Loners

Since moving to the country by myself, the main thing I've taken up is to get involved in my county Democratic party. In this bright red area, it's about the only place to find like-minded folks also vastly outnumbered in a Red Sea. It's always an uphill fight, but at least we are putting up a fight, and that helps forge some connections.

I'm not really cut out to do canvassing or phone banking, but there are other opportunities. I enjoy helping at the Democratic Party booth at the various small-town festivals. We make people aware of our presence and hand out materials to anyone interested. It's always fun when someone comes up to say, "I never knew there were any other Democrats around here!"

It's also great to sign up with the county as an election volunteer, and it won't be as much of a demand on your time as other volunteer opportunities could be.