Ballotpedia

Ballotpedia
Type	website
Shortcut	WP:BALLOTPEDIA
Status	Generally reliable
Deprecated	no
Blacklisted	no
Recency	2026
Domain ballotpedia.org
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool

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This source in a nutshell: Ballotpedia is considered

generally reliable. See § Summary.

Ballotpedia is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

Summary

There is a consensus that Ballotpedia is generally reliable. It has a professional editorial staff, corrections policy, and significant WP:USEBYOTHERS.

Excerpt

Ballotpedia is an American nonprofit and nonpartisan online political encyclopedia that covers federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy in the United States. The website was founded in 2007. Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Middleton, Wisconsin. Originally a collaboratively edited wiki, Ballotpedia is now written and edited entirely by a paid professional staff. Ballotpedia reported an editorial staff of over 50 in 2021.

Discussions

Links

RSN

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 165#Ballotpedia

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 503#Ballotpedia

Recency

2026

Rfcs

No Rfcs for this source.

Notes

References

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Perennial sources
Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
Ballotpedia WP:BALLOTPEDIAWP:BALLOTPEDIA 📌		1 2	2026	There is a consensus that Ballotpedia is generally reliable. It has a professional editorial staff, corrections policy, and significant WP:USEBYOTHERS.	1