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Canvassing on the field

Field appUpdated on 14 October 2026

Open Canvassing from the menu in the field app to see the rounds assigned to you, with how many doors are done on each. Tap a round and confirm the activity-monitoring prompt to start work — the round opens on four views: List, Street, Call and Map.

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Table of Contents

  1. List view
  2. Street view
  3. Call view
  4. Map view
  5. Record user inputs
  6. Household canvassing

List view

People in order of how far they are from where you are standing, closest first. Anyone already canvassed is marked as done.

The list view of a canvassing round

Street view

The same round grouped by street, nearest street first, with a count of how many people are on each.

The street view of a canvassing round

Call view

A list with a dial action against each person — the view to use for phone canvassing rather than door knocking.

The call view of a canvassing round

Map view

Everyone on the round plotted on a map, so you can see the shape of the area. Start a walk and the app routes you to the next door, showing the detail you need before you knock — you can mark the door done or skip to the next one.

The map view during a canvass

Note: The map is a phone-only feature. The web canvassing screens carry list, street and call views but no map.

Record user inputs

Tap somebody’s name to open the door form. Record support level, contact method, contact type and notes, and — where your permissions allow — answer a survey, RSVP them to an event or take a petition signature.

Recording the result of a door

Note: Canvassing works offline. Doors recorded with no signal are held on the device and sent when you are back on the network, so a dead spot never costs you a round.

Household canvassing

Where several people share an address you can record them together instead of one at a time. From street view, open the street, then canvass the household as a group.

Canvassing a household together
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