Election Tools

Look for live results online on Election Night, track the chatter in our embeddable Electoral College tracker, listen to up-to-the-minute coverage in our podcast, see what happens to the bellwether communities in the Counties that Count, tell us your voting stories in America's Exit Poll, and join the conversation on the Election Night live-blog.

Electoral College Prediction Tracker How will the swing states swing? Play armchair pollster and track the electoral college predictions. Embed the tracker on your Web site or blog as a widget or at full size.

Counties That Count The Takeaway's Political Director, Andrea Bernstein, is traveling to swing counties in swing states — spots where this election could be decided. Listen to audio and explore the "counties that count" in an interactive map.

Who Should I Vote For? Let Facebook users tell you who you should vote for based on the qualities you'd like in your next president — not cookie-cutter political views. Try it now! (You'll need to log in and add the tool from Facebook.)

 


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The Shifts in the Map: Election visualization from the New York Times

Posted November 7, 2008 by Adam Hirsch

Red state? Blue state? They’re all mostly purple

Posted November 6, 2008 by Adam Hirsch

The social media we’re watching as results pour in

Posted November 4, 2008 by The Takeaway Staff

Tracking the results from key swing counties

Posted November 4, 2008 by Adnaan

Campaign memories: The long, strange trip to November 4 in video

Posted November 4, 2008 by Adam Hirsch

Poll: More catchphrases for the lengthy presidential campaigns

Posted November 2, 2008 by The Takeaway Staff

McCain vs. Obama, round three: Analyzing the final presidential debate

Posted October 16, 2008 by The Takeaway Staff

Counties that Count: Talking with voters in the swing counties of swing states

Posted October 2, 2008 by The Takeaway Staff

Virtual Debate Party!

Posted September 26, 2008 by The Takeaway Staff

The McCain Economy Suspensionator

Posted September 25, 2008 by Adnaan