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Election.run

Real-time election coverage combining livestreams, maps, and odds.

Pricing

$0/mo

Free
Score

3.8/5

Last technical review
2026-11-05
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Technical Overview

Real-time election data aggregation web platform designed for analysts, journalists, and professionals who need to monitor results, live streams, and political race probabilities in a single interface. The service is provided free of charge and without advertising, operating via public web access models.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Consolidated interface in a single window without ad distractions.
  • Free and open access without prior registration.
  • Simultaneous aggregation of results maps, streams, and odds.

Technical Considerations

  • Lacks advanced data export options or an official API.
  • Does not include tools for customizing corporate dashboards.

Technical Capabilities & Features

2/7
Not available:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Not available:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Included:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Not available:Custom Domains & SSL
Not available:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Election.run

70/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Favorable
70/100
Pricing Fairness
Excellent
100/100
Security & Governance
Improvable
50/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Improvable
50/100
Performance & Reliability
Excellent
80/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Election.run

Estimated Time-to-Value< 1 hour (Immediate)

Near-instantaneous deployment with minimal technical friction.

Learning CurveLow (Intuitive)

Rapid onboarding for developers without prior training required.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
80%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
80%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
70%
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Pricing

$0.00/mo

Model: FREE.

Free Tier Verification:

  • No credit card required
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Unlimited usage with no expiration
  • No mandatory watermarks
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Election.run

Free Tier Limits:

Free access to all features with no user limits.

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Election.run$0.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Licensing Cost (1 to 100+ seats)
$0/forever
Unlimited team members with zero penalties
SSO Tax (SAML Enterprise)
$0no surcharge
No artificial security barriers
3-Year Investment (Software TCO)
$0total
operates under a zero-cost or open-source model. Licensing TCO is identical:
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: Election.runWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 10 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 50 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 250 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 1,000 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

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Compliance & Security Standards: Election.run

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDNot reported
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActDPA On Request
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
No SSO Documented
Data Residency
US
AI Privacy Policy
Not evaluated
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: Election.runJSON
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
JSON
Password Hash Portability
Subject to Support Ticket (Manual Process)

Credential hash export requires commercial mediation or formal support ticket approval.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: Election.runDocker
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageTypeScript / Go / Rust
Code LicenseOpen Source
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name election-run -p 8080:8080 election-run:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
Community & Repository
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Technical Reputation of Election.run

68/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Consolidated interface in a single window without ad distractions.
  • Free and open access without prior registration.
  • Simultaneous aggregation of results maps, streams, and odds.

Reported Production Frictions

  • Lacks advanced data export options or an official API.
  • Does not include tools for customizing corporate dashboards.
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:1-Click Cancellation

Immediate cancellation from account settings without phone calls or forced retention.

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Election.run)

Is registration required to use the platform?

It is not necessary to create an account or register on the website to access the streams and results maps.

Are there any hidden costs or subscriptions?

Access to all content and visualization tools is completely free and contains no commercial advertisements.

Does it offer access to historical data via API?

Currently the platform does not provide a public API or documented endpoints for automated data extraction.

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