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NGP VAN

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 3 - Reviews of NGP VAN

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Compliance and Finance Analyst  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Pretty much a must use system for campaign finance disclosure "

February 8, 2018

4.0

Pros

easy to have multiple different designations in the account. Easy to import large contact sets and good customer support for backend data edits

Cons

User interface is not the best and confusing to first time users. Hard to share reports with other users. Reports are very limited in what you can pull.

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LG

Lori G.  
Precinct Committee Chairman  
Political Organization  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very Good Program "

October 12, 2022

5.0

Very good experience

Pros

We’re able to contact and send outreach information to our voters

Cons

No problems. We were very successful in reaching people who we needed to contact. Very easy to follow and very helpful and organized.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Content Strategist  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "I have been using NGP VAN for the last six years in a campaign setting."

February 13, 2018

4.0

Pros

VAN gives excellent access to voter information and is a great tool for creating phone banks and other lists.

Cons

I struggle with clipping turf in VAN. The process is nonintuitive and difficult. The mapping feature does not give the user enough information to clip turf correctly.

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MA

Mitchell A.  
Field Director  
Political Organization  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "NGP VAN Review"

January 10, 2023

5.0

Pros

Making lists and cutting turf were always my favorite part.

Cons

Seemed hard to edit people's accounts once they were made such as the amount of permissions they were given.

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LC

Lisa C.  
Freelance Writer  
Writing and Editing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Indispensable for a Canvassing Team"

October 7, 2019

4.0

Pros

As a previously-paid, but now volunteer canvasser, I've found VAN to be an easy-to-use phone app to know which doors to knock on my turf and the personal and demographic information about who I'm trying to speak to. It's also a great tool for occasional canvassers who may not yet have memorized the script, as they can read the script (hopefully while maintaining some eye contact!) and enter constituent responses in the app as they go.

Cons

I've had issues with the GPS functionality. As someone who is directionally challenged, it's so useful to have a little dot showing where I am in relation to the doors I'm supposed to be knocking in map view. At times (and this could have been related to the phone I was using or the signal available on my turf), the GPS was way off, showing that I was blocks or even miles away from where I was.

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SS

Steve S.  
Government Relations  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "VPB Connect is the game changer"

November 15, 2022

4.0

We need a system to help us with updating and maintaining contact info.

Pros

This is the 1st yr we used VPB connect and it really helped with phone banking. It was a game changer!

Cons

Again, data and especially contact info needs to be updated. Many phones that were changed during phone bank remained on the database during second rounds.

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KB

Kassie B.  
Organizer  
Civic & Social Organization  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Gold Standard for Voter engagement"

October 9, 2018

5.0

Overall, it's a good program. With more and more options coming to market, I'm hoping VAN and it's newer competitors work on creating user-friendly, intuitive features.

Pros

The VAN is well known as being one of this first and most comprehensive voter file programs used for political and issue campaigns. It incorporates all of the info you need to know about voters and allows you to cut turfs for canvassing or phone banking.

Cons

The program is clunky and not intuitive. It takes some work to get trained up on all of the features. My organization has a national data team that regularly conducts training and answers questions. Without that training, this would be pretty tough to figure out.

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NJ

Nadia J.  
Student  
Civic & Social Organization  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good for Voter contact"

November 10, 2016

5.0

I've used NGP VAN in a variety of settings and capacities and it offers some of the best voter networking software available. Online phone banks are extremely easy with VAN. The only real issue I have is that it's often difficult to transfer between 'My Voters' and 'My Campaign'.

Pros

Ease of voter contact and the navigation between canvassing and phone results.

Cons

The difference between 'my voters' and 'my campaign'

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HB

Henry B.  
Field Intern  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easy to use with little training"

December 29, 2017

5.0

Pros

I love the intuitive design of the program. Also, its a must buy for any campaign. It is easy to get started with and to train people with it.

Cons

The system sometimes crashes unexpectedly. However, these problems can usually be solved quickly. There aren't very many cons!

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NC

Nathan C.  
Campaign manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Love Van. Easy to use and works great. "

September 6, 2017

4.0

Pros

Call lists are easy to make, as are walking lists. This is a great tool for campaigning. Able to target voters easily.

Cons

It's unfortunate that in non-partisan races they will restrict usage if a candidate isn't 100% liberal. Other programs are not as good as Van.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Consultant  
Political Organization  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best Software for Campaigns"

March 25, 2019

5.0

Pros

I shopped around for software like NGP and was not able to find anything quite on its level. It does everything one needs and is easy to use.

Cons

It's a bit pricey, but I do feel you get a high quality product for the money.

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JK

JOHNNA K.  
cosmo  
Cosmetics  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Great product to keep you organized"

August 15, 2019

5.0

This product is great for keeping track of homes visited through canvassing. Also keeping track of group meeting information.

Pros

We use this product for canvassing as well as keeping track of our group meetings.

Cons

I haven't ran into anything I don't like.

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