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USA · 2000—2026

# Elections.Candidacies.Recorded votes.

A public reference for the official electoral records of the United States. Candidacies, results and mandates in the archive since 2000, linked end to end, with county-level results where available.

Try[Ohio](https://civism.io/en-US/search?q=Ohio)[Pelosi](https://civism.io/en-US/search?q=Pelosi)[McConnell](https://civism.io/en-US/search?q=McConnell)[Harris](https://civism.io/en-US/search?q=Harris)[Trump](https://civism.io/en-US/search?q=Trump)

The recordSnapshot of Nov 3, 2026

Candidacies (federal and governor, general and special elections)

13,488

People (federal and governor, general and special elections)

7,001

Election day

2026 general elections · USA · Nov 3, 2026civism shows each race's official status and the votes counted, from official sources. It makes no calls and no projections.

[Follow the count](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2026)[Poll-closing schedule](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/poll-closing)

## Browse

## [USA](https://civism.io/en-US/usa)

Candidacies and results from official U.S. returns (MEDSL), FEC filings and Census Bureau geography, linked end to end.

Candidacies (federal and governor, general and special elections)

13,488

People (federal and governor, general and special elections)

7,001

MEDSL · FEC · Census Bureau · 2000—2026

[Open USA](https://civism.io/en-US/usa)

Also on civism

## [Brazil](https://civism.io/en-US/brazil)

Candidacies, results and mandates from Brazil's official electoral record (TSE), linked end to end.

Candidacies

3,385,513

People

2,156,926

Municipalities

5,570

TSE · IBGE · 1989—2026

[Open Brazil](https://civism.io/en-US/brazil)

§ 01Premise

Election data in the United States is public. civism connects data published by its sources (MEDSL, state election offices, the FEC and the Census Bureau): an election leads to candidacies in the archive, a person to recorded races, and a count to the county where available.

USA

## United States, in depth

[Open USA](https://civism.io/en-US/usa)

Election cycles in the record. 10 items. 2000: 2000 general elections; 2004: 2004 general elections; 2008: 2008 general elections; 2012: 2012 general elections; 2016: 2016 general elections; 2018: 2018 general elections; 2020: 2020 general elections; 2022: 2022 general elections; 2024: 2024 general elections; 2026: 2026 general elections.

Election cycles in the record

1. [2000 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2000)
5. [2004 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2004)
9. [2008 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2008)
13. [2012 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2012)
17. [2016 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2016)
19. [2018 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2018)
21. [2020 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2020)
23. [2022 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2022)
25. [2024 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2024)
27. [2026 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2026)

§ 02Depth

## From the whole country to a single county.

Votes cast for president at the levels the archive holds. Sources: MEDSL and state election offices. Here, the 2024 election: the United States, the state at the median of votes cast, and that state's median county.

bar chart. 3 items. Highest: United States · Votes cast, 160,333,461. Lowest: Garrard · Votes cast, 9,001. United States · Votes cast: 160,333,461; Kentucky · Votes cast: 2,101,098; Garrard · Votes cast: 9,001.

1. Country

United States

Votes cast

160,333,461

2. State

Kentucky

↳ 1 of 51 states, counting the District of Columbia

Votes cast

2,101,098

3. County

Garrard

↳ 1 of 120 counties in Kentucky

Votes cast

9,001

[Open Garrard](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/places/garrard-0810083bd267)

§ 03Trajectory

## A career, cycle by cycle.

Every candidacy is tied to one person, across offices and cycles. A figure from the record, changing daily.

Figure from the record 03 / 05

### Andy Kim

Andy Kim

[Open full record](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/people/andy-kim-70951ee90673)

Candidacies by year and office — Andy Kim. 4 items. Highest: 2024 U.S. Senate, Place: New Jersey. Party: Democratic. Votes: 2,161,491. Elected. MEDSL. Lowest: 2018 U.S. House, Place: NJ-03. Party: Democratic. Votes: 153,473. Elected. MEDSL. 2018 U.S. House: Place: NJ-03. Party: Democratic. Votes: 153,473. Elected. MEDSL; 2020 U.S. House: Place: NJ-03. Party: Democratic. Votes: 229,840. Elected. MEDSL; 2022 U.S. House: Place: NJ-03. Party: Democratic. Votes: 387,692. Elected. MEDSL; 2024 U.S. Senate: Place: New Jersey. Party: Democratic. Votes: 2,161,491. Elected. MEDSL.

1. 2018U.S. HouseNJ-03 · ElectedMEDSL153,473
2. 2020U.S. HouseNJ-03 · ElectedMEDSL229,840
3. 2022U.S. HouseNJ-03 · ElectedMEDSL387,692
4. 2024U.S. SenateNew Jersey · ElectedMEDSL2,161,491

1. 2018, U.S. House, NJ-03; Elected; 153,473; MEDSL
2. 2020, U.S. House, NJ-03; Elected; 229,840; MEDSL
3. 2022, U.S. House, NJ-03; Elected; 387,692; MEDSL
4. 2024, U.S. Senate, New Jersey; Elected; 2,161,491; MEDSL

§ 04Linkage

## Every record points to the next.

Elections, contests, candidacies, people, parties and places form one graph. Context attaches to the candidacy, party or county where available.

1. Elections
2. Contests
3. Candidacies
4. People

Campaign finance

3,549candidate finance summariesFEC

County context

3,144counties with context dataCensus Bureau

§ 05Provenance

## Published data, from the source.

The archive brings together data published by the sources below. Totals count records per source, not unique entities; a record may appear under more than one source.

[See data coverage](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/data)

| Publisher | Data | Data points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MEDSLMIT Election Data and Science LabCounty and district results, turnout | County and district results, turnout | 303,284 |
| State officesState election offices, via OpenElectionsCertified results published by state election offices | Certified results published by state election offices | 1,110,160 |
| FECFederal Election CommissionCandidate finance summaries | Candidate finance summaries | 3,549 |
| CensusU.S. Census BureauGeography, population and district demographics | Geography, population and district demographics | 38,467 |
| Σ | 1,455,460 |  |

§ 06Principles

- No account.

Every page is open to read, link and cite.

- No paywall.

Free for voters, newsrooms and researchers.

- No ads.

Nothing on the page but the record.

## Election data, linked end to end.

[Browse elections](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections)

3,133 counties, each shaded by decile of votes cast for president in 2024. Darker is more votes. Source: MEDSL. 3,133 items. Highest: 1, 9. Lowest: 67, 0. 0: 7; 1: 9; 2: 4; 3: 4; 4: 7; 5: 1; 6: 3; 7: 8; 8: 5; 67: 0. and 3,123 more.

0: 7

3,133 counties, each shaded by decile of votes cast for president in 2024. Darker is more votes. Source: MEDSL.
