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Using the VAN feature

Where is the VAN data?

Do I have to turn it on? Why can't I see voter history? 

Do I have to add my own political data? I added my precincts, do I have to do my own sorting or will Nationbuilder take care of that?

Official response from

See how NationBuilder is different from NGP VAN.

In order to request a free voter file from the NationBuilder Election Center, go to People > More > Import > Voter file import and click the button "Import from Election Center."

Once the data is in your nation, you can see a voter's history on their record's Dashboard:

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If you want to append additional data or use your own voter file, follow the instructions here.

For more on how NationBuilder handles precinct codes and names, check out this FAQ.

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