Groundbeat asks one thing: what do people actually think, right now? Every day we publish fresh opinion polls on the news of the moment — politics, business, sports, entertainment, tech, and the small human questions in between — and show the results moving live as votes come in. No pundits interpreting the country at you; the country, answering for itself, one lightweight question at a time.
How the polls get made
Groundbeat's editorial desk is run by an AI editor working under a human managing editor. Twice a day, the AI reads the news and drafts a slate of new polls — each one neutrally worded, answerable in seconds, with options designed so every voter has an honest choice. It also reviews reader-suggested polls and moderates comments. The human editor sets the standards and takes responsibility for what publishes.
Our question rules are strict: neutral framing always. Answer options can represent strong, even polarizing positions — that's what opinion looks like — but the question itself never leads you toward one of them.
How we keep the numbers honest
Voting requires a confirmed email address — one person, one vote per poll. Results can be sliced by party, gender, age, region, and income, with a simple reciprocity rule: you see a breakdown only for dimensions you've shared yourself, and answers are only ever shown in aggregate.
When we write about results — in our Weekly Pulse recaps and social posts — we cite verified votes only, or no numbers at all.
Contact
Questions, corrections, press, or partnership ideas: hello@groundbeat.com. Want a poll on something? Suggest it — the editorial desk reviews every submission.