Preparing for the 2026 US midterms
Preparing for the 2026 US midterms

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Key points
- Earlier this year, we shared an update on our election safeguards, which described how we measure and prevent political bias, detect misuse, and direct people to accurate voting information.
- How people use Claude for elections and politics
- Today, conversations that touch broadly on politics, public policy or social issues account for about 5.75% of all conversations in the United States on Claude.ai, our consumer app.
- These resources are standard across the industry.Later this month, Claude will start drawing official voting information from Democracy Works into its responses on Claude.ai for users in the US.
Sources (1)
- [1]Preparing for the 2026 US midtermsAnthropic News · Oct 14, 12:00 AM
Preparing for the 2026 US midterms
Earlier this year, we shared an update on our election safeguards, which described how we measure and prevent political bias, detect misuse, and direct people to accurate voting information.
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