The public record.
Make claims traceable to their sources. Show what is known, what changed and what still needs verification.
How Election.org uses sources →Election.org · A proposed initiative
Set the
Record.
Music. Public facts. Participation.
A concept connecting live music and shared cultural moments with source-linked election information—and an honest look at participation.
The U.S. midterm reference points
50.05%2018 · Modern midterm benchmark
46.12%2022 midterm turnout
Share of the estimated voting-eligible population. Administrative ballots, not a public-opinion poll.
Sources & what these figures mean ↓One name. Three meanings.
What “the record” means.
The musical record.
The proposed format: artists, live performances and online broadcasts alongside accessible civic information.
Read the initiative concept →The participation record.
Describe the scale of a higher-turnout midterm using a defined benchmark, transparent assumptions and published results.
Examine the arithmetic →Concept stage. No artist lineup, event date, venue, sponsor or funding commitment is being announced here.
America · The scale of participation
How many additional ballots?
Start with the numbers, not an impact claim. Change the assumptions to see what a different participation rate would mean.
Illustrative inputs · not a forecast
250 million is an example, not a verified 2026 estimate.
50.10% sits above the rounded 2018 benchmark of 50.05%.
Additional ballots above a 46.12% baseline
9,950,0003.98 percentage points more participation.
- Baseline ballots
- 115,300,000
- Scenario ballots
- 125,250,000
- One percentage point
- 2,500,000 ballots
Same assumed population for both rates. Each ballot total = population × rate ÷ 100, rounded to a whole ballot. Additional ballots = scenario total minus baseline total, with a minimum of zero.
How many people would need to be reached?
There is no verified effect estimate for this initiative. This optional calculation shows an assumption—not what is likely to happen. Followers, views and repeat impressions are not unique eligible people.
199,000,000 unique eligible people would be required under that assumption.
Required people = additional ballots × 100 ÷ assumed additional ballots per 100 people, rounded up. This is arithmetic, not evidence of influence or an election prediction. Attribution requires a suitable independent evaluation; a national turnout increase alone cannot establish causation.
What counts as a record?
The 2018 rate is the highest midterm rate in UF Election Lab’s national series from 1948 through 2022. It is a modern benchmark, not an all-time or world record. Any future record claim needs the final ballot count and a comparable eligible-population estimate.
2018: 50.05%118,581,921 ballots / 236,918,088 estimated eligible peopleUF Election Lab · view source ↗2022: 46.12%112,030,874 ballots / 242,907,672 estimated eligible peopleUF Election Lab · view source ↗
The eligible-population estimate adjusts the voting-age population for eligibility and includes eligible overseas voters nationally. Survey-based measures use different populations and should not be mixed into this comparison. Historical series · Rates here use the source’s published rounding.
The world · Selected national elections
Different elections.
Different denominators.
These completed elections provide context—not a world average, ranking or “global midterm” record. Countries hold different kinds of elections and measure participation against different populations.
Australia
2025 · House of Representatives
90.70%
Enrolled voters
Compulsory voting, with exceptions.
Australian Electoral Commission ↗Brazil
2022 · General election, first round
79.05%
Eligible registered voters
Compulsory voting, with age and literacy exceptions.
Tribunal Superior Eleitoral ↗Germany
2025 · Bundestag
82.5%
Persons entitled to vote
Final national result.
Federal Returning Officer ↗India
2024 · Lok Sabha
66.10%
Registered electors in contested constituencies
Electronic and postal votes; excludes uncontested Surat.
Election Commission of India · Atlas 2024 ↗New Zealand
2023 · General election
78.20%
Electors on the master roll
Total votes cast, including the categories reported by the Commission.
Electoral Commission ↗Alphabetical country order. Each bar runs from 0% to 100% of that source’s denominator. Voting is compulsory with exceptions in Australia and Brazil; institutional differences matter. International IDEA explains turnout definitions.
Explore the world election record →Public information, with limits made visible
Attention is not the same
as additional participation.
What can be counted
Published materials, event attendance and information-tool use, with clear definitions and privacy safeguards. These describe activity—not ballots caused.
What remains unknown
The initiative’s effect on turnout. A national change, a click or a registration is not proof of a project’s causal contribution.
What stays separate
Public information and political choice. No candidate or party endorsements, demographic targeting, or access conditioned on registering or voting.
The briefing room
Two decks. One shared record.
Election.org-branded, editable presentations. The concept is separate from the evidence, and source links travel with the slides.
01 · Initiative overviewThe numbers,
Set the Record.
The music, public-information and participation concept. Proposed scope, not an announced event.
Download PowerPoint 02 · Turnout & evidence briefThe numbers,
with context.
U.S. benchmarks, selected international figures, scenario math and measurement limits.
Download PowerPointQuestions about the concept?
Contact Jack at Election.org.
Sources checked . Election years are shown next to each figure. Source organizations are not implied partners or endorsers. Suggest a sourced correction.