How to Stop Those Annoying Midterm Election Political Text Messages - CNET
Like any good Zoomer (part of Generation Z), I appreciate all the convenience my phone brings me. But I never hate my phone more than I do during election time.
With Election Day 2026 on Nov. 3, my phone is absolutely possessed, lighting up nonstop with calls and texts from political campaigns. While exact data on the frequency of communications in 2026 aren’t yet available, early estimates suggest that Americans may receive upward of 60 billion political text messages overall, which is about 170 messages per American this election cycle. That’s up from the reported 15 billion political text messages and 384 million political calls in 2022.
Fortunately, there are a few tried-and-true solutions to limit or altogether eliminate the political communications hitting your phone. Here’s how.
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