Press and facts
Scope in one page
Scope is a free, nonpartisan tool at www.scopevote.com. A person answers a short set of questions about issues, and Scope shows which members of Congress are closest to them and furthest from them, using how each has voted and what each has said on the record. Every data point links to its public source. It also shows races on a voter's ballot, including governor and other statewide races, and a short quiz comparing a voter with the people running for governor.
Status: in an early public release before the November 3, 2026 election. Rough edges are possible. Corrections are welcome and are made quickly: hello@scopevote.com.
The numbers behind every match
Read from the live database each time this page loads.
- Members of Congress covered539
- Roll-call votes tracked25 (May 2017 to Jan 2026)
- Bill sponsorships and cosponsorships read121,856
- Floor speeches read1,898
- Press releases read854
How current is it? Roll-call votes included run through Jan 8, 2026. Newer votes have not been added yet, and the home page says so. Speeches and press releases are refreshed on a rolling basis.
How it works, in four lines
- Votes: the final roll-call vote on a set of key bills, each tied to an issue with a stated direction and weight.
- Statements: bills a member sponsors, floor speeches and the member's own press releases. An AI model reads them to propose positions, every reading must include an exact quote that the program checks, and people review a sample.
- Match: one published method for every member of every party, issue by issue. Votes and statements are shown separately and flagged when they disagree.
- Sources: every position links to the vote, speech, bill or release it came from.
The full method, its limits and a worked example are on the methodology page.
Check it yourself in a minute
- Open any member's profile from the site or from a quiz result.
- Under “Where they stand” and “Votes on key bills”, click a source link. It opens the official record (Congress.gov, the Congressional Record or the member's own site).
- Compare what the page says with the source. If they differ, tell us and we will fix it.
What it covers, and what it does not
- Covers: every current member of Congress; the U.S. Senate and U.S. House races on a voter's ballot; governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor races in the states that hold them in 2026, each linked to its source.
- Governor candidates: a quiz compares a voter with what each candidate says on their own campaign website. Many candidates say too little for an overall match, and the page says so rather than guessing.
- Does not: endorse anyone, tell anyone how to vote, replace an official ballot, or cover local and legislative races except where a state has published its official ballot. For registration, polling place and ballot, use vote.gov or the state election office.
Who is behind it
Scope is built and run by Edin, an independent developer in Atlanta. It is not affiliated with any party, campaign, PAC, news organization or government agency, runs no ads, uses no tracking and takes no money from candidates. More at About.
Using it in a story, class or guide
- Free to link to and to describe. Please cite “Scope (scopevote.com)” and link the page you used.
- Results pages have short share links and picture cards. A result is one person's answers, not a poll.
- For a newsroom or classroom on a filtered network, see For IT departments.
- Questions, interviews or corrections: hello@scopevote.com.