Neither WinRed nor ActBlue sends the political fundraising texts that link to them. The committee whose donation page the link opens sends the text, your STOP goes to that committee, and there is no WinRed or ActBlue phone number that can stop it, because the platform is not the sender. WinRed is the donation processor used by Republican campaigns and committees; ActBlue is the one used by Democratic campaigns and organizations. Each hosts the page where the money is collected. Each says, in its own help center, that the messages come from the groups using its platform. Everything below is quoted from those pages, read October 26, 2026.
The two platforms, side by side
| WinRed | ActBlue | |
|---|---|---|
| Used by | Republican campaigns and organizations | Democratic campaigns and organizations |
| Sends the texts? | No. "These are not being sent by us. They are likely being sent by a campaign or other organization using WinRed to raise money." | No. "ActBlue will never text you. Even if you get a link to donate on ActBlue in a text or email, it comes from a group that uses our tools, not us." |
| How to stop texts | "Contact whoever is messaging you. Or you can reply STOP to text messages." | "To stop receiving texts, reply STOP." |
| Phone number to stop texts | None; WinRed is not the sender | None; ActBlue is not the sender |
| Who gets your number | If you donate on a page, your information is shared with that campaign or organization; WinRed says it does not share it with any other | Providing a phone number is optional; ActBlue passes it to the group you gave to and no one else |
| How to identify the sender | The campaign listed under the donation amounts on the page, and the page's unique URL | The campaign or organization named on the page as the recipient |
| Recurring donations | Separate setting; the help center has a page for editing, pausing or canceling | Separate setting; managed in your account |
WinRed: who is texting you, and how to stop it
WinRed says the texts are not sent by WinRed: "If you are receiving text messages containing WinRed links, these are not being sent by us. They are likely being sent by a campaign or other organization using WinRed to raise money." To unsubscribe, "you will need to contact whoever is messaging you. Or you can reply STOP to text messages." Source: WinRed Help Center, How Do I Unsubscribe From Texts or Emails? (opens in a new tab), July 22, 2024, read October 26, 2026.
Finding the committee
WinRed's guide to identifying a sender gives two methods: the campaign to which the donation goes "will be listed on the page under the donation amounts," and "each organization on WinRed has a unique page URL that shows which organization built the page." When a page splits a donation among several candidates, the URL is the better indicator. WinRed describes itself as "only the landing page host" and says it is "not sending these messages and are not involved in their content or who they are sent to." Source: WinRed Help Center, Who Is Emailing or Texting Me? (opens in a new tab), September 5, 2024, read October 26, 2026.
Your data
WinRed says any page on WinRed is created by a campaign or organization, that donating on a page shares your information with that campaign or organization, and that WinRed does not share your information with any other campaign or organization. Emails from the @winred.com domain carry their own unsubscribe link.
ActBlue: who is texting you, and how to stop it
ActBlue says it will never text you: "Even if you get a link to donate on ActBlue in a text or email, it comes from a group that uses our tools, not us. To stop receiving texts, reply STOP." Source: ActBlue Support, Why am I receiving emails and/or texts from campaigns and organizations after chipping in on ActBlue? (opens in a new tab), read October 26, 2026.
Finding the group
The ActBlue page a text links to names the campaign or organization receiving the donation. That group is the sender. ActBlue states it "does not send emails or texts on behalf of any other group," so there is no central ActBlue list to leave; each group's texts end with a STOP to that group.
Your data
ActBlue says providing a phone number when donating is optional, that it passes your number "to the group you gave to and no one else," and that it never sells or shares your personal information beyond that group. As a nonprofit it may email you occasionally itself; emails from groups carry an unsubscribe link at the end.
How to stop Republican campaign texts
Republican campaign texts almost always link to a WinRed page, so the method above is the method: reply STOP to the text, open the link to see which committee's page it is, and repeat for each new sender. The national party committees (the RNC, the NRSC and the NRCC), state parties and individual candidate committees each run their own text program and their own opt-out list, so a STOP to one does not reach the others. There is no Republican Party phone number or WinRed line that removes you from every list at once; WinRed says it is not the sender, and the party committees are separate organizations with separate lists. Emails from @winred.com carry their own unsubscribe link.
How to stop Democratic campaign texts
Democratic campaign texts almost always link to an ActBlue page, so the method is the same: reply STOP to the text, open the link to see which campaign or organization's page it is, and repeat for each new sender. The national party committees (the DNC, the DSCC and the DCCC), state parties and individual candidate committees each run their own text program and their own opt-out list, so a STOP to one does not reach the others. There is no Democratic Party phone number or ActBlue line that removes you from every list at once; ActBlue says it never texts you and does not send on any group's behalf. Emails from groups carry an unsubscribe link at the end.
Why STOP to one sender does not end the others
Every committee runs its own text program and its own opt-out list, so a STOP reaches exactly one of them; the next text from an unfamiliar number is a different committee that has your number from its own source. Under the FCC's rules a text sent manually by a person can be sent to a cell phone without prior consent, which is how committees you never donated to reach you lawfully, and the same rules require every sender to honor a STOP. Source: FCC, Political Campaign Robocalls and Robotexts Rules (opens in a new tab), reviewed March 5, 2025. The practical method is to reply STOP to each new sender as it appears and let your phone's screening and your carrier's spam tools handle the rest; both are covered step by step in How to stop political text messages, and where the numbers come from is in Why am I getting political texts?
- Reply STOP, every time. It is the only step that reaches the sender's list, and a compliant committee suppresses your number across all of its sending numbers.
- Do not call the platform. Neither has a line that stops a committee's texts; both say so.
- Separate texts from donations. Recurring contributions are managed in your platform account; STOP does not touch them, and canceling a donation does not stop texts.
- Report what breaks the rules. A committee that keeps texting after STOP is out of compliance; forward the text to 7726 and file with the FCC.
The standard a compliant committee meets
A fundraising text that follows the rules names the committee, ends with how to stop, arrives inside the hours the voter's state allows, and goes quiet on every number the committee uses the moment you reply STOP. Those are the carrier registration requirements and the FCC rule, and they apply to every committee on either platform. For campaign staff, the whole rulebook is in Political texting compliance and the consent side in Opt-in and consent for political texting.
Questions people ask
Is there a WinRed phone number to unsubscribe from texts? No. WinRed's help center says that texts containing WinRed links are not sent by WinRed; they are sent by a campaign or organization using WinRed to raise money, and to unsubscribe you contact whoever is messaging you or reply STOP to the text. There is no WinRed line that can stop a committee's texts, because WinRed is not the sender.
Is there an ActBlue phone number to unsubscribe from texts? No. ActBlue's support page says ActBlue will never text you: even if a text contains a link to donate on ActBlue, it comes from a group that uses its tools, and to stop receiving texts you reply STOP. ActBlue says it passes your phone number, which is optional at donation, to the group you gave to and no one else.
How do I opt out of all WinRed texts at once? You cannot, from WinRed, because WinRed does not send them. Each committee that texts you with a WinRed link keeps its own list, so each needs its own STOP. Replying STOP to every new sender is the complete method; blocking, screening unknown senders and your carrier's spam tools reduce what reaches you in the meantime.
How do I opt out of all ActBlue texts at once? The same way, for the same reason. ActBlue states it does not send emails or texts on behalf of any other group, so there is no central list. Reply STOP to each group; if you gave a phone number when you donated, that group received it, and STOP to that group ends its texts.
How do I stop Republican texts? Reply STOP to each text. Republican campaign texts link to WinRed pages, and WinRed says it is not the sender; the committee whose page the link opens is. The RNC, NRSC, NRCC, state parties and candidate committees each keep their own list, so there is no single number or form that stops all Republican texts at once.
How do I stop Democratic texts? Reply STOP to each text. Democratic campaign texts link to ActBlue pages, and ActBlue says it never texts you and does not send on any group's behalf. The DNC, DSCC, DCCC, state parties and candidate committees each keep their own list, so there is no single number or form that stops all Democratic texts at once.
How do I find out which campaign is texting me? Open the donation page the text links to. WinRed's guide says the campaign to which the donation goes is listed on the page under the donation amounts, and that each organization has a unique page URL that shows who built it. ActBlue pages name the campaign or organization receiving the donation. The committee named there is the sender, and it is who your STOP reaches.
Does STOP cancel a recurring donation? No. STOP ends text messages from that committee. A recurring donation is a separate setting in your WinRed or ActBlue account, managed on the platform, and both help centers have a page for pausing or canceling it. Do both if you want both.
Why do I get texts from campaigns I never donated to? Because a committee's text program can reach voters from the state voter file or other lists, not only donors, and because under the FCC's rules a text sent manually by a person can be sent without prior consent. The fundraising platform is only where the link goes. STOP to the sender is the remedy, and the companion post on why you are getting political texts explains where the number came from.