How much news coverage is Elections Watch receiving right now?

As of October 4, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.025% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 7 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Elections Watch increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is down 14.5% 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 -0.28, which reads as mildly negative. 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 three 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.

Elections Watch

Elections Watch accounts for 0.025% of all global news coverage monitored by GDELT as of October 4, 2026 (7 matched articles/day). Coverage is down 14.5% week-over-week. The average tone of this coverage is -0.28 — mildly negative.

Coverage of national elections worldwide: campaigns, results, and disputes.

Data updated: October 4, 2026 · refreshed every 3 hours from GDELT

Coverage share

0.025%

of monitored articles

Articles / day

matched by GDELT

Week over week

-14.5%

7-day mean vs prior

Average tone

-0.28

mildly negative

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: 1.8 anxiety · 3.5 anger · 31.2 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

By language

English100.0%

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-10-04). Tone split: 0% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

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

Top recent articles

Brazil presidential election: Lula, Flávio Bolsonaro campaign ahead of vote — cp24.com
Trump Election Rally: President touts Republican candidates, tells voters to pretend 'I'm on ballot"' | Local — journal-news.com
Trump Election Rally: President touts Republican candidates, tells voters to pretend 'I'm on ballot"' | Local — daytondailynews.com
'Vote Your Voice' forum highlights election security in Beaufort County — witn.com
4 Salmon Arm-Shuswap candidates populate the ballot for provincial snap election — saobserver.net
Election 2026 | There's 9 measures on the Humboldt County ballot — times-standard.com
A look ahead to election day in Brazil's polarized presidential race — latimes.com
Brazil Election Explained Before Sunday's Vote — riotimesonline.com
What to know about Brazil's 2026 presidential election | Elections News — aljazeera.com
Oppn to march to Election Commission October 6, demands return to ballot paper — orissapost.com
What to know about Brazil's 2026 presidential election - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & Culture — dominicanrepublicpost.com
The rejection vote marks Brazil's presidential election | International — elpais.com
Omotola: Election May Be Won by Vote Concentration, Not Number of States – THISDAYLIVE — thisdaylive.com
YOUR VOTE, YOUR VOICE | Rusk County voters face county races, school tax election and local measures — kilgorenewsherald.com
Latvia holds parliamentary election amid multi-party contest — chinadaily.com.cn
Brazil's Femicide Crisis Puts Women's Safety at the Centre of a Presidential Election – Sri Lanka Guardian — slguardian.org
Latvia holds parliamentary election amid multi-party contest — chinadaily.com.cn
Latvians Vote in Election in Shadow of Drone Incursions & War in Ukraine — chronicle.lu
Latvia holds parliamentary election amid multi-party contest-Xinhua — english.news.cn
Latvia votes as drone incursions, Ukraine war shape parliamentary election — moneycontrol.com
Brazil-Presidential-Election : ట‌గ్ ఆఫ్ వార్‌ Andhra Prabha Top Story - Andhra Prabha | Telugu News Daily , Latest Telugu News , Latest తెలుగు వార్తలు and LIVE Updates | Breaking News in AP and Telangana — prabhanews.com
Maricopa County Recorder Fears Felons Will Vote in Election — arizonadailyindependent.com
Latvia: Polls open in parliamentary election — dw.com
US, Australia Halt Consular Services in Brazil Before Presidential Election, Citing Security Concerns — theepochtimes.com
Faith, rhetoric and the ballot box: How religion has shaped Brazil's current presidential election — theconversation.com
Nov. 3 General Election ballots: Vote! Sign! Ballot Box it! | The Journal of the San Juan Islands — sanjuanjournal.com
Brazil Court Goes on Censorship Spree Days Before Presidential Election — breitbart.com
Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election — mongabay.com
Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazil's presidential election — newindianexpress.com
All Bets Are Off On Brazil's Presidential Election, Literally — dailycaller.com
US midterm elections 2026: Who is on the ballot in the 2026 midterms? All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election on November 3, plus Senate and Governor races too — indiatimes.com
Temu pushes for Permanent Parliamentary Election Committee — postcourier.com.pg
Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election — sitkasentinel.com
Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election — latimes.com
Israel top court restores Arab party to election ballot — dailysabah.com
Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election — aol.com
Three State Universities To Host Public Forums on Ballot Questions Before November Election — hot969boston.com
Three State Universities To Host Public Forums on Ballot Questions Before November Election — wror.com
Atak Konrada Berkowicza na Aleksandrę Owcę . Posłowi Konfederacji grożą poważne konsekwencje – Wprost — wprost.pl
Mail - in ballot dispute scheduled for Oct . 14 federal court hearing — carolinajournal.com

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Elections Watch receiving right now?: As of October 4, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.025% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 7 articles per day.
Is media coverage of Elections Watch increasing or decreasing?: Coverage is down 14.5% 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 -0.28, which reads as mildly negative. 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 three 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.

Methodology: coverage share and tone are computed from GDELT's 15-minute data files and aggregated to UTC days — see how every number is computed. Derived data is CC BY 4.0 (“Geotone / GDELT”).