Push cards & palm cards built for the front step
The card a volunteer hands a voter at the door, the parade, and the fair booth — printed on sturdy card stock, sized for a shirt pocket, with the Minnesota disclaimer set right. For candidates and committees across the spectrum.
The hardest-working piece of campaign print
A push card — most people say palm card — is a small double-sided card a volunteer hands to a voter at a door, a parade, or a fair booth. It has to fit a palm or a shirt pocket without being folded, because a piece that gets folded gets thrown away. We print them for Minnesota campaigns on sturdy card stock, single- or double-sided, gloss or matte, designed in-house or from your print-ready file — and every card carries the disclaimer Minnesota requires.
- The classic 4x9
Long and narrow, slides into a shirt pocket, holds a photo plus three points.
- Disclaimer set right
Minnesota rewrote the disclaimer rule for 2026 — we set the current wording.
- Campaign turnarounds
Filing-to-parade timelines are real. Tell us the date and we plan backward.
Build your push card
Designed in Buffalo, MN and produced with trusted print partners for campaigns across Wright County, the West Metro, and Central Minnesota — every campaign quoted at the same rates, across the political spectrum.
Get a free quote →Push card & palm card sizes
There is no official palm card size — it is a use, not a spec. Campaigns settle on a short list of formats, and the right one gets decided by the pocket, not the layout.
- 4 x 9 in — the classic
Same footprint as a rack card. What most people mean by “palm card.” Photo plus three points without crowding.
- 4 x 6 in — the crossover
Wider and easier to lay out — and it doubles as a mailer later if you reuse the design as a postcard.
- 3.5 x 8.5 in — the tight one
Cheaper per piece at volume, but the layout cramps fast once a photo goes on.
- 5.5 x 8.5 in — walk piece
A half sheet: too big for a pocket, right for a door. A piece you leave, not one you hand over.
Building the file yourself? Grab the free 4x9 push card template (PDF) with trim, bleed, and disclaimer zone marked, and see the full push card & palm card guide for what belongs on the card.
Six things, in this order
- Name and office
The biggest type on the front. A voter should leave with a name and a race.
- The election date
Which election, and when. Obvious to you; not to a voter with a job and three kids.
- One photograph
A single clear headshot — people hold onto a face longer than a slogan.
- Three things you stand for
Three. Not eight. A card with eight priorities reads as a card with none.
- A way to reach you
A website, and a contact method somebody will actually answer.
- The Minnesota disclaimer
Required on campaign material — build yours in the free disclaimer generator.
Why campaigns choose Shift
- Design first
Every order starts with professional design, not a template.
- Proof before print
You review and approve before production — disclaimer included.
- Every campaign, same rates
Minnesota law bars discounted printing for candidates, so nobody gets a deal — and everybody gets the same care.
- Local & personal
A real person who answers the phone the week before the parade.
Push card FAQ
A push card is a small double-sided campaign card a volunteer hands to a voter — at a door, a parade, or a fair booth. It carries the candidate’s name and office, the election date, a photo, a few priorities, contact info, and the required disclaimer, all sized to fit a palm or shirt pocket without folding.
There is no official size. The classic is 4x9 inches — a rack-card footprint that slides into a shirt pocket. Campaigns also print 4x6 (doubles as a mailer), 3.5x8.5 (cheapest at volume), and 5.5x8.5 half-sheets for door drops.
Yes — two names for the same piece. “Palm card” describes the size, “push card” the job: a card pushed into a voter’s hand. Walk cards and lit pieces are the same family, just bigger.
Yes. Minnesota requires a disclaimer on campaign material, and push cards are campaign material. The rule changed for 2026, so copy from an old cycle’s card may be wrong — our disclaimer generator builds the current wording, and we set it on every card we print. Confirm your situation with the Campaign Finance Board.
Start from doors, not guesses: the number of doors your volunteers will actually knock, plus parades and fairs, plus a reserve for the final weekend. Our free voter contact calculator turns your district and volunteer count into a printable number, and card stock is cheap enough that running out is the expensive mistake.
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Election day is not moving
Tell us the race, the date, and the quantity — we'll quote it fast and plan the timeline backward from your first event.