Democracy Works is proud to collaborate with Perplexity, a leading search and answer platform, to help power its Election Information Hub.
The Election Information Hub launched before the election as a tool for voters looking to make informed decisions at the polls. The hub offered users reliable insights on candidates and ballot measures provided by the Democracy Works Elections API, along with presidential, senate, and house election results from The Associated Press. With its simple, interactive interface, Perplexity allowed users to dive into the issues they care about most.
Perplexity’s Election Information Hub has been recognized for its accuracy and user-friendly design. Major media outlets such as TechCrunch, Forbes, and Bloomberg recently praised the platform for providing real-time insights on election night. As TechCrunch noted, Perplexity’s approach was a “risky bet” that paid off, providing live updates and analysis while avoiding misinformation pitfalls that have troubled AI tools in the past.
The Election Information Hub proved to be popular with voters, earning nearly four million page views in just two days.
Unlike typical AI applications, which often pull information from its training data, Perplexity’s Election Information Hub was built on verified data sources like Democracy Works and The Associated Press. This careful curation of information sources and live integration of data represent a step forward in using AI responsibly for civic engagement. As we look to future elections, partnerships like this are essential to keeping voters informed, engaged, and empowered.
