Verified pilot mode. The map supports all 50 states, but candidate records appear only where real sources are loaded. Current verified data: New York statewide races and selected U.S. House districts.

Start with place

Find the races that shape your ballot.

Choose one of the 50 states or enter a ZIP code to see a sample federal-and-local ballot, then filter candidate records by the issues that matter most to you.

Democratic context Republican context Competitive or mixed Sample focus

Contiguous U.S. Alaska Hawaii

State outline map asset saved locally from Wikimedia Commons. Blocks are interactive state selectors.

Your priorities

What Are Your Priorities?

The site highlights relevant parts of each candidate record, but it keeps the full profile and sources available.

Verified race profiles

Candidates Brief

Third-party election signals

Polling, race ratings, and endorsements

These signals can help explain how campaigns and outside organizations view a race. They are attributed to their publishers and do not represent a Civic Lens endorsement or voting recommendation.

Federal + local connection

One issue can run through every level of government.

Traceability

Source timeline

Every real version of this product should make the original speech, debate, interview, or public record one click away.