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Whether you’re a researcher, advocacy group, campaign consultant, civic tech startup, or political journalist, Ballotpedia offers you the most trusted and accurate political data, curated by a highly experienced team and customized for your needs. Ballotpedia’s data offers these key benefits:
- TrustedOur data is trusted by companies large and small, as well as by the millions of users of Ballotpedia.org.
- High-qualityOur highly experienced team of writers and researchers sets the standard for rigorous data collection and validation processes.
- Up-to-dateOur staff are constantly monitoring for changes, regularly updating our database, and maintaining accurate information.
- CustomizableWe offer secure, efficient, flexible data delivery options in multiple formats and packages, including bulk data files, APIs, policy analysis, legislation tracking, as well as custom research and development.
- Candidates and elections
- Ballot measures
- Down-ballot candidate information
- Current officeholder lists
- School board members
- Address-based election lookup app
- Topical legislation tracking
- Policy analysis
Election subscriptions
Annual subscriptions are available for these ever-changing data sets. Delivery options include:
- bulk (CSV/JSON) files or
- geographic APIs (with lat/long lookups).
Technical details are available at our Developer Portal: https://developer.ballotpedia.org/. Single-state subscriptions are available on request.
Federal and statewide
Includes all federal and statewide elected offices.
- Candidate lists and results
- Includes candidate declarations
- Updates to reflect official candidate lists are typically made within a week of publication by the State
- Election results for callable races are typically available 1-2 days after the election.
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- Campaign contact information
- Available as an add-on for the candidate list package.
- Includes emails, websites, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and social media accounts where available.
- Typically available a month prior to the candidate’s next election date.
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- Voting rules
- Includes rules about deadlines and voter participation requirements for statewide elections. Does not include rules for locally-administered elections.
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Ballot measures
A rich data set of all statewide measures that reach the ballot
- Ballot measures / referenda
- This includes a comprehensive list of statewide measures that are officially approved for the ballot, along with key metadata and summaries, such as descriptions of what a “yes” or “no” vote will do.
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- Ballot measure support/opposition arguments and endorsements
- Curated quotes from those arguing in support of or in opposition to statewide ballot measures, as well as lists of endorsing organizations, can provide clues to the pros, cons, and politics behind each measure.
- Download sample file (arguments)
- Download sample file (endorsements)
- Ballot measure campaign finance
- Expand your ballot measures data set with committee-level financial contribution data.
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- Local ballot measure coverage
- Custom quotes for local expansion available on request.
State legislative and top 100 cities
Includes all state legislative offices, as well as elected offices in or overlapping one of the top 100 cities in the U.S. by population.
- Candidate lists and results
- Updates to reflect official candidate lists are typically made within one month of publication by the elections administrator.
- Election results for callable races are typically available within 1 week after the election.
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- Campaign contact information
- Available as an add-on for the candidate list package. Local contact information is available, but less comprehensive.
- Includes emails, websites, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and social media accounts where available.
- State legislative contacts are typically available a month prior to the candidate’s next election date. Availability for local-level candidates varies.
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Ultralocal
Now offering complete down-ballot elections coverage in select states!
- Candidate lists
States (2025): Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Coverage includes candidate lists and metadata for not only regularly scheduled primaries and general elections, but also special elections.
- All county-administered elections will be included, as well as any elections administered by cities of at least 5,000 population.
- Data availability timelines vary, but candidate lists are typically compiled and cleaned 2-3 weeks before each election.
- Note that for these local offices, we do not provide election results, vote totals, or persistent person IDs across years.
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Officeholder subscriptions
Annual subscriptions are available for these ever-changing data sets. Delivery options include:
- bulk (CSV/JSON) files or
- geographic APIs (with lat/long lookups).
Technical details are available at our Developer Portal: https://developer.ballotpedia.org/. Single-state subscriptions are available on request.
Federal and statewide
Includes all federal and statewide elected offices.
- Current officeholders list
- Comprehensive and frequently-updated list of current officeholders for over 600 political offices, including Congress, Cabinet members, and federal judges.
- Ballotpedia staff constantly monitor for and update the lists based on changes in office such as swearing-in dates, appointments, and retirements.
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- Officeholder contact information
- Available as an add-on for the officeholder list package.
- Includes emails, websites, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and social media accounts where available.
- Contact information is reviewed at least annually.
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State legislative and top 100 cities
Includes all state legislative offices, as well as elected offices in or overlapping one of the top 100 cities in the U.S. by population.
- Current officeholders list
- Comprehensive and frequently-updated list of current officeholders for approximately 15,000 political offices.
- State legislative lists are constantly monitored and updated based on changes in office such as swearing-in dates, appointments, and retirements.
- Local elected offices are reviewed and updated at least annually.
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- Officeholder contact information
- Available as an add-on for the officeholder list package, primarily for the state legislative level.
- Includes emails, websites, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and social media accounts where available.
- Contact information for state legislators is reviewed at least annually. Contact information for local officials is available, but less comprehensive.
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School boards and members
A comprehensive data set of all school board members in the country.
- School boards and members list
- Comprehensive data set of all school board members in the country, approximately 82,000 members across 13,000 school boards.
- Includes official emails and phone numbers for board members, where available.
- Reviewed and updated on a rolling basis, so that all boards are reviewed annually.
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Embeddable Sample Ballot Lookup Tool
Are you looking for data to build a sample ballot lookup application for your website?
Ballotpedia can provide a ready made fully capable sample ballot application that you can embed on your website. The Ballotpedia Sample Ballot Lookup Tool (SBLT) has a rich set of features including:
- Lookup by address
- The SBLT allows a user to enter his or her address and look up elections based on that address.
- Responses from our Candidate Connection survey
- Voters can explore responses to Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey within their sample ballots.
- Essential information, including campaign stances, prior offices held, and key issues, is readily available to voters without any need to venture elsewhere.
- A side-by-side candidate comparison
- The side-by-side candidate comparison has proven particularly valuable to voters in nonpartisan races.
- Support for statewide and selected local ballot measures
- The SBLT offers easy-to-understand explanations of complex ballot measure language.
- Dual language sample ballots
- Both English and Spanish readers can take full advantage of the SBLT.
- A "save" sample ballot option
- Voters can begin creating their sample ballot on their computer, continue editing it on their tablet, and have it at their fingertips when they are in line to vote.
- A "more information" icon throughout the SBLT
- Clicking on this icon opens a treasure trove of topic explainers about campaign issues. These explainers, crafted by Ballotpedia staff with our neutral approach, are the gateway to our extensive collection of more than 600,000 encyclopedic pages on politics, elections, and public policy.
- Additional voter assistance features
- The SBLT gives voters access to resources that help them determine if they are registered, when they can vote, and where their polling place is.
- Fully responsive format
- The SBLT renders its display on mobile, tablet and desktop computers.
- Proven quality
- Millions of users have already used this application, so it is ready to run, handling all known election exception conditions.
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Static files
Static files can be provided for historical analysis, going back to 2018. Options include:
- Candidate lists and results
- Statewide ballot measures and results
- Current officeholders snapshots, with contact information
Legislation Trackers
Ballotpedia’s legislation trackers are your go-to resource for staying on top of key legislative topics. We capture any bill introduced on a specific topic across all of the 50 state legislatures, and we track the movement of the bill every step of the way. We provide real-time updates and translate legislative legalese into easily understandable language.
- We work with experts to come up with unique bill topics to understand the nuance of each policy area.
- We write custom bill summaries that help users understand each bill in a simple, digestible format.
- We overlay Ballotpedia's rich data with bill activity to provide users a comprehensive bill tracking experience.
Learn more and view our existing trackers.
Policy analysis
Public officials make policy decisions that have far-reaching effects on our everyday lives. Ballotpedia’s Policy team specializes in delivering expert, nonpartisan research that illuminates who makes these decisions, how they're made, and why they matter. We’re especially skilled at unpacking complex, niche policy areas and presenting our findings clearly and comprehensively. Want insight into a specific policy topic? Explore our current coverage or contact us to request custom research tailored to your needs.
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