Every election cycle, candidates ask the same question: do yard signs actually work? Political scientists keep testing it, and the answer keeps coming back the same — name recognition wins local races, and nothing builds name recognition per dollar like a lawn full of signs. Here's everything a first-time or seasoned Florida candidate needs to know before ordering.

The Sizes That Matter

18x24 inches is the American standard. It fits every lawn, reads clearly from a passing car, and ships flat by the hundred. If you order one size, order this one. Our political yard signs run 18x24 by default with bulk tiers up to 1,000 signs.

12x24 works for narrow strips and dense urban lots where a full-size sign feels pushy. 24x36 is the "corner lot" size — bigger presence for supporters with visible frontage. And for highways and busy intersections, skip yard signs entirely and go to large campaign signs from 2x4 to 4x8 ft, mounted on posts where H-frames won't hold.

Single-Sided or Double-Sided?

Double-sided, almost always. A yard sign standing perpendicular to the street is read by traffic moving in both directions — a single-sided sign throws away half its audience. The upcharge is far smaller than printing twice as many signs. Single-sided only makes sense against a wall or fence.

Material: Why Everyone Uses Coroplast

Campaign signs are printed on 4mm corrugated plastic (coroplast) — light enough for a volunteer to carry twenty at a time, rigid enough to survive Florida's summer storms, and cheap enough to lose a few without pain. UV inks keep the colors from washing out before election day. Every standard sign we print includes a wire H-frame, so it plants in seconds with no tools.

Placement Basics for Florida

The golden rules: private property with the owner's permission is always safe; public rights-of-way, medians and utility poles are not. Most Florida counties and cities also set timing windows — signs can typically go up 60–90 days before the election and must come down within days after. Rules vary by county, so check your local code enforcement page for the specifics that apply to your race.

Order Early — Everyone Prints in August

Florida's 2026 primary is August 18 and the general is November 3. Print shops fill up in the weeks before both dates. We print locally in Central Florida with 3-day standard production and Same Day options on early orders — but the campaigns that win are the ones whose signs are already in the ground while opponents are still uploading artwork.