Ballotpedia is the online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Ballotpedia's goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. Ballotpedia is firmly committed to neutrality. Ballotpedia's articles are 100 percent written by Ballotpedia professional staff.

Ballotpedia has an editorial staff of over 60 writers and researchers. Although Ballotpedia has an office in Middleton, Wisconsin, the majority of Ballotpedia staff work from home offices across the United States. Geoff Pallay serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Ballotpedia.

Ballotpedia covers local, state and federal politics. Ballotpedia content includes neutral, accurate, and verifiable information on government officials and the offices they hold, political issues and public policy, elections, candidates, and the influencers of politics. Ballotpedia currently has over 250,000 encyclopedic articles.

Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin. The mission of the Lucy Burns Institute is to empower its audience to engage in democracy by delivering exceptionally high quality information. The Lucy Burns Institute is funded entirely by private contributions, and does not receive government funding.

Since Ballotpedia's founding in 2007, they have received over 780 million page views. Ballodpedia work has been referenced in over 6,000 media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Politico. Learn more on Ballotpedia's page about what people are saying.