The best places for petitions and polls.
Nudge a politician with a public petition, a cause community, a letter to an office, or an ask aimed at one official.
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| What to compare | Change.org | Care2 | Resistbot | iPetitions | Power Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Public signatures | A cause community | Delivery to an office | Keeping the signer list | Asks next to the official |
| Best if | You want as many public signatures as possible | Your audience already lives in a cause community | You want the petition delivered to an office | You want to keep the list of who signed | You want the ask next to the official |
| Public signature volume | Largest U.S. network | Cause community | No | Smaller | No |
| Delivers to an office | Sometimes | Sometimes | As a letter | No | No |
| You keep the signer list | No | No | n/a | Yes | No |
| Petition sits next to the official | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Polls on the same site | No | No | No | No | Community forum |
| Rating for this job |
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Best forPublic signatures
Best if
You want as many public signatures as possible
Change.org
Why to use. The largest public petition platform in the United States.
Skip if. the signature needs to become a letter, or the official has to be in the same sitting.
Weakness. A trending feed, not a civic directory.
- 2
Best forA cause community
Best if
Your audience already lives in a cause community
Care2
Why to use. ThePetitionSite, built around Care2’s membership.
Skip if. the audience is the open internet.
Weakness. Reach is the community, not a blank internet.
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Best forDelivery to an office
Best if
You want the petition delivered to an office as a letter
Resistbot
Why to use. A signature here becomes a letter delivered to an office, not just a public counter.
Skip if. the point is a public counter.
Weakness. Not a mass-signature network.
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Best forKeeping the signer list
Best if
You want to keep the list of who signed
iPetitions
Why to use. Independent petitions since 1999. The person who starts one can download the list of signers.
Skip if. volume is the only job.
Weakness. Smaller network than Change.org.
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Best forAsks next to the official
Best if
You want a petition, poll, or volunteer ask next to the official
Power Players
Why to use. Petitions, polls, and a way to volunteer, kept with the official you are trying to move.
Skip if. stranger volume is the job.
Weakness. Smaller network. Ranks on placement, not on signatures.
Verdict
Change.org wins raw petition volume. Care2 wins a built-in cause audience. Resistbot wins delivery. iPetitions wins starter control of the list. Power Players ranks behind those networks and ahead of them on putting the action next to the official.
Last updated September 23, 2026