What SpectrumVote is
SpectrumVote is a free, nonpartisan information tool. It shows races and measures that may be on your ballot and places candidates on a left–right spectrum using published academic research and clearly labeled AI estimates. It isn't affiliated with any government, election office, party, candidate or campaign, and it never endorses anyone.
Not an official ballot or election guidance
Ballot contents, candidate lists, dates, hours and locations come from public sources and can be incomplete, out of date or wrong. Always confirm with your official sample ballot and your county elections office before you vote. Nothing here is legal advice. We aren't responsible for decisions you make based on the site.
Scores and estimates
Placements are a starting point, not a verdict. Academic scores reflect past votes or past donors; AI estimates can be mistaken and show their confidence and sources. See how SpectrumVote works. If you think something is wrong, email support@spectrumvote.com and we'll check it.
Using the site and data
- Use the site for personal, educational, journalistic and civic purposes. Don't use it to harass anyone, misrepresent what it says, or present it as an official government source.
- Automated access (including AI agents, see llms.txt) is welcome at modest rates; don't overload the service.
- Third-party data keeps its own license, which you must follow if you reuse it: Voteview (DW-NOMINATE, UCLA); DIME (Stanford, Adam Bonica), ODC-BY 1.0; Shor–McCarty (Harvard Dataverse), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0: non-commercial use only, share-alike, with attribution; FEC, Census and state and county election data are public records.
- Our own text, design and logo are © 2026 SpectrumVote.
Links to other sites
We link to candidate websites, Wikipedia, election offices, news reports and other sites we don't control and aren't responsible for. A link isn't an endorsement.
No warranty
The site is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent the law allows. We may change or discontinue features at any time. If any part of these terms can't be enforced, the rest still applies. We may update these terms; the date at the top shows the latest version.
Contact
Corrections and questions: support@spectrumvote.com.
En español
SpectrumVote es una herramienta informativa gratuita e imparcial, sin afiliación con ningún gobierno, partido ni campaña, y nunca respalda a nadie. No es una boleta oficial: confirma siempre con tu boleta de muestra oficial y la oficina electoral de tu condado. Las puntuaciones son un punto de partida; los estimados por IA pueden equivocarse. Los datos de terceros conservan su propia licencia (por ejemplo, Shor–McCarty: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, solo uso no comercial).