Generate walks from a list
- Go to Dashboard → Walks → Generate Walks
- Select the voter list you want to walk
- Configure the walk settings:
- Split by — how the list is divided into walks: Proximity (default) or Voter precinct (see below)
- Walk size — target number of stops per walk (20–60 is typical)
- Name prefix — e.g., “Pecan Lakes” becomes “Pecan Lakes — Walk 1”, “Pecan Lakes — Walk 2”
- Click Generate
Walk generation for large lists (1,000+ stops) takes 30–60 seconds. A progress bar shows status.
Walk settings
Split by voter precinct
Set Split by → Voter precinct to organize walks around precinct boundaries instead of geographic proximity. This is useful when you want precinct captains to own their turf, or to align canvassing with your precinct-based volunteer structure.- Each precinct in the list becomes its own walk (named Precinct 1150, Precinct 2152, etc.).
- A precinct larger than your Walk size cap is split into several walks (Precinct 1150 — Walk 1, — Walk 2, …).
- Voters with no precinct on file are grouped into a clearly-labeled Unassigned precinct walk — they’re never silently dropped.
Precinct is available for every voter in all covered counties. The preview step shows the exact walk count before you create anything.
Splitting a walk
If a walk is too large or you want to split it evenly between two volunteers:- Open the walk from Dashboard → Walks
- Click Split Walk
- Choose how many sub-walks (2–4) and the split method:
- Even — balanced stop count
- Odd/Even — split by house number (odd-side vs even-side of the street)
- Click Split — the original walk is replaced with the sub-walks
Carving a sub-area from a walk
See Carving Walks to extract a geographic sub-section of a walk.Walk map
Every walk detail page shows a 16:6 aspect map of all stops color-coded by visit outcome:- Dark — not yet visited
- Gold — no answer / left door hanger
- Green — survey completed
- Red — refused