VoteSmart takes real policy positions from New Zealand's parties, removes every name and colour, and shows you how closely you line up with each one.
No spin. No names. Just your answers.
The whole product is one honest loop: answer, match, understand — in that order, every time.
Read actual policy positions with the party name stripped out. Agree, disagree, or say you're unsure — on your terms.
Every registered party gets identical weighting. No party is ever boosted, buried, or given the benefit of the doubt.
A clear percentage against every party, side by side — so you can see not just your top match, but the full picture.
An early look at the two screens that matter most — answering a policy, and seeing where you land.
Real screens, placeholder content. The policy text and party names are stand-ins — VoteSmart shows each party's own published wording, ranks every party by your answers, and never puts a thumb on the scale.
Use it in a browser or install the app — your call. Nothing is live yet; it all arrives ahead of the next election cycle, and we'll email you when the beta opens and again the day it ships.
You don't have to install anything. Sign in from any browser — laptop, tablet or phone — and you're straight in. The apps add a home-screen icon and notifications when new policies land, but it's the same account and the same answers whichever way you use it.
Questions, corrections, media enquiries, or a policy we've got wrong — this reaches us directly.