How It Works

Methodology, Data Sources & Evidence Tiers

What is Vote Audit?

Vote Audit is a data visualization tool that maps election integrity incidents across the United States. By aggregating publicly available data from court records, government databases, news reports, and public claims, we create a comprehensive picture of where election integrity concerns have been documented.

Three Evidence Tiers

Verified / Convicted

Court rulings, guilty pleas, completed investigations with official findings, criminal convictions for election fraud. These are incidents that have been adjudicated by courts or official bodies.

Sources: Heritage Foundation Election Fraud Database, DOJ Public Integrity Section, State Attorney General press releases, PACER court records

Alleged / Under Investigation

Active lawsuits, official complaints filed, statistical anomalies flagged by analysts, pending investigations, contested results. These are cases that are unresolved or under active review.

Sources: Election challenge lawsuits, State election board complaints, EAC EAVS data, statistical anomaly reports, CISA incident reports

Unverified Claims

Social media allegations, public claims with no supporting evidence, debunked theories, rumors. These are included for completeness and transparency but have no official substantiation.

Sources: Social media aggregation, news articles covering claims, debunked claims trackers

The Election Integrity Index (eii)

The eii is a composite score from 0 to 100 that represents the concentration and severity of election integrity concerns in a given area. Higher scores indicate more integrity concerns documented in that area.

0 — Clean100 — Red Flag Zone

Incident Categories

Ballot Fraud

Weight: 1.5-2.5x

  • Mail-in Ballot Fraudx2
  • Ballot Stuffingx2.5
  • Ballot Harvestingx1.5
  • Duplicate Votingx2
  • Dead Voter Ballotsx2

Registration Fraud

Weight: 1-2x

  • Fake Registrationsx1.5
  • Non-Citizen Votingx2
  • Felon Voting (where prohibited)x1
  • Registration Anomaliesx1

Administration Issues

Weight: 1.5-2x

  • Poll Worker Misconductx1.5
  • Machine Irregularitiesx1.5
  • Chain of Custody Violationsx2
  • Observer Access Deniedx1.5
  • Counting Discrepanciesx1.5

Interference

Weight: 1-1.5x

  • Voter Intimidationx1.5
  • Campaign Finance Violationsx1
  • Foreign Interference Claimsx1
  • Cyber Incidentsx1.5

The Map

Vote Audit uses a choropleth map with three zoom levels to help you explore election integrity data from national overview down to individual incidents.

National View (Zoom 3-6)

All 50 states colored by their aggregate eii score. Click any state to zoom in.

State View (Zoom 7-9)

Counties become visible, each colored by county-level eii score. Click a county for details.

County View (Zoom 10+)

Individual incident markers appear as colored dots. Click for incident details, source, and outcome.

How the Score is Calculated

1

Collect incidents from verified data sources and geocode each to lat/lng

2

Assign each incident to its state and county using FIPS codes

3

Weight by evidence tier: Verified x3.0, Alleged x1.5, Unverified x0.3

4

Apply fraud type weights (e.g., Ballot Stuffing x2.5, Campaign Finance x1.0)

5

Normalize against the 99th percentile to produce a final 0-100 eii score

Community Voting

Vote Audit uses community voting to refine integrity scores across the map. Click any hex cell to vote on whether its score accurately reflects the area.

1

Vote on Areas You Know — Click a state or county and tell us if its score is accurate, too high, or too low.

2

Earn Points — Get +2 for being the first voter on a cell, +1 for any vote. Lose -2 if you change your mind. Max 500 points per day.

3

Build Trust — Your trust level starts at 1.0x and increases as your votes align with consensus. Higher trust = more influence.

4

Voting Periods — Votes lock every 12 hours (6am & 6pm UTC). Scores are adjusted based on community consensus.

5

Climb the Leaderboard — Top voters are ranked. Active contributors shape the most accurate map possible.

6

Link Your Wallet — Optionally connect a Solana wallet. Active contributors may be recognized in the future.

Data & Privacy

  • •All data comes from publicly available sources (court records, government databases, news reports)
  • •No personal information is collected, stored, or displayed
  • •Data is aggregated at the state and county level — individual addresses are never shown
  • •Each incident is tagged with its evidence tier so users always know the level of substantiation

Limitations

  • •Not all election integrity incidents are publicly documented or discoverable
  • •The eii is a research tool, not a definitive measure of election fraud
  • •Unverified claims are weighted very low (0.3x) but are still included for transparency
  • •Weights are configurable defaults and may not perfectly reflect the severity of every incident type
  • •Data is updated periodically and may not reflect very recent developments

Disclaimer

This site aggregates publicly available data about election integrity incidents from court records, government databases, news reports, and public claims. The inclusion of data does not imply that fraud occurred. Verified incidents have been adjudicated by courts or official investigations. Alleged incidents represent active or unresolved cases. Unverified claims are included for transparency but lack supporting evidence. This is a research and visualization tool, not a legal determination of fraud. See our full methodology above for more information.