About TrueVote
Democracy works better when voters have the same information that lobbyists and political insiders take for granted. TrueVote exists to close that gap.
The problem we're solving
Thousands of pages of campaign finance disclosures, stock trade filings, and voting records are published every week by the federal government. They're all technically public. But reading them requires knowing which databases to search, how to interpret legal abbreviations, and hours of manual work most voters don't have.
Meanwhile, industry groups, lobbyists, and major donors have entire teams that do exactly this — tracking every vote, every committee assignment, every dollar. They act on this information every day. Most voters never see it.
TrueVote pulls from the same public records and makes them readable in seconds. No subscription required. No political agenda. Just the data.
Our principles
Only public records
Every data point on TrueVote links back to a government filing that any citizen can access. We don't use anonymous tips, unverified leaks, or partisan research.
No editorial framing
We surface what the records show — we don't tell you what to conclude. A grade of F doesn't mean a candidate is evil; it means the disclosure data shows a concerning pattern by the metrics we measure.
Methodology is public
Every scoring algorithm is documented in our How It Works page. If you disagree with a threshold or weighting, we want to hear from you.
No partisan funding
TrueVote is not funded by political parties, campaigns, PACs, or ideological donors. We exist to give voters better information — regardless of party.
Data sources
Federal Election Commission public records
www.fec.gov →Official campaign finance filings published by the FEC: contributions, expenditures, committee registrations, and independent expenditures. As U.S. government works, these records are public domain. TrueVote maintains its own database built from the FEC's published bulk filings.
Official Congressional Record
www.congress.gov →Voting history, sponsored legislation, committee assignments, and member biographical data from the official record of the United States Congress — public domain government records.
U.S. Department of Justice — FARA registry
efile.fara.gov →Foreign Agents Registration Act filings: who is registered to represent foreign governments and interests in the U.S., updated daily by the DOJ. TrueVote cross-references this registry against campaign donor records.
Quiver Quantitative
www.quiverquant.com →Structured STOCK Act trade disclosures for members of Congress. These are mandatory filings — lawmakers must report all personal stock trades within 45 days.
Senate EFTS Portal
efts.senate.gov →Senate Electronic Filing & Tracking System — publicly accessible repository of Senate financial disclosures, Periodic Transaction Reports, and lobbying registrations.
Office of Government Ethics
www.oge.gov →OGE Form 278 financial disclosures for presidential candidates and executive branch officials. Different from STOCK Act — discloses asset ranges but not individual trade dates.
What TrueVote doesn't do
- • We don't cover state or local elections yet — only federal candidates
- • We don't editorialize or tell you who to vote for
- • We don't verify candidates' stated policy positions — only their disclosed records
- • We don't have access to dark money donors who aren't legally required to disclose
Questions or corrections?
Found a data error? Have a methodology question? We want to know.
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