The political spectrum ribbon created by Poll the Vote to represent the range of political stances from blue to red with five additional shades of purple in between.
The Poll The Vote Logo shows the words written in black with a 7 color ribbon at the top and the bottom. Red is on the right, blue is on the left and there are 5 shades of purple in the middle.

Building a bridge between civic and community engagement.

Poll the Vote fosters local engagement through its secure, nonpartisan platform, by connecting people to their community leaders. Create your secure account in just 5 minutes to gain access to polls, newsletters and more.

The political spectrum ribbon created by Poll the Vote to represent the range of political stances from blue to red with five additional shades of purple in between.

CONNECT

Voices Amplified. 

Communication Simplified.

PTV facilitates private interaction in real time between us as individuals and the decision makers and leaders in our lives. Join Your Community.

OUTREACH

Transformative Leaders. 

Transforming Representation.

Engage constituents equally beyond election night or position appointment. Provides continuity and forward progression as offices turnover.

ANALYZE

Inclusive Data.

Unbiased Reports.

Drive decision making with verified data. Leverage PTV’s Insight Reports produced by the Ideologix Insights data analytics laboratory (The Lab).

Let's poll pull together

This image has the text "Final 5", with the number five encompassing all seven colors along the political spectrum, blue to red going left to right with five shades of purple in between. This image is the section header for the Final 5 Minutes.

step 1: Create personal account

It will be the Final 5 Minutes spent providing your demographic data to The Lab to create your secured account. The Lab will mask your persona, protecting your personal data. Your private opinions shared with be aggregated to enable you to render your voice with confidence. *Must be 15+ living or working in the U.S. You do not need to be a registered voter. Please review our privacy policy and terms of agreement for more details on how your data is protected.

Three smartphone screens showing the 'Poll The Vote' app. From left to right, a tablet screen displays a login page; the center mobile device shows a 'My Governance' section featuring Jean Stothert, Mayor of Omaha, and a 'Public Interest' section with the Platte Institute logo. The final mobile screen displays a profile for R. Brad von Gillern, NE State Senator.

step 2: meet your elected officials

Connect with your governing officials automatically based upon your address provided. Moving? Update your address to meet your new elected officials and quickly engage. *address must be located in the United States

A graphic with the title 'Join Your Community,' showing a circular grid of diverse, greyscale silhouettes of people on backgrounds colored from red to blue, with five shades of purple in between. This color scale, unique to the brand, represents seven political stances, emphasizing a range of views beyond a two-party system.

step 3: join your community

Click to follow your favorite business owners, community leaders and non-profit organizations as they engage with you to build a better community.

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step 4: vote Your Voice

Engage with your elected officials and leaders to vote your voice, rendering your personal opinions anonymously via People's Polls(TM) distributed by The Lab or shorter Pulse Polls(TM) created by the organizations you follow. PTV is a suite of communication tools to support information exchange beyond polling.

"Poll together so we can pull together" in bold black text.
A testimonial graphic featuring Nancy Williams, an Omaha Community Member. A pink quotation mark symbol appears next to her image, followed by her quote: PTV enables community members through its nonpartisan platform to learn and share insights about social issues, connecting with elected officials and leaders to work together. Her name and title are written below the quote.
A testimonial graphic featuring Dr. Laura Ebke, former Nebraska State Senator and Senior Fellow at Platte Institute. A purple quotation mark symbol appears at the top, followed by her quote: 'I am excited about the potential of PTV to inform the political decision-making process. The potential for near real-time feedback on public policy questions makes our democracy more representative of people’s views.' Her name and title are written below the quote.

What shade

are you today?

Discover your place on the political spectrum! Take our engaging Shade Spectrum Assessment(TM) to understand your political stance. This insightful quiz will help you see where your views align with various ideologies, providing you with a clearer perspective on your beliefs. Join others in uncovering their political identities. We will let you know when the Assessment is available.  

 

In the meantime, check out the team’s curated Spotify playlist featuring songs with a color in the title. We had fun making this for you!  You will find a wide range of genres and artists such as:

  • Red by Taylor Swift
  • Purple Rain by Prince
  • Blue Moon by Ella Fitzgerald
  • Elvis singing Blue Suede Shoes

*Ideologix Insights is a nonpartisan data analytics laboratory located in Omaha, Nebraska and does not represent nor support any organization or side. The Lab has created this information to be helpful in reviewing factual content to the best of its ability at the time of creation. Please review the resources and independently determine your own choice which will be tabulated as rendered inclusively, without bias.