
Cook County Clerk Unveils Election Analytics Platform
Clip: 3/17/2026 | 1m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
WTTW News correspondent Joanna Hernandez spoke with Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon.
The new platform pulls data directly from polling pads. It's possible to see how many people are voting throughout the Cook County suburbs, including which areas are experiencing high and low voter turnout.
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Cook County Clerk Unveils Election Analytics Platform
Clip: 3/17/2026 | 1m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
The new platform pulls data directly from polling pads. It's possible to see how many people are voting throughout the Cook County suburbs, including which areas are experiencing high and low voter turnout.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Cook County elections got an upgrade today in a partnership with no Ink County Clerk Monica Gordon unveiled a new real-time election analysis analytics platform platform is meant to optimize elections and increased trust.
Joanna was at the clerk at click Gordon's office where they showcase this technology joint explains how this platform works.
friend as well.
First of their very excited about it is called the election lens and basically it can analyze real-time voting.
And as you mentioned, brand is this is a partnership with the company called Knowing and it's a platform.
They say they've been working on for years.
a real time election analytics platform.
They say it is a first of its kind in the nation feeding data directly from polling pat into the platform.
They can see how many people are voting throughout the Cook County suburbs.
It's really interesting.
You can even track the areas with higher turnout versus those with lower turnout.
We did notice the suburb of Cicero is experiencing a very low turnout while Evanston and Oak Park have higher voting turnout.
As of now, it is tracking the gubernatorial primary with plans to expand it.
>> For other elections now, the Cook County clerk ensures no additional data beyond what is already collected will be used for the platform.
They say the goal is to optimize elections and increased trust.
>> What we've done here is we're looking to use this data to operational lines to make sure the voters have confidence to make sure that when our front desk, it's a phone call about a mail ballot.
They can answer the question real time without transferring the call and going to voicemail where we could be more efficient and voters have more confidence.
>> Now, this is still in beta with the goal of possibly also operating by the November elections.
Well, friends,
Looking at Voter Turnout, Election Security in Chicago
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WTTW News correspondent Joanna Hernandez is live at the Chicago Board of Elections Loop supersite. (3m 59s)
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