Europe Elects is a poll aggregator that collects and publishes election-related data such as

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s in European countries.

Genesis and history

Europe Elects was founded in 2014 as a

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account. The project quickly rose to prominence, as it was the first account that gathered European polling and election data in one spot.

Format

The organization publishes polls done by polling companies in all European countries and its subdivisions in order to show both the level of support for national parties as well as for the

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in each country. Europe Elects's visualization of the data is unique, as it uses standardized labels and colours for national parties of one European Parliament group across national borders. The publications regularly point out the affiliation of national parties with their respective

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groups, which has been adopted by other media outlets over time. Furthermore, overviews of the positions of the single parties and candidates are being provided. Europe Elects publishes on the basis of the collected data a European projection for the

on a regular basis and shows how the results as if there were elections on that day. After the 2019 European Parliament election, Europe Elects claimed to have had the most precise forecast for the European Parliament. In 2019, the platform launched the ''Europe Elects Podcast''. In 2019 and 2020, America Elects, Oceania Elects, Africa Elects, and Asia Elects were launched. Asia Elects received attention in the context of the Hong Kong local elections, being quoted in media such as ''

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''.

Spread and perception

Results published by the organization are frequently cited on

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, and it is considered a major media source concerning the European Parliament. Europe Elects is quoted frequently in both European and worldwide publications, is represented in the

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, and is a constant source for journalism concerning European politics. The platform has 130,000 followers on its social media and is expanding to other continents. In 2021, Europe Elects formed a partnership with

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and

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Awards

In 2022, Europe Elects was awarded the Dalhousie Impact Award.

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