Democracy.io is a free online civic engagement tool that streamlines contacting federal lawmakers in the United States. Users enter their home address, and the platform pulls up their congressional representatives—both senators and their House member—letting them send a single custom message to all three instead of navigating multiple disparate contact forms. The project emphasizes simplicity, free expression of constituent views, and ease of use, with all software released under an open-source AGPL license.
Key Features:
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Message your U.S. senators and House representative in one go.
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Write your own text rather than using pre-filled advocacy scripts.
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Built on open source code and public datasets from previous civic tech collaborations.
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Offers a simple, minimal interface focused on constituent communication.
Why It Matters:
Grassroots political engagement often stalls when citizens must find and fill three separate congressional contact forms. Democracy.io removes that friction, lowering technical barriers so more people can tell their lawmakers what issues matter to them—strengthening everyday civic participation.