Advocacy questions that show what supporters will do for the cause
Ask supporters about your petitions and campaigns, from the form they signed to the issue they want you to push next. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What advocacy survey questions tell you
Advocacy survey questions ask your supporters what they will do for the cause: whether they signed, what stopped them, which actions they would take and which issue matters most. Signature counts show how many people acted once. These answers show who will act again, how hard to push decision makers and how often to ask.
Ask right after a petition, with a website survey on the thank-you page or the petition page itself, and once a year by email to your list of campaigners. Pick two or three questions after a petition, and keep the issue and strategy questions for the yearly survey.
Each written answer is read as it arrives and given a category, a theme and a sentiment, so issue ideas and messages for politicians group under their themes. Supporters who offer to tell their own story get an owner in the inbox and a call from your campaigns team.
- Questions
- 15
- Best asked
- Right after a petition and once a year
- Industry
- Nonprofits
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 15 advocacy and petitions questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
The petition itself
Start with whether the person signed and what got in the way, so you can fix the form and the wording before the next petition.
- 01Yes / No
Did you sign the petition?
A plain yes or no on whether the person signed. Results shows the share who said yes. Use logic to show the next question, on what stopped them, only after a No.
- 02Multiple choice
What stopped you from signing?
Names what stopped the person from signing, from time to worries about data. Results shows the share of each. Disagreement with the wording is the easiest to fix before the next petition.
- 03Customer effort
How easy was the petition form?
A customer effort score for the petition form. A low score points at too many fields or a slow page on a phone. Results shows the average and the share who found it easy.
- 14Consent
May we count you in the public supporter total?
Asks permission to count the supporter in the public total you quote to decision makers. Count only those who checked it.
What supporters will do
These questions show how far each supporter will go and how often they want to be asked, so you can plan actions without wearing people out.
- 05Multiple choice
Which actions would you take for this cause?
Lets supporters pick every action they would take, from signing to speaking at a meeting. Results shows bars per action, a list of who to ask for the bigger steps.
- 07Number
How many campaign actions have you taken this year?
How many campaign actions the supporter took this year. Results shows the median and the middle half, which separates your most active campaigners from people who sign now and then.
- 10Dropdown
How often do you take political action?
How often the supporter takes political action, from never to most months. Use it to split the other answers, since occasional and regular campaigners want different asks.
- 15Multiple choice
How often should we ask you to take action?
How often supporters want to be asked to act. Results shows the share for less often, as now and more often. Use it to set the pace of your action emails.
- 12Contact
Leave your details if you would tell your own story
Collects a name and email from supporters willing to tell their own story, and Results lists them in a table. Give each one an owner and call them back within a week.
Where to push next
Ask which issues and tactics supporters back, so your strategy has your base behind it.
- 06Text
Which issue should we push hardest on?
An open question on the issue to push hardest on. Each answer arrives with its theme, so you can see which issues come up most before you set next year's priorities.
- 09Ranking
Rank the changes you want first
Supporters put five changes in order, from better funding to more local say. Results shows the average place per change, a ranked list for your next campaign plan.
- 08Multiple choice
How should we deal with decision makers?
How supporters want you to deal with decision makers, from quiet negotiation to legal challenges. Results shows the share of each, a check on how much public pressure your base will back.
- 04Big scale
How much do you believe petitions change anything?
How much the supporter believes petitions change anything, from 1 to 10. A low average is a cue to report back on what past petitions achieved.
- 13Big scale
How well do we speak for people like you?
How well you speak for people like the supporter, from 1 to 10. Split it by how often people take action to see whether your most active campaigners feel represented.
- 11Text
What would you say to a politician in one sentence?
Asks what the supporter would say to a politician in one sentence. Each answer arrives with its sentiment and theme, and the strongest lines can open a letter, with permission.
Tips for asking about advocacy and petitions
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
- 01
Ask right after the action
Show the survey on the petition thank-you page, while the person still remembers the form and why they signed.
- 02
Ask people who didn't sign
Use the exit intent trigger on the petition page to ask people leaving without signing what stopped them.
- 03
Report back on what changed
Tell supporters what each petition achieved before you ask for the next action. It answers the belief question better than any reminder.
- 04
Keep to the pace they ask for
Plan your actions around the answers on how often to ask, so your most active people stay with you.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
- 1
Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
- 2
Or paste your own list
Paste questions reads up to 10 questions from any text on Free, 100 on Starter and 200 on Pro and above, keeps your wording and picks an answer type for each.
- 3
Choose where it runs
Show the survey on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.
- 4
Read the answers
Results counts every score and choice, and Usertick reads each written answer and files it by topic, on every plan.
Templates and more questions about advocacy and petitions
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
Browse all templatesFrequently asked questions
Right after they sign, with a short website survey on the thank-you page. Target that page, and keep it to two or three questions.
Yes. Show a website survey on the petition page with the exit intent trigger, and ask what stopped them.
Two or three after a petition. A yearly survey of your campaigners can carry six to eight, with the questions on issues and tactics.
Yes, on a website, link or QR code survey with anonymous responses on: no user ID, traits or visitor ID is stored. Surveys sent through Usertick email aren't anonymous, and the story question asks for contact details, so leave it out of an anonymous survey.
Yes. The question library comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.
Yes. Once a question is in your survey, reword it, change its options or its answer type, and add logic to skip it for some answers.
Yes. The library is translated into Usertick's built-in languages, and in any other language it shows in English for you to translate.
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