Today we’re witnessing what is undoubtedly one of our country’s most watched presidential elections. The culmination of the current president’s first term and surrounding global health, societal, economic and political events have surged a massive response from both parties about the severity of this election and its result.
A week ago, more than 70 million people had already cast their votes, according to USA Today. This number is more than half of the total votes counted in the 2016 presidential election. With impressive early participation, especially during the global pandemic, experts are predicting historic turnout rates for this election cycle. Some estimates project nearly 150 million individuals voting, which is more than 62 percent of eligible voters.
Part of the increase in voter turnout has been thanks to many nonprofit organizations that have rallied partners and boosted efforts to demonstrate the significance of this election and the importance of voting. These organizations include ACLU, When We All Vote, League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, Vote Save America and HeadCount.
A recent article in Mashable provided a solid overview of the work these groups have been doing to help encourage voter participation. These groups have harnessed the power of social media, Zoom, text banking and other modern communication tools to encourage individuals to check their voter registration status, make a voting plan and, ultimately, vote. Many big brands, global companies and celebrities also partnered with nonprofits organizations or launched their own campaigns to encourage voting.
With eyes turned toward poll tracking and social media for election updates, we thought it would be helpful to round up a few election tracking resources in one location. Below are several news sites and organizations that have set up dedicated columns and tracking services to stay informed.
2020 Election Tracking
- NPR’s 2020 Election: Live Updates and Results
- FiveThirtyEight: 2020 Election Live Updates
- ABC News’ Your Voice, Your Vote 2020
- Check out their interactive election map that provides a visual of the Electoral College and each state’s electoral ranking. Readers can toggle between FiveThirtyEight’s forecast, ABC News’ race ratings, as well as historical election results. There is also an option to turn states “red” or “blue” to evaluate potential scenarios.
- CNN’s America’s Choice 2020
- They have a “My Election” tool that allows readers to search by candidate and “follow” the race to track results this evening.
- The New York Time’s Guide to the 2020 Election
- The editorial team also has Live Election Updates
- United States Election Project(@ElectProject) – USA Today frequently cites this data.
- Washington Post’s Election 2020
- The Cook Political Report: Election Data and Ratings
- NBC News: Decision 2020 & Presidential Polls 2020
Remember, selfcare and mental health are also critical, so if you need to turn away from the news tonight, that’s OK too.
We recognize the significance of this election and exercising our right to vote. As such, we’ve also encouraged our clients to remember the media’s focus will overwhelmingly be on the election and pending results.