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Your city council campaign website could be the difference between winning and losing your neighborhood by a handful of votes.

City council races are local and personal. Residents want to know your connection to the community, what experience you bring, and how you would address the issues facing their district or municipality.

A professional website gives voters one place to review your background, priorities, endorsements, events, and campaign updates. It also helps you recruit volunteers, accept contributions, and support your advertising and voter outreach.

Online Candidate provides the domain, hosting, design options, and campaign tools needed for city council, town council, alderman, and ward races. Build the site yourself or choose a package with professional design and content setup.

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View custom city council campaign websites and sites created by candidates using our website builder.

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Campaign Website Builder Features

Fast Startup, No Stress

Your package includes the tools needed to begin building your city council campaign website.

Accept Online Donations Easily

Works with Anedot, Raise the Money, ActBlue, WinRed and more. Contributions go through your selected fundraising service, and Online Candidate does not charge an additional transaction fee.

Great-Looking Design

Look your best with a custom design or choose from template options, including headers, color schemes, and fonts. Every site is mobile responsive.

Professional Logo and Branding

Custom packages and design upgrades include a campaign logo and coordinating website graphics. You also receive high-resolution logo files for signs, mailers, social media, and other campaign materials.

Includes Key Campaign pages

Create pages for your biography, district priorities, endorsements, events, campaign news, voter information, volunteer opportunities, donations, and contact information. Add, remove, or rename pages as needed.

Recruit Volunteers

Recruit residents for canvassing, events, sign distribution, phone calls, fundraising, and Election Day activities. Volunteer, endorsement, and contact submissions are emailed to you and stored in your administration area.

Campaign Library Access

Clients have FREE access to tools, articles, and graphic templates through our Political Resources Website.

Domain and Secure Hosting

Get a FREE domain name of your choice. Additional extensions like .republican and .democrat available. A free SSL certificate is included for security.

NO hidden fees

Our pricing is straightforward, with no unexpected website setup fees or long-term package contracts.
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All plans come with great support by knowledge base, email, and phone.  No hidden fees.

Enhanced
Package

Custom Design + Initial Content Setup
Best for busy campaigns that want their website professionally built and ready to go.

$699

/one time

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Regular
Package

Custom Design
Best for campaigns that want a custom design
but prefer to add their own content.

$449

/one time

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Monthly
Option

Custom Design or Template Options
Best for candidates who want to build and manage their own website with flexible monthly pricing.

$29

/month

Monthly Website Options
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Add-ons and marketing services can be ordered at any time.

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Talk to Carol at 845-926-3400.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I include on my city council campaign website?

Explain your connection to the community, qualifications, reasons for running, and priorities for the district or municipality. Common pages include About, Priorities, Endorsements, Events, Volunteer, Donate, News, Voter Information, and Contact.

What issues should a city council candidate discuss?

Focus on matters the council can influence, such as zoning, housing, public safety, roads, sanitation, parks, development, taxes, budgeting, public works, and constituent services. Your content should reflect the responsibilities of the council and the concerns of local voters.

How do I get my site to appear when voters search my name?

Use your full candidate name consistently and clearly identify the office, city, district, or ward involved in the race. Online Candidate websites also include controls for page titles, descriptions, headings, and other search-related content.

Can I build my own website or have it done for me?

Yes. Build a template-based site yourself with the Monthly Website Builder, choose the Regular Package for custom design, or select the Enhanced Package for custom design and initial content setup.

How quickly can I launch a city council campaign website?

You can begin a Monthly Website Builder site immediately. Custom designs are generally prepared within a few business days after we receive the materials needed to start.

Do I need a website for a ward or district race?

Even in a small district, voters may search your name before deciding whether to support or vote for you. A website gives them a reliable source for your qualifications, priorities, endorsements, and campaign updates.

What should I include when running against an incumbent?

Explain why you are running, where you believe the district needs a different approach, and what experience prepares you to serve. Keep the focus on local concerns, your qualifications, and the results you want to achieve.

What should an incumbent include on a reelection website?

Highlight completed projects, constituent service, relevant votes or initiatives, and priorities for another term. Keep campaign content separate from official municipal resources and communications.

Council titles and responsibilities vary by community. Members may represent wards or districts or be elected at large, and they may be called councilors, aldermen, or commissioners. Use the title and geographic language local voters recognize.

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Do voters know what you do? People who run for city council are elected to office within a city or town. Generally, a council size ranges from a few individuals to dozens of elected officials, depending on the location and size of the municipality. Council members may also be called aldermen or ward councilors. Working with a mayor or city manager, a city council determines goals and helps set large municipal projects and infrastructure improvements. Need a slogan? Try these city council slogan ideas.