Duolingo for Civics Education

Digest policy, interpret votes, and build civic fluency with less noise.

Elect Better explains what every bill actually does, how every official voted, and why it matters. We turn civic literacy into a daily habit—without partisan noise.

Or sync your roster to see every official’s voting record in one glance.

Bills decoded every week

2.4M words

Synthesized down to actionable briefs.

Voting records reconciled

1.3M+

Across local, state, and federal ledgers.

Accuracy checks completed

30 seconds

Average verification cycle per claim.

Policy briefs in minutes

Plain, advanced, and bilingual summaries auto-refresh with every amendment.

Accuracy checks on autopilot

Fact-checks finalize in 30 seconds with cited ledgers and audit trails.

Civic briefingLive sync

HB312

Voting Access Act

43 pages condensed into a three-minute civic lesson.

Summary levelPlain • Advanced • Bilingual
Fiscal impact+$18.6M / yr
Voting recordHouse 82-18 • Senate 27-13
Fact-check cycle28 sec turnaround

Habit Builder

Visual cues, streak tracking, and community challenges keep civic learners engaged 5x longer than lecture-based curriculum.

7 minutes a day → civic fluency for life.

Live roster

Officials synced nightly9,842
Classrooms piloting152

Trusted pilots

District classroomsStatewide civic coalitionsNonpartisan leaguesPublic librariesNewsroom labs

Why Elect Better

Our engine digests policy, interprets votes, and checks accuracy in seconds.

Policy intelligence engine

Digest complex legislation like a policy analyst and surface what matters in seconds.

  • Bills summarized in three reading levels
  • Fiscal notes and amendments highlighted
  • Context pulled from prior sessions automatically

Voting record interpreter

Track how every elected official voted and understand coalitions beyond party lines.

  • Roll-call votes normalized across chambers
  • Coalition shifts visualized in real time
  • Local, state, and federal data unified

Instant accuracy checks

Cross-reference claims against trusted sources with a neutral, auditable chain of evidence.

  • Source linking and confidence scoring
  • Fact-checks refreshed on every new filing
  • Educator and newsroom review workspace

Policy to mastery

Understand policy in three habit-forming steps.

Every learner gets a guided arc: digest complex bills, interpret how officials act, and verify accuracy—all inside one flow.

Digest

Our engine reads every bill so you don't have to.

We parse legislative text like a policy analyst and return plain-language briefs that explain what a bill will actually do.

Avg. 6 sec per 40-page bill
Interpret

See how lawmakers vote—line by line.

Voting records are reconciled across committees, subcommittees, and chambers so civic learners can follow the full story.

118,000+ votes tracked nightly
Verify

Accuracy checks run in seconds, not days.

Claims are cross-checked against primary documents with transparent sourcing that educators and journalists can trust.

99.4% match to official record

Engagement design

Visual cues and habit loops keep people coming back.

Instead of passive civics curriculum, Elect Better builds rituals, streaks, and community impact challenges that fit modern attention spans.

Visual cues & streaks

Progress rings, civic quests, and daily impact nudges keep learners coming back the way Duolingo hooks language practice.

+63% weekly retention

Actionable simulations

Scenario cards mirror real policy debates so users can test understanding and share an informed take with their community.

82% complete a civic sprint

Community-grade insights

Classrooms, coalitions, and libraries unlock shared dashboards that celebrate civic habits without partisan framing.

150+ pilots underway

Civic impact scorecard

Learning streaks

Personalized civic plans tuned to habit cues.

24-day avg streak

Institutional trust

Neutral explanations connect to local decisions.

93% feel more informed

Community activation

Classrooms, coalitions, and libraries pilot together.

41 cities enrolled

Action-ready briefs

Shareable insights drive informed conversations.

12k civic challenges

Founding team

Humans behind the civic intelligence engine.

Josh and Julius built Elect Better to decode legislation with the care of policy analysts and the polish of habit-forming apps. Together they blend public policy, AI systems, and product craft so every learner can elect better.

JC

Josh Cogan

CEO & Co-Founder

JW

Julius Washington

CTO & Co-Founder

Ready to elect better?

Give every voter, student, and community the tools to stay civically fluent.

Join the waitlist for our nationwide pilot. Elect Better keeps civic learning politically neutral, deeply engaging, and relentlessly accurate.