Non-Partisan Policy Research
UK Voter Sentiment Index
The UK Voter Sentiment Index is an independent, non-partisan research project mapping public policy priorities across the United Kingdom.
Instead of traditional opinion polls that ask vague 1-to-5 agree-or-disagree questions, our research platform tracks where the British public stands when forced to make real manifesto trade-offs across 16 active political parties.
The 12 Policy Areas We Track
Our index tests real-world choices across distinct economic, constitutional, and social areas. By examining genuine manifesto trade-offs, we extract authentic UK policy polling data without traditional survey bias.
Index Reports & Live Data
Access real-time voter momentum through our rolling telemetry stream, or explore curated monthly dispatches containing full demographic cross-tabulations.
Real-Time Stream
Live Polling Feed
Track verified quiz completions and monitor live public consensus shifts across all 12 policy pillars in real time.
Comprehensive Reports
Explore our granular cross-tabulations, policy deep-dives, and verified demographic breakdowns from previous months.
Methodology & Principles
The Election Quiz framework eliminates standard polling bias by relying on forced-choice trade-offs. Voters cannot simply agree with every positive outcome; they must select between competing budgetary and legislative realities.
- Verified Submissions: Data is sanitized via strict session validation to eliminate algorithmic manipulation.
- Devolved Accuracy: Regional policy routing ensures English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish respondents are evaluated on their specific legislatures.
- Non-Partisan Commitment: We remain financially and structurally independent of all UK political entities.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the UK Voter Sentiment Index?
The UK Voter Sentiment Index is an ongoing, independent research project tracking British public opinion across 30 costed manifesto choices, 12 policy categories, and 16 active political parties. Unlike traditional polls that ask broad agreement questions, our index measures public demand when voters are forced to confront realistic parliamentary budget trade-offs.
2. How is this different from traditional polls like YouGov or Ipsos?
Standard surveys typically use 1-to-5 agreement scales, allowing respondents to ask for higher public spending and tax cuts at the same time. The UK Voter Sentiment Index presents mutually exclusive binary choices where service expansions require accepting the specific tax levy or spending reprioritization needed to fund them.
3. How do you keep the questions neutral and unbiased?
All questions undergo strict non-partisan framing: Party names, slogans, and politician names are completely removed. Each option is written in neutral, mechanical language describing the policy mechanism, drawn directly from published, official party manifestos and costings.
4. How often is the Voter Sentiment Index updated?
Our Live Polling Feed updates continuously in real-time as verified users complete the policy matrix. The Comprehensive Reports are audited, aggregated, and published on a monthly cycle.
5. How do you prevent data manipulation and bot submissions?
We utilize strict backend rate-limiting, session validation, and time-on-page analytics to flag and remove bulk algorithmic submissions or bot-driven responses before they ever enter the dataset.
6. Does the index account for devolved regional parliaments?
Yes. Regional policy routing ensures that English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish respondents are only evaluated on the specific legislative matters impacting their distinct devolved parliaments.
7. How does the policy matrix calculate a party match?
The engine uses a proportional vector algorithm across 30 core questions, mapping your forced-choice answers directly to the officially published manifestos of 16 active UK political parties.
8. Who funds the Election Quiz and the Index?
Election Quiz UK is entirely financially and structurally independent of all UK political entities, think tanks, and media corporations, allowing us to maintain strict non-partisan integrity.
9. Can journalists or academic researchers access the raw data?
Yes. We provide anonymised, aggregated datasets to journalists, researchers, and policy teams under UK GDPR rules. Bespoke regional cross-tabulations can be requested via our Research Desk.
10. Are the manifesto policies fully costed?
Yes. Every trade-off presented in our policy matrix represents a genuine choice drawn from official, costed party manifestos, rather than hypothetical or impossible policy combinations.
Media Citation & Research Inquiries
We provide anonymised, aggregated datasets to journalists, researchers, candidates, and policy teams under UK GDPR rules. Bespoke regional cross-tabulations and by-election datasets are available upon request.