Neighborhood Mode New

Opportunistic canvassing with automatic proximity detection.

What is Neighborhood Mode?

Neighborhood Mode is designed for spontaneous door-to-door canvassing. Instead of following a pre-planned walking list, you simply walk through a neighborhood and the app automatically notifies you when you're near a voter's address.

Best For

Walking your own neighborhood
Exploring new areas without a plan
Quick door-knocking sessions
Following up with nearby voters after an event

How It Works

Start Neighborhood Mode - Tap the location button on the map screen
Walk normally - The app uses GPS to track your location
Get notified - When you're within 40 meters of a voter, a card pops up
Record quickly - Use quick action buttons without opening the full detail screen
Keep walking - The card dismisses and you continue to the next voter

The Proximity Card

When you approach a voter's address, a floating card appears showing:

Voter name and distance
Address
Quick details - Party affiliation, acres

Quick Action Buttons

Button	Records
Support (green)	Voter supports our candidate
Oppose (red)	Voter opposes our candidate
Not Home (gray)	No one answered the door

Tap More Options to open the full voter detail screen for additional result types.

GPS Drift Protection

To prevent false triggers from GPS drift, the app requires 2 consecutive readings within the arrival radius before showing a voter card. This means you need to actually be near the address, not just briefly pass through due to GPS inaccuracy.

Session Stats

While in Neighborhood Mode, the header shows:

Nearby voters - Count of voters within 500m
Completed - Voters you've recorded this session
Session time - How long you've been canvassing

Dynamic Voter Loading

The app automatically loads voters within a 500-meter radius of your location. As you walk and move beyond this area, new voters are loaded automatically - no need to restart the session.

Battery Optimization

Neighborhood Mode uses continuous GPS tracking, which can drain battery. To conserve power:

Pause - Tap pause when taking a break
End session - End the session when done canvassing

The app uses balanced GPS accuracy (not high precision) to extend battery life during long walking sessions.

Offline Support

Neighborhood Mode works offline using cached voter data. Your results are saved locally and sync when you're back online.

For best results, sync your voter data before heading out. Open the Voters screen while on WiFi to ensure the cache is up to date.

Audit Trail

All contacts recorded in Neighborhood Mode are logged to the contact history with the note "Neighborhood Mode" so admins can track activity from this feature.