The complete picture, not just a piece of it

BallotBrief combines data from dozens of sources to give you comprehensive, unbiased information about candidates, policies, and political money.

Source Aggregation

We don't just give you one perspective. We pull from across the spectrum to show you the full picture.

Coverage from local papers to national outlets, left to right, mainstream to independent.

Official voting records, committee assignments, sponsored legislation, and public statements.

FEC filings, state campaign finance reports, and disclosure documents.

Court records, property records, business filings, and other public documents.

Money shapes politics. We make it easy to see who's funding whom and why it matters.

See the web of contributors behind candidates and causes, with industry breakdowns.

Political Action Committee spending, SuperPAC activity, and dark money groups.

Who's lobbying whom on what issues, and how much they're spending.

Automatic flagging when voting patterns align suspiciously with donor interests.

Politicians make promises. We track whether they keep them.

Complete voting records with context on what each vote meant.

Campaign promises matched against legislative action and outcomes.

How positions have changed over time, with the receipts.

Who shows up to vote and who doesn't, across committees and floor votes.

Policies have consequences. We help you understand what they actually mean for real people.

Plain-language breakdowns of complex legislation and ballot measures.

Perspectives from economists, legal scholars, and subject matter experts.

Similar policies from the past and what actually happened.

Arguments for and against from across the political spectrum.

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