Things to Know Before Going Door to Door

Population-density information will help organizations decide whether it’s worth it to canvass a given neighborhood. Klein advises canvassers should be able to reach 80 to 100 homes per night.

“This means that there must be enough people in the area and that the terrain must be flat enough to allow canvassers to walk quickly from house to house,” she writes. The more rural the area, the more difficult it is to run a canvassing operation.