Elections Watch

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 1.1 anxiety · 5 anger · 29.3 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-08-20). Tone split: 22.2% of articles read distinctly negative, 22.2% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• United States (279)
• Nigeria (100)
• United Kingdom (38)
• Bangladesh (36)
• France (29)
• Zambia (25)
• India (24)
• Russia (13)

Countries where Elections Watch coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Top recent articles

1. CBCP head urges Church to help voters discern ahead of presidential election — philstar.com
2. Court OKs ballot description of AZ election laws measure — tucson.com
3. Arizona Supreme Court upholds Fontes' Prop. 144 election reform ballot language — kjzz.org
4. MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2026: Vote online in Uxbridge this October — durhamregion.com
5. Mayor Karen Bass and Nithya Raman face off in first debate in runoff election — latimes.com
6. Chinese national charged with voter fraud during 2024 US presidential election — scmp.com
7. Emporia approves to add special question to 2026 general election ballot — wibw.com
8. Chinese national charged with voter fraud in Massachusetts, voted in 2024 presidential election — sentinelandenterprise.com
9. Sacked Ukraine defence minister calls for presidential election amid ongoing war — blueprint.ng
10. Chinese national charged with voter fraud in Massachusetts, voted in 2024 presidential election — lowellsun.com
11. I've no regrets over my role in 2015 presidential election – Ex-IGP Suleiman Abba — dailypost.ng
12. Chinese national charged with voter fraud in Massachusetts, voted in 2024 presidential election — bostonherald.com
13. What You Need to Know: Early voting starts Thursday for the August Runoff Election — newson6.com
14. 'Adeleke Won Osun Election Through Vote-Buying, Inducement; Not What He Has To Offer' — AAC Candidate Esan — saharareporters.com
15. Fakhrul seeks lawmakers' votes for presidential election — bssnews.net
16. What You Need to Know: Early voting starts Thursday for the August Runoff Election — news9.com
17. Two candidates advance to runoff in Miami-Dade school board District 1 election — wlrn.org
18. Bangladesh to hold presidential election on Thursday — thehindu.com
19. BNP parliamentary party meets ahead of presidential election — bssnews.net
20. Sacked Ukraine Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for wartime presidential election — abc.net.au
21. 'I will miss all of you': Fakhrul breaks down before tomorrow's presidential election — thedailystar.net
22. Ousted Ukrainian Defence Minister Fedorov Calls for Presidential Election, Challenging Zelenskyy — timesofearth.com
23. BNP parliamentary party meets ahead of presidential election — bssnews.net
24. Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election - Breaking News — dailymirror.lk
25. Ukraine's dismissed defence minister calls for wartime presidential election — irishexaminer.com
26. Nigeria: Campaign kicks off for 2027 presidential election — dw.com
27. Ukraine: Zelenskky faces call from Fedorov for presidential election — cnbc.com
28. BEHIND THE BALLOT: 2026 Alaska Primary Election Preliminary Results — youralaskalink.com
29. 2027 presidential election will be easiest for Tinubu - Wike - Blueprint Newspapers Limited — blueprint.ng
30. Presidential election campaigning begins in Nigeria — wgauradio.com
31. St. Pete Mayor's race: Ken Welch, Charlie Crist head to runoff election — fox13news.com
32. Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election — bbc.com
33. 2027 Presidential Election Will Be an Easy Contest for Tinubu, Declares Minister Wike – THISDAYLIVE — thisdaylive.com
34. USA , elecciones en Florida : Angie Nixon se impone en la interna para el Senado — urgente24.com
35. Congressman claims Milwaukee ballot drop swung election, but real-time totals show that's not true — cbs58.com
36. Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election — yahoo.com
37. Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election — bbc.co.uk
38. 2026 Florida Primary Election: Patronis heads to November ballot, facing Valimont — wjhg.com
39. CA special election | Results for Swalwell replacement — kcra.com
40. Charlie Crist challenges Ken Welch in St . Petersburg mayoral race — el-balad.com

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Elections Watch receiving right now?

As of August 20, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.025% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 9 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Elections Watch increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is up 57.7% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

What is the tone of news coverage about Elections Watch?

The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is +0.05, which reads as neutral-to-positive. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every two hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.