Block walking is how campaigns have the highest-quality voter contact. A conversation at the door is worth more than any mailer or text. Culper makes it operationally easy to run at scale.Documentation Index
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What is a walk?
A walk is a set of stops (household addresses) clustered into a route that a volunteer can complete in 2–3 hours on foot. Culper auto-optimizes the route by street — volunteers walk one side of a street, then come back the other, minimizing backtracking.Walk types
Assigned walks
The campaign manager assigns a walk to specific volunteers. The volunteer sees it in their mobile app immediately. Best for coordinated canvasses where you control coverage.Open walks
Any volunteer can claim an open walk from the app. Best for self-directed canvassing where volunteers pick their own area.Walk lifecycle
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Draft | Being set up — not visible to volunteers |
| Ready | Available for assignment or claiming |
| Assigned | Volunteer(s) assigned, not yet started |
| In Progress | At least one volunteer has started walking |
| Completed | All stops visited or marked |
Multi-volunteer walks
A single walk can be assigned to multiple volunteers — they split the coverage. The app shows each volunteer only the unvisited stops; whoever arrives at a door first marks it. This prevents duplicate contact.What volunteers do at each stop
At each door, the volunteer:- Sees the household — names, ages, party, issue chips
- Marks Someone home or Nobody home
- If home — records a brief survey (configurable questions)
- If not home — selects a follow-up (leave door hanger, send SMS, etc.)