Daily Brew: November 5, 2018

November 5, 2018

Twas the night before the election and with the click of a mouse, voters found information, not just for the House   'Twas the night before the election and with the click of a mouse, voters found information, not just for the House. Welcome to Election Day Eve! With one day left in the Midterm cycle, it's clear that millions of Americans are preparing to vote! We are honored that you have chosen Ballotpedia to be one of your trusted resources. You're in great company! This weekend, our sample ballot lookup tool was used 270,351 times! It has been used 2,672,409 times altogether this year. A total of 1,647,555 people visited Ballotpedia this weekend. That's more people than the population of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fifth largest city in the United States! Since early voting began, 15,556,527 people have visited Ballotpedia. That's 18.7 percent of the number of people expected to vote by next Tuesday (if the number of voters in 2018 is similar to the number of voters in 2014). Last week, 43,447 people signed up to receive email updates like this one, so that Ballotpedia can help keep them in the know! Over the last 30 days, Ballotpedia has had more website visitors than Lowe’s. We are humbled to see how many voters like yourself are seeking neutral, unbiased content to help inform their electoral decision. Thanks for joining us. Let's go see your ballot         Looking ahead: Tomorrow: Happy Election Day! We’ll share some last minute resources including polling hours for your state. Wednesday: We’re skipping the short stories and packing your Brew with election results and analysis, including an update on the new state trifecta landscape. We’ll also be hosting a webinar on notable ballot measure results. Reserve your spot here! Thursday: More analysis coming your way! What happened in ballot measure elections across the country? Plus, join us for a webinar where our experts discuss what happened in the elections and what this could mean for 2020. Reserve your spot here! Friday: We’re closing out a busy week with stories from local elections throughout the country. Will your city make the Daily Brew? If you have any interesting local election stories from your neck of the woods, please send them my way: Sarah@ballotpedia.org You might just see them in the Brew. We’ll also be hosting a webinar on trifectas. Reserve your spot here!