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Political Postcard Printing in Columbus

G7-certified political postcards and full-service voter mail, printed in-house and shipped straight to Columbus, OH. EDDM and targeted mailings, clean disclaimer layouts, and rush turnaround when the calendar is tight — with nothing farmed out.

G7-Certified Color
24/7 Rush Production
EDDM & Voter Mail
🏠 Family-Owned Since 1989

Why Columbus Campaigns Print With Rapid Color

Columbus is Ohio’s capital, and a lot of the state’s political work runs through it. The Statehouse, the state parties, the legislative caucuses, and a deep bench of consultants and public-affairs firms all operate here. Ohio has spent decades as a bellwether, so campaigns treat the Columbus market as turf they can’t skip.

Rapid Color is a national printer that handles every job in-house. We don’t broker work and we don’t outsource. Your persuasion postcards, GOTV mail, fundraising appeals, and legislative-issue pieces run on our own HP Indigo digital presses and Komori HUV offset press, then ship direct to your office downtown, your firm in the Short North, or a mail house anywhere in central Ohio.

What You Get When You Work With Us

Six things Columbus campaigns and committees count on when they hand us a postcard job.

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Everything Under One Roof

Digital presses, HUV offset, finishing, mailing, fulfillment — it’s all in our building. Your Columbus job never gets handed off to a third party, so there’s no middle-man and no surprise delay.

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Color That Actually Matches

We’re G7-certified, so color is measured, not guessed. If your Columbus program mails in waves, the last drop looks just like the first.

We Run Around the Clock

Campaign deadlines don’t move, so we don’t stop. Same-day and next-day production is available on most postcard formats — handy for tight Columbus drops and final-week GOTV mail.

We Handle the Mail Too

EDDM or a targeted voter file — we take it from artwork to mailbox. List and route selection, printing, postage, and the USPS drop-off for any Columbus-area ZIP.

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We’ve Done This a While

Family-owned since 1989. Three-plus decades of commercial and political printing means we’ve seen the Columbus deadline you’re worried about, and we know how to hit it.

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Fast Shipping, Tracked

Most Columbus-area addresses are a one- to two-day shipment. We send it straight to your campaign office, consultant, or lettershop, and every order has tracking.

Political Postcards We Print for Columbus

Whatever the piece, we print it in-house and ship it to Columbus — or mail it for you.

  • Persuasion PostcardsFull-color persuasion and comparison mail in standard and jumbo sizes, for Columbus campaigns of any size.
  • GOTV & Turnout PostcardsGet-out-the-vote and reminder cards turned around fast for final-week Columbus drops and early-vote programs.
  • EDDM PostcardsEvery Door Direct Mail postcards sized to USPS specs — route selection, printing, postage, and drop-off for any Columbus ZIP.
  • Targeted Voter-File MailVariable-data postcards mailed to a specific voter list, with addressing and postage handled here.
  • Fundraising & Donor CardsPremium-finish appeal postcards for Columbus campaigns, committees, and PACs.
  • Issue & Advocacy PostcardsIssue and advocacy mail with the disclaimer placed clearly and correctly.
  • Slate & Endorsement CardsSlate mailers and endorsement cards for Columbus multi-candidate and committee programs.
  • Design & ProofingIn-house design help if you need it, plus a digital proof on every job before it prints.

Political Mail for the Columbus Market

Being the seat of state government, Columbus turns out political and public-affairs mail year-round. We print for statehouse and legislative campaigns, the state party committees, county and city races across Franklin County, judicial campaigns, and the advocacy groups that work the Statehouse. Ohio’s statewide ballot issues add another steady stream of mail on top of that.

We ship across the whole metro — Downtown and the Statehouse district, the Short North, German Village, Clintonville, Dublin, Westerville, Hilliard, Gahanna, and Grove City. Whether it’s going to a campaign office, a public-affairs firm, or a lettershop dock, your postcards get there ready to drop.

Downtown / Statehouse Short North German Village Clintonville Dublin Westerville Hilliard Gahanna Franklin County

A Few Columbus Jobs, Start to Finish

Real-world examples of how Columbus campaigns and committees put our postcards to work.

Statehouse Race

Persuasion Mail for a Legislative Campaign

A statehouse campaign needed a persuasion series aimed at a competitive Franklin County district.

We built it with variable-data targeting and shipped it straight to their lettershop.

Result: full series delivered on one in-home window
Ballot Issue

Issue Mail for a Statewide Measure

An issue committee needed color-accurate postcards explaining a statewide ballot question to central Ohio voters.

Our G7 calibration held their colors steady through every reorder.

Result: same color across 5 reorders
GOTV

Final-Week Turnout Postcards

A county campaign needed a get-out-the-vote postcard printed and dropped in the last week before Election Day.

Rush production and direct-to-lettershop shipping made the deadline.

Result: GOTV piece dropped on schedule

What Columbus Clients Tell Us

Feedback from campaigns and committees around the Columbus area.

Our statehouse mail shipped on time every cycle, and the color was dead-on. That matters when you reorder.
Campaign Manager
Legislative Campaign, Columbus
They handled our ballot-issue mail start to finish — printing, postage, USPS. One vendor, no chasing.
Issue Committee Director
Statewide Ballot Committee, Columbus
Final-week GOTV postcards dropped exactly when we needed them. They get how a campaign calendar works.
Field Director
County Campaign, Franklin County

Turnaround Times for Columbus Postcard Orders

Here’s roughly how long common postcard jobs take. Rush is available on most of them — ask for a free quote and we’ll price your exact Columbus program.

ProductTypical TurnaroundRush Available?
Standard Persuasion Postcards3–5 business daysYes — 24-hour rush
Jumbo / Oversized Postcards3–5 business daysYes — same/next day
EDDM Postcard Campaigns5–8 business daysYes — expedited
Targeted Voter-File Mail5–8 business daysYes — expedited
GOTV / Final-Week Postcards2–4 business daysYes — rush priority
Fundraising / Premium-Finish Cards4–7 business daysYes — on request

Ordering Columbus Postcards: Four Steps

From first quote to delivered mail, here’s how it goes.

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Ask for a Quote

Tell us the size, quantity, mail type, and your Columbus drop date. Use the form below or just call (702) 792-6055.

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Send Files & List

Upload your artwork and your mailing list or EDDM routes. No artwork yet? Our designers can build it from a brief.

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Sign Off on the Proof

Check a digital proof for color, layout, and disclaimer placement. Nothing prints until you approve it.

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We Print, Mail & Ship

Your job runs in-house, then ships to your Columbus office or mail house — or we drop it at the USPS for you.

Columbus Political Postcard Printing — Common Questions

The things Columbus campaigns and committees ask us most.

How fast can you ship political postcards to Columbus?
Standard orders ship 3 to 5 business days after you approve the proof, then reach Columbus-area addresses in another 1 to 2 days. For tight deadlines and final-week GOTV drops, we run 24-hour rush production with overnight shipping. Call (702) 792-6055 and we’ll check the timing against your mail date.
Can you ship straight to a Columbus mail house or campaign office?
Yes. We regularly ship finished postcards directly to mail houses, lettershops, and campaign or committee offices around Columbus and central Ohio. Give us the address and your in-home window, and we’ll time production so the cards arrive before your drop.
Which Columbus-area ZIP codes can you target for EDDM and voter mail?
Any of them. We handle Every Door Direct Mail and targeted voter-file mailings for every Columbus-area ZIP — Downtown, the Short North, Clintonville, Dublin, Westerville, Hilliard, Gahanna, Grove City — and Franklin County as a whole. We manage list and route selection, printing, postage, and the USPS drop-off.
Can you match our exact campaign colors on every reorder?
Yes. We’re G7-certified, which is a fancy way of saying our color is measured and calibrated, not eyeballed. For Columbus campaigns that mail in waves, that means your postcards look the same on the last drop as they did on the first.
Do you print disclaimer-compliant postcards for Ohio?
Yes. We place the “paid for by” disclaimer and any other required attribution clearly on the artwork. You’re responsible for the exact wording under federal and Ohio rules — we make sure it’s legible, in the right spot, and prints cleanly on every card.
What artwork files do you accept?
Print-ready PDF works best, and we also take Illustrator (AI), Photoshop (PSD), and InDesign files. No finished artwork yet? Our design team can build your Columbus postcard from a brief. Either way you’ll get a digital proof to sign off on before anything prints.
Do you have a print shop in Columbus?
No — we’re a national printer based in Las Vegas, and we’ve been at it since 1989. There’s no storefront in Columbus. Every postcard is printed in-house on our HP Indigo digital presses and Komori offset press, then shipped fast to your Columbus campaign office, consultant, or mail house.

Get a Quote for Your Columbus Postcard Project

Tell us what you need and we’ll send back a fast, clear quote — no hidden fees, no obligation. One shop for printing, voter mail, and postage, shipped straight to Columbus.

  • G7-certified color on every postcard
  • 24/7 rush for tight Columbus drop dates
  • EDDM and targeted voter mail done for you
  • In-house design help if you need artwork
  • One quote, one invoice, one point of contact
  • 35+ years in business, family-owned since 1989

📞 Call us: (702) 792-6055

✉ Email: info@rapidcolor.com

Request Your Free Quote

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Rather talk it through? Call (702) 792-6055 — we’re happy to help with your Columbus postcard project.