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Explore how political campaigns use robocalls and robotexts to reach voters.

Common spam messages urging the reader to reply to a text as political support.

Since the early 2000s, political campaigns have increasingly used robocalls and automated text messages to reach potential voters.

But just how many robocalls and texts do people receive? Check out Robokiller's data to find out the state of political messages in America.

How many robocalls and texts are Americans receiving in 2023?


Number of political robocalls and texts received month-over-month



Robokiller estimates that Americans nationwide received 233 million political robotexts and 4 million political robocalls in February 2023.

Robokiller uses an unbiased, anonymous machine learning-based approach to understand political message trends. The estimates in this report are based on Robokiller's proprietary data and customer feedback. Robocall trends, robotext trends, and featured messages are not a representation of any single political party, person, or organization’s campaign efforts.

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Which political party sent the most robotexts and robocalls in February 2023?

Political robocalls by month

Political robotexts by month

State
Total
Republican
Democratic
California
923,479
824,533
98,946
Texas
438,916
332,154
106,762
Florida
332,590
284,006
48,584
New York
225,166
205,151
20,015
Illinois
188,283
178,870
9,413
State
Total
Republican
Democratic
Pennsylvania
166,987
146,114
20,873
Georgia
149,533
129,593
19,940
Ohio
136,626
111,792
24,834
North Carolina
131,475
127,364
4,111
Washington
111,612
92,199
19,413
State
Total
Republican
Democrat
Maine
49,481,926
24,740,763
22,730,963
Maryland
49,332,221
26,704,693
20,740,963
Massachusetts
48,755,878
21,410,261
25,940,862
Michigan
43,828,963
22,450,560
20,240,930
Minnesota
43,487,329
20,450,764
24,740,963
Mississippi
42,620,915
26,704,693
22,450,560
Missouri
42,521,256
25,410,261
26,704,693
Montana
42,147,689
24,740,963
20,450,764
Nebraska
41,645,769
25,410,261
24,740,763
State
Total
Republican
Democrat
Nevada
49,481,926
24,740,763
22,730,963
New Hampshire
49,332,221
26,704,693
20,740,963
New Jersey
48,755,878
21,410,261
25,940,862
New Mexico
43,828,963
22,450,560
20,240,930
New York
43,487,329
20,450,764
24,740,963
North Carolina
42,620,915
26,704,693
22,450,560
North Dakota
42,521,256
25,410,261
26,704,693
Ohio
42,147,689
24,740,963
20,450,764
Oklahoma
41,645,769
25,410,261
24,740,763
State
Total
Republican
Democrat
Oregon
49,481,926
24,740,763
22,730,963
Pennsylvania
49,332,221
26,704,693
20,740,963
Rhode Island
48,755,878
21,410,261
25,940,862
South Carolina
43,828,963
22,450,560
20,240,930
South Dakota
43,487,329
20,450,764
24,740,963
Tennessee
42,620,915
26,704,693
22,450,560
Texas
42,521,256
25,410,261
26,704,693
Utah
42,147,689
24,740,963
20,450,764
Vermont
41,645,769
25,410,261
24,740,763
State
Total
Republican
Democrat
Virginia
49,481,926
24,740,763
22,730,963
Washington
49,332,221
26,704,693
20,740,963
West Virginia
48,755,878
21,410,261
25,940,862
Wisconsin
43,828,963
22,450,560
20,240,930
Wyoming
43,487,329
20,450,764
24,740,963
State
Total
Republican
Democratic
California
26,909,889
17,362,488
9,547,401
Texas
22,486,945
19,080,747
3,406,198
Florida
16,389,541
12,652,302
3,737,239
New York
14,761,385
9,830,769
4,930,616
Ohio
8,728,302
6,224,962
2,503,340
State
Total
Republican
Democratic
Pennsylvania
7,726,245
5,345,909
2,380,336
Illinois
6,649,932
4,589,642
2,060,290
New Jersey
5,878,732
4,078,675
1,800,057
Michigan
5,802,657
3,781,737
2,020,920
North Carolina
5,522,390
3,887,810
1,634,580
State
Total
Republican
Democrat
Maine
49,481,926
24,740,763
22,730,963
Maryland
49,332,221
26,704,693
20,740,963
Massachusetts
48,755,878
21,410,261
25,940,862
Michigan
43,828,963
22,450,560
20,240,930
Minnesota
43,487,329
20,450,764
24,740,963
Mississippi
42,620,915
26,704,693
22,450,560
Missouri
42,521,256
25,410,261
26,704,693
Montana
42,147,689
24,740,963
20,450,764
Nebraska
41,645,769
25,410,261
24,740,763
State
Total
Republican
Democrat
Nevada
49,481,926
24,740,763
22,730,963
New Hampshire
49,332,221
26,704,693
20,740,963
New Jersey
48,755,878
21,410,261
25,940,862
New Mexico
43,828,963
22,450,560
20,240,930
New York
43,487,329
20,450,764
24,740,963
North Carolina
42,620,915
26,704,693
22,450,560
North Dakota
42,521,256
25,410,261
26,704,693
Ohio
42,147,689
24,740,963
20,450,764
Oklahoma
41,645,769
25,410,261
24,740,763
State
Total
Republican
Democrat
Oregon
49,481,926
24,740,763
22,730,963
Pennsylvania
49,332,221
26,704,693
20,740,963
Rhode Island
48,755,878
21,410,261
25,940,862
South Carolina
43,828,963
22,450,560
20,240,930
South Dakota
43,487,329
20,450,764
24,740,963
Tennessee
42,620,915
26,704,693
22,450,560
Texas
42,521,256
25,410,261
26,704,693
Utah
42,147,689
24,740,963
20,450,764
Vermont
41,645,769
25,410,261
24,740,763
State
Total
Republican
Democrat
Virginia
49,481,926
24,740,763
22,730,963
Washington
49,332,221
26,704,693
20,740,963
West Virginia
48,755,878
21,410,261
25,940,862
Wisconsin
43,828,963
22,450,560
20,240,930
Wyoming
43,487,329
20,450,764
24,740,963

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Political robocall and robotext FAQs

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Why do I receive political robocalls and text messages?
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Starting in the early 2000’s, politicians have been increasing their campaign investments in political robocalls and text messages because they have higher engagement rates and are more effective than traditional methods like TV ads. Unlike illegal robocalls and text messages, you likely don’t receive political messages at random. Information about your political party affiliation, area you live in, or even past political donations become accessible to campaign groups when you register to vote and identify your political party preference.

Are political robocalls and texts regulated the same way as other robocalls?
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The FTC estimates annual losses of $1,200 per phone scam. The second you sign up for our service, you’re protected from more than 500 million known phone scams in our global database. To date, Robokiller has prevented more than $400 million in losses to phone scams.

Can I opt out of all political robocalls or text messages?
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The short answer is yes. The long answer is not easily. Registering your phone number on the Do Not Call List in attempts to stop political messages will not help - political calls/texts and charities are not required to follow the Do Not Call List by law. The best way to reduce the political messages you receive is to update your voter registration to remove your associated phone number, follow the instructions from the FTC here, and/or enlist a third-party call and text blocker like Robokiller or Textkiller.

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Month labels

3/2022, 4/2022, 5/2022, 6/2022, 7/2022, 8/2022, 9/2022, 10/2022, 11/2022, 12/2022, 1/2023, 2/2023

Calls data

52933898,24921297,13216868,6414281,7641263,14253312,28271276,24725166,27394246,9342035,5576013,4460951

Texts data

810322573,643309840,649473910,701142473,742635721,682515339,938633150,1289597919,3439601956,3710777331,489331932,233180445