Choosing the right poll type helps you gather the most relevant and insightful feedback. Our platform offers several flexible poll types, each designed for different goals and engagement strategies.
Unique Polls (One-Time Response)
What it is: Unique polls are designed for single, focused engagements where you need feedback on a specific topic at a particular moment in time. Once a participant responds, they can't submit another answer to the same poll.
How it works: You create a poll for a specific question or event, share it, and gather individual, one-time responses from each participant.
- For Political Candidates: Use unique polls to get a snapshot of public opinion on a new policy proposal, gauge reactions to a recent debate performance, or collect feedback after a town hall meeting. This helps you understand immediate sentiment on a distinct issue.
- For Constituents: When you participate in a unique poll, you're providing your focused opinion on a specific topic. Your response contributes to a direct, time-sensitive understanding of community sentiment.
Recurring Polls (Periodic Feedback)
What it is: Recurring polls are set up to collect feedback at regular, predetermined intervals. This allows you to track changes in sentiment or opinion over time.
How it works: You define the frequency (e.g., weekly, monthly) at which participants can respond. The poll remains active, refreshing its response window periodically.
- For Political Candidates: Ideal for monitoring shifting public opinion on a key issue throughout a campaign, assessing the ongoing impact of a new initiative, or tracking constituent satisfaction with a long-term project.
- For Constituents: You might be invited to respond to these polls periodically. This allows you to share your evolving thoughts and show how your opinions on a topic change over time.
Rolling Polls (Continuous Feedback)
What it is: Rolling polls are always open, designed for continuous, ongoing feedback. They capture a constant stream of sentiment without specific start or end dates for individual responses.
How it works: The poll remains live indefinitely, allowing participants to respond whenever they choose. It's an "always-on" listening tool.
- For Political Candidates: Use rolling polls to maintain a consistent pulse on general community sentiment, track overall satisfaction with local governance, or gather continuous feedback on broad quality-of-life issues.
- For Constituents: This type of poll is always accessible, giving you the flexibility to share your ongoing perspective on broad community topics whenever you have something to contribute.
Live Polls (Real-Time Responses)
What it is: Live polls are designed for immediate, real-time feedback during events or presentations. Responses are collected and often displayed instantly.
How it works: Participants respond during a live event (like a meeting, rally, or online broadcast), and results can be viewed as they come in, providing instant insights.
- For Political Candidates: Perfect for engaging audiences during town halls, campaign rallies, or live-streamed Q&A sessions. Quickly gauge immediate audience reaction to a speaker, a statement, or a question.
- For Constituents: Participate in real-time during an event, seeing how your opinion contributes to immediate audience feedback and understanding collective reactions on the spot.
Geospatial Polls (Location-Specific Responses)
What it is: Geospatial polls are unique because they can only be responded to when a participant is physically present in a designated geographical location.
How it works: The poll is linked to a specific geofence. Participants can only submit their response if their device's location services confirm they are within the defined area.
- For Political Candidates: Gather hyper-local feedback tied to specific physical locations. This is invaluable for understanding opinions on a new park development, proposed changes to a specific street, or sentiment at a particular community event venue.
- For Constituents: You'll only be able to share your feedback when you are physically present at a specific location. This ensures your input is directly relevant to that place, such as giving feedback on a public park you're visiting or a specific facility.