Let’s face it, politics as a category itself is a little stuffy and it’s no surprise that in the past a typical candidate’s key campaign art would picture his or her face floating on a flat red (Republican) or blue (Democrat) background with their name in white type. But during this election season I’ve been noticing something that I’ve never seen before—a lot of the political art (on both sides of the aisle) is actually, dare I say…. cool.

From blogs that are devoted soley to talking about campaign art to artists like Shepard Fairey that have created a line of politcally inspired artworks, well designed election art is everywhere. Maybe it’s because campaign marketers are realizing how important it is to target the youth vote, maybe it’s just because youth are becoming more involved in politics (I hope!). Who knows but campaign art that looks this good certainly makes me much more likely to purchase, wear and display it. Enjoy this small selection of pieces I found below: