Voter guide 2026

A voter guide 2026 that starts with your values

People search voter guide 2026 and voters guide 2026 for the same thing: the issues, the candidates, and how to vote in the US midterms. This page is the values half. It will not name anyone on a ballot.

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What a voter guide 2026 is for

A voter guide 2026 is usually a list of who is running and what they say. That list is different in every state, and it changes through the year. This site does not keep one. A voters guide 2026 from an official source is the place for names, districts and measures.

The other half of the search is personal. Before you read a platform, it helps to know which questions you actually split on: taxes, immigration, trade, the military, religion. The 12 Axes test scores those separately. It is a values quiz on this site, not a recommendation, and it does not know your state.

Four ways people prepare for November 3, 2026

Election Day for these midterms is November 3, 2026. The whole House of Representatives is elected, and about one third of the Senate, plus state and local offices that depend on where you live. None of those names are listed here.

Source	Question it answers	What you get	What it will not do
State election office	Who and what is on my ballot?	Candidates, measures and deadlines, published by your state	A stable map of your values
vote.gov	How do I register and vote?	The federal portal to your state election office	Issue positions, or a quiz score
A party-matching quiz	Which party agrees with me?	A percentage match for one election, on a site built for that	A result you can compare next year
12 Axes test	Where do my values sit?	Twelve scores, a compass position, and the closest ideology	Any instruction on how to vote

Vote.gov and your state election office are the official sources. This voters guide 2026 is not one of them, and it is not affiliated with any campaign.

A checklist after you know your values

Take the 12 Axes test if you want the values map. You rate statements, including a neutral answer. The standard length is 60 statements, about nine minutes. There is a short version of 36 and a full one of 288. The result is twelve percentages. Economy and Power are also drawn on a compass. Nothing in that result is a vote.

Then do the practical steps, in this order. Confirm you are registered. Open vote.gov and follow it to your state election office. Read that office's rules for identification, early voting and mail ballots, because they are not the same in every state. Look up what is on your own ballot. Make a plan for November 3, 2026.

Do not copy a deadline, an identification rule or a candidate from this page. This site does not publish them. If a date here and a date on your state site ever disagree, the state site is the one to follow. The only election date given above is the federal election day, November 3, 2026.

Which page to open

Your ballot: Use your state election office, reached from vote.gov. That is the voters guide 2026 with names and measures. This page will not stand in for it.
A party match: Use a quiz built for the election if you want parties or candidates scored against your answers. The test on this site is not that product.
A values map: Take the test here, then go back to the official pages and compare your scores with the issues yourself.
A compass dot: The Political Compass is a separate two-axis quiz. A result here includes a compass position if you also want the other ten scores.

Where the official information is

Registration, identification rules, deadlines and your ballot live at vote.gov, which sends you to your state election office. Use those pages for anything that can change. This site does not host them.

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Questions about this voter guide 2026

Is this an official voter guide 2026?

No. Official information is at vote.gov and at your state election office. This page is published by 12 Axes Test, an independent values quiz. We are not an election office and not a campaign.

Is a voters guide 2026 a different thing?

No. They are two ways to type one search. This page answers both with a values step and a voting checklist, and neither phrase means we list candidates.

When is the 2026 US midterm?

Election Day is November 3, 2026. That is the federal date. Registration deadlines, early voting and mail ballots are set by each state. Check vote.gov or your state election office. This page does not publish those dates.

Will the quiz tell me who to vote for?

No. It does not know your state, your district or who is running. It scores how you answered a set of statements. Comparing those scores with a candidate is your own step, after you have read an official source.

Does a values score replace a voter guide?

No. A score describes your answers. A voter guide, when your state publishes one, describes the ballot. Use the official pages for the ballot, and do not treat a quiz score as a measurement of who you are.

Twelve lines. Draw yours.