Votebeat

About Votebeat's Bias Rating

Votebeat is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Center.

What a "Center" Rating Means

Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Center either do not show much predictable media bias, display a balance of articles with left and right biases, or equally balance left and right perspectives.

Center doesn't mean better! A Center media bias rating does not necessarily mean a source is totally unbiased, neutral, perfectly reasonable, or credible, just as Left and Right don't necessarily mean extreme, wrong, unreasonable, or not credible. AllSides encourages people to read outlets across the political spectrum.

February 2023 Independent Review

A February 2023 Independent Review by a member of the AllSides team found Votebeat to have a Center leaning. However, the reviewer noted several articles which strongly criticized efforts to overturn 2020 and 2022 election results. Since these efforts were undertaken by Republican officials and others aligned with the political right, these articles may give some readers the impression of an anti-right bias. Because these articles were limited to the issue of election denial, however, they were not considered sufficient to shift the overall rating. Other articles made clear efforts to appeal to people aligned with both the right and left. 

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As of May 2024, people have voted on the AllSides Media Bias Rating for Votebeat.

As of May 2024, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Center rating for Votebeat. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.

Additional Information

Votebeat's About page states [retreived 2/9/2023]:

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization committed to reporting the nuanced truth about elections and voting at a time of crisis in America.

Our mission is to help people understand our system of democracy so they can participate in strengthening it. Our approach is to cover and explain the mechanics of voting — no political polls, candidate platforms, or Election Day results; instead we will focus on how elections are run, from early and mail-in voting to voter registration and election security. Because we believe that elections are fundamentally a local issue, our coverage is rooted in local communities.

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Owner: Civic News Company

Votebeat's About page states [retreived 2/9/2023]:

As a nonprofit, Votebeat’s support comes from a diverse mix of sources, including sponsors who pay for opportunities to share messages with our readers and donors who believe in our mission.