Yes, they're well aware of our existence. There is no TruBlood here, but an associate of mine has been making some basement brew of distilled spirits and blood that has been doing quite well at my club. Those of us that are here are reticent to talk about governing bodies. There are those who are from realities where governments of our nature brought the downfall of human society, thus making their own society crumble. There are others where they simply don't like the idea of a hierarchy. It's like we've gone back to the dark ages.
But a prettier, more charming, and far greater force may be able to lead the strays into a better approach than what we've got so far. The daywalker ones might be a bit harder to convince, but I've been fairly ignoring them.