How Politics Rating Works
Discover how our platform creates transparent, anonymous political assessment through verified user ratings and reviews.
Anonymous & Secure
Your identity stays private
Rate & Review
-5 to +5 scale + optional reviews
Live Rankings
Real-time updates daily
Verified Users
US residents only
The Rating Process
Sign Up & Verify
Create an account using Google, Facebook, or Microsoft OAuth. We immediately hash your email and never store it in readable form.
- • Phone Verification: Confirm you're a US resident with a US phone number
- • Anonymous ID: We generate an internal anonymous ID for your account
- • No Personal Data: Your name, email, and phone are never linked to your ratings
Find Political Figures
Browse our comprehensive database of political figures or use the search function to find specific politicians.
- • All Levels: Federal, state, and local politicians
- • Live Data: Current office holders and candidates
- • Smart Search: Find by name, office, or location
Rate & Review
Give your honest assessment using our -5 to +5 rating scale and optional written review.
- • -5 to +5 Scale: -5 = Terrible, 0 = Neutral, +5 = Amazing
- • Written Reviews: Optional reviews up to 256 characters explaining your rating
- • Update Anytime: Change your rating and review whenever you want
Engage with Community
Read other users' reviews and vote on their helpfulness to build a quality community discussion.
- • Vote on Reviews: Upvote helpful reviews, downvote poor ones
- • Quality Control: Community-driven review moderation
- • Anonymous Discussion: All participation remains completely anonymous
Rating System Explained
🎯 -5 to +5 Rating Scale
📝 Review Guidelines
- • Be Specific: Focus on policies, actions, and performance
- • Stay Factual: Base reviews on verifiable information
- • Be Respectful: No personal attacks or harassment
- • Stay Relevant: Focus on their political role and duties
- • 256 Characters Max: Keep reviews concise and focused
- • Optional but Helpful: Reviews help others understand your rating
- • Update Often: Revise your review as new information emerges
🧮 Ranking Algorithm
Our ranking system uses a sophisticated algorithm that considers multiple factors to create fair, representative scores:
Primary Factors:
- • Average rating from all verified users
- • Total number of ratings (minimum threshold)
- • Recency weighting (newer ratings count more)
- • Review quality scores from community votes
Quality Controls:
- • Anti-gaming measures to prevent manipulation
- • Duplicate account detection
- • Suspicious pattern identification
- • Community moderation integration
🔐 Anonymity by Design
What We Protect
- ✅ Your Identity: Never linked to your political opinions
- ✅ Your Email: Immediately hashed, never stored readable
- ✅ Your Phone: Used only for verification, then deleted
- ✅ Your Ratings: Cannot be traced back to you personally
- ✅ Your Reviews: Anonymous to everyone, including admins
- ✅ Your Activity: Browsing and participation patterns
How We Do It
- 🔒 Cryptographic Hashing: One-way encryption of personal data
- 🔒 Anonymous IDs: Internal references never link to real identity
- 🔒 Data Separation: Personal info and political data stored separately
- 🔒 No Tracking: No cookies, pixels, or user profiling
- 🔒 Secure Sessions: Temporary, encrypted login tokens
- 🔒 Admin Blindness: Even we can't identify individual users
🛡️ Privacy Guarantee
We cannot and will not identify individual users to anyone, ever. Our technical architecture makes it impossible to link your political opinions to your personal identity, even under legal pressure.
This isn't just a promise—it's how our system is built. Your anonymity is protected by mathematics and design, not just policies.
📊 Live Data & Updates
Real-Time Ratings
Ratings update immediately when you submit them. See changes reflected instantly in politician profiles.
15-Minute Ranking Updates
Overall rankings refresh every 15 minutes to reflect the latest community sentiment while maintaining system efficiency.
Trend Analysis
Track rating changes over time to see how public opinion shifts based on current events and performance.
🗂️ Data Retention & Management
Active Data:
- • Ratings and reviews remain active while your account exists
- • You can update or delete your content anytime
- • Community vote data helps maintain review quality
- • Aggregated statistics contribute to platform insights
Account Deletion:
- • Personal identifiers immediately and permanently deleted
- • Your ratings may remain anonymously for platform integrity
- • No way to trace remaining data back to you
- • Complete erasure available upon request
🤝 Community Standards
✅ What We Encourage
- • Honest Assessment: Rate based on your genuine experience and opinion
- • Constructive Feedback: Provide specific, actionable criticism
- • Fact-Based Reviews: Reference verifiable policies and actions
- • Respectful Discourse: Disagree without personal attacks
- • Regular Updates: Revise ratings as situations change
- • Quality Voting: Help highlight the most helpful reviews
❌ What's Not Allowed
- • Personal Attacks: No harassment, threats, or insults
- • Hate Speech: No discrimination based on identity
- • False Information: No deliberate misinformation or lies
- • Gaming the System: No multiple accounts or manipulation
- • Off-Topic Content: Focus on political performance only
- • Spam or Repetition: No duplicate or meaningless content
🛡️ Moderation & Reporting
Our community self-moderates through voting, but we also have systems in place for serious violations:
Community Voting
Users vote on review quality, naturally filtering out poor content.
Report System
Report violations directly from any rating or review for admin review.
Anonymous Appeals
Appeal moderation decisions while maintaining your anonymity.
Ready to Make Your Voice Heard?
Join thousands of verified US residents in creating the most transparent political assessment platform in history. Your identity stays private, your voice gets heard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my ratings be traced back to me?
No. Our system is designed so that even we cannot link your ratings to your personal identity. Your email is immediately hashed, your phone number is deleted after verification, and all your political activity is tied only to an anonymous internal ID.
How do you prevent fake accounts and manipulation?
We require US phone verification, detect suspicious patterns, and use community voting to identify poor-quality content. Our algorithm also includes anti-gaming measures to prevent artificial rating inflation or deflation.
Can I change my ratings after submitting them?
Yes! You can update your ratings and reviews anytime. As politicians' performance changes or new information emerges, we encourage you to keep your assessments current. The system tracks when ratings are updated, but your previous ratings are not stored or visible.
How often do rankings update?
Individual ratings update immediately when submitted. Overall rankings and leaderboards refresh every 15 minutes to reflect the latest community sentiment while maintaining optimal system performance.
Is Politics Rating affiliated with any political party?
No. We are completely independent and non-partisan. Our platform serves users from all political backgrounds equally, and we do not endorse or favor any political party, candidate, or ideology.