Candidate Polling

Candidate Polling: Where Voters Stand

Follow public sentiment on candidates in races across the country.

What is candidate polling?

Candidate polling measures how much public support each candidate in a race is generating among people who are paying attention to the election. Traditional scientific polls do this by randomly sampling a representative cross-section of likely voters — an expensive, labor-intensive process that gets applied to a small fraction of the thousands of races on the ballot each cycle.

Our candidate polls are different. They are opt-in public sentiment polls: anyone can participate, results are not weighted for demographics, and the sample is not scientifically drawn from the electorate. What our polls measure is enthusiasm — which candidates are motivating their supporters to engage, which races are drawing attention, and how sentiment shifts over time as a race develops. That is genuinely useful information, especially for the hundreds of state and local races that receive no professional polling coverage at all.

How we build candidate polls

Identify the race and candidates

Our team selects races based on significance, competitiveness, and coverage gaps. We verify the official candidates and their party affiliations before publishing.

Publish the poll

Each candidate poll uses a standardized question: "Who do you support in this race?" The wording is identical across all races — no customization for any candidate or campaign.

Display live results to participants

After casting a vote and providing contact information, participants see live results — the current sentiment breakdown among everyone who has participated in that poll.

Active Candidate Polls

FederalHawaii
Hawaii U.S. House District 1 (Republican Primary)
Primary · August 8, 2026
2 candidates
- Adriel LamRepublican
- Maxwell FrazierRepublican
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Our polls are opt-in public sentiment polls, not scientific probability polls. Results should be interpreted accordingly. Read our full Polling Standards →