2026
Changelog of new Votes features and data releases in 2026
New Feature
Election Pages
Vote Goals — Live, county-by-county benchmarks of the votes each candidate needs to win
County-Level Demographics — Ethnicity and party-affiliation breakdown for every county
Results by Designated Media Area (DMA) — Election results grouped by media market instead of just state or county
Early Voting — Early and absentee vote data for federal and major statewide elections, with county-level demographic breakdowns where available
Vote Drop Tracking — Every vote batch as it lands, with timing, breakdown, and county of origin
Vote Method Breakdown — See whether a reported batch was absentee, early, or Election Day
Election Signals
The Pulse — A live, post-polls-closed model that interprets vote drops in major statewide elections
Prediction Markets Vault — A catalogue of relevant prediction markets by race, archived back to 2025
Watchlists
Decision View (Dashboard) — A fully customizable live election-night dashboard with widgets for results, vote drops, polls, markets, and maps
Shared / Collaborative Watchlists — Share a watchlist and track elections together in real time
Data Export
CSV Export — Download any result as a CSV, including absentee and early-vote splits
New Feature
National Precinct Maps
2024 Precinct Map: President, US Senate, US House, Governor
2022 Precinct Map: US Senate, Governor
2020 Precinct Map: President, US Senate, Governor
Precinct Map Views
Margin: How big each precinct's win was
Margin/km²: How each precinct compares to its county
Margin vs. State: How each precinct compares to its state
Margin vs. Nation: How each precinct compares to the nation
Custom Pop. Vote: How big each precinct's win would be in a custom national environment
Compare to a race: How each precinct compares to another race
Features and data at launch
Historical Election Results — Access state and federal election data going back to 2000, revealing patterns and shifts across cycles and races
Local Race Coverage — Explore results across the entire ballot, including local races at the state, county, and community level
Interactive Maps — View results, margin, and swing maps to uncover regional differences and geographic patterns
Poll Averages — Comprehensive polling averages built on a transparent, straightforward methodology that includes all AAPOR-compliant polls with published methodology, field dates, and sample size
Crosstab Data — Demographic and subgroup breakdowns averaged across all available polls that meet quality standards
Prediction Market Signals — See prediction market data alongside official results for additional context
Multi-Geography Exploration — Dive into election data across time, geography, and perspective in a single interactive platform
Votes Broadcast — All the features and data as Votes but in a tool optimized for streaming and linear TV applications.
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