so order them for one election at a time.
After the final election, collect your signs promptly. Many cities set a removal deadline, and stored signs can be reused if the candidate runs again. Keep them flat and dry, with the stakes bundled separately.
A district campaign order, priced
A local district kit: 50 yard signs ($750), 5,000 3.5″ × 11″ door hangers ($659) and 10,000 8.5″ × 11″ EDDM postcards ($1,549). The printing total is $2,958 before shipping and postage.
See every campaign product and sample kits on our political campaign printing page, use the campaign printing checklist to plan quantities, and price the mailer's postage with the EDDM cost calculator.
Prices from our current price list. Content reviewed October 4, 2026.