US Presidential Election

US Presidential election data: searcher intent vs. demographic polling

Politics aside, data from the 2016 US Presidential election illustrates that intent-driven search data “trumps” demographics-based polling...

Brian Ussery | Nov 22, 2016 at 10:36 am ET

Where do I vote? Election Day Google doodle offers final reminder to vote

Like Sunday's and yesterday's doodles, the animated image leads to a "where do I vote" query and surfaces an interactive tool to find polling...

Amy Gesenhues | Nov 8, 2016 at 8:20 am ET

Google to add presidential, senatorial & congressional election results directly in search

YouTube will also air live coverage of the elections starting at 7:00 p.m. ET on November 8....

Amy Gesenhues | Nov 7, 2016 at 12:30 pm ET

Where do I vote? Google posts Election Day reminder doodle 2 days in a row

The US 2016 Election Day reminder doodle surfaces Google's voter registration tool that helps searchers find local polling locations....

Amy Gesenhues | Nov 7, 2016 at 8:36 am ET

How Trump & Clinton have failed to use free space in Google for US presidential candidates

For a week, neither campaign used the special program giving them guaranteed listings in Google for their...

Danny Sullivan | Oct 18, 2016 at 6:57 pm ET

Google’s latest voter search tool serves up ballot information & polling places

Queries for "who's on my ballot" and "where to vote" delivers an interactive tool that lists candidates and polling locations....

Amy Gesenhues | Oct 13, 2016 at 11:32 am ET

How to register to vote Google doodle marks National Voter Registration Day

Today's animated Google doodle surfaces the state-by-state voting guide Google launched in August....

Amy Gesenhues | Sep 26, 2016 at 7:40 am ET

Google Trends Election Hub offers deep dive into search trends for 2016 candidates & political issues

Google says election-related searches for this election cycle are up 240% over...

Amy Gesenhues | Sep 15, 2016 at 8:55 am ET

Google adds new state-by-state voting guide for “how to vote” searches

Google's latest search feature for voters includes a "2016 Election: How to Vote" box with information on voter IDs, deadlines and mail-in...

Amy Gesenhues | Aug 16, 2016 at 12:02 pm ET

Google to launch new voter registration search tools & live-stream conventions on YouTube

Both the upcoming Republican and Democratic National Conventions will be broadcast via a live stream on...

Amy Gesenhues | Jul 15, 2016 at 2:07 pm ET

The Election: More searchers, more opportunities

Columnist John Cosley of Bing discusses how advertisers can leverage election searches for paid search...

John Cosley | Jun 22, 2016 at 10:06 am ET

New US Presidential “Candidate Cards” Are A Disaster For Google’s Search Quality

An experiment to allow US presidential candidates to have an unprecedented guaranteed spot at the top of Google's search results turned into a...

Danny Sullivan | Jan 28, 2016 at 8:20 pm ET