Run national-scale data platforms with confidence.

Elections and data-driven coverage require precision, speed, and reliability.

MediaStack provides proven, real-time data platforms designed for large-scale election coverage and live reporting — battle-tested at national scale across multiple countries.

8
National elections run on MediaStack
<2s
Field-to-publish data latency
99.99%
Uptime across all election night events
General Election 2026 · Live Results
Updated 14s ago
Live
Party A · Leading
38.4%
142 seats
Party B
31.2%
118 seats
Party C
18.6%
64 seats
Seat distribution — 275 of 275 declared
142
118
64
15
Party A
142
+12
Party B
118
−8
Party C
64
+4
Others
15
Constituencies reported
275 / 275
What it enables

Accurate reporting.
Faster updates.

A complete real-time data platform for elections, referenda, and high-stakes civic events — from field data ingestion to live visualisations published across web, apps, TV walls, and social platforms simultaneously.

Real-time ingestion
Live data dashboards
TV magic wall
Auto-publishing
Field agent tools
Scalable infra
Proven at scale

Built for the biggest night in journalism.

Election night is the ultimate stress test for a data platform. MediaStack has delivered flawlessly across national elections in multiple countries — with zero downtime, sub-2-second data latency, and millions of concurrent users.

8+
National elections successfully delivered with zero platform downtime
<2s
Average latency from field agent data entry to live publication
12M
Peak concurrent users handled during election night coverage
99.99%
Uptime achieved across all election night deployments to date
01 · Real-time Data Ingestion

Data from the field. Published in seconds.

Field agents, official feeds, and partner data sources all flow into a single ingestion layer — validated, deduplicated, and published to every output channel in under two seconds.

  • Mobile-first field agent data entry tools
  • Official electoral commission API connectors
  • Automated data validation and anomaly flagging
  • Sub-2-second field-to-publish pipeline
Result
Your audience gets accurate results faster than any competitor — with full confidence in the data quality.
02 · Live Visualisation & Dashboards

Results visualised as they come in — live.

Seat maps, result bars, swing charts, and constituency drilldowns — all updating in real-time, rendered for every screen from mobile web to TV broadcast walls.

  • Interactive constituency and national maps
  • Seat-by-seat result animations as they declare
  • Swing and trend analysis dashboards
  • TV broadcast-quality graphics output
Why it matters
Visual storytelling drives engagement. Our dashboards consistently deliver 4× higher time-on-page during election coverage.
time-on-page vs static results
<2s
live update latency
03 · Multi-platform Publishing

One data source. Every screen. Simultaneously.

Election results publish automatically to your website, mobile apps, TV broadcast graphics, social media, and push notifications — all from a single data layer, with no manual intervention required during the count.

  • Web and mobile app real-time results pages
  • TV magic wall and broadcast graphics integration
  • Automated social posts as constituencies declare
  • Push notifications on key results and seat changes
Result
Your editorial team focuses on analysis and commentary — the platform handles every distribution channel automatically.
Live result — example constituency
Party A
18,240 · 44.1%
+2.1%
Party B
14,510 · 35.1%
−1.4%
Party C
6,630 · 16.0%
+0.8%
Others
1,960 · 4.7%
Turnout
67.4%
+3.2% vs 2022
Majority
3,730
Party A holds seat
04 · Field Agent Tools

Empower your field team to report in real time.

Mobile-first tools let field agents enter, verify, and submit results directly from polling stations — with offline support, validation rules, and built-in chain of custody tracking.

  • Offline-capable mobile app for field agents
  • Built-in validation to catch input errors before submission
  • Agent identity verification and audit trail
  • Supervisor review and approval workflow
Result
Accurate reporting from every station, even in areas with unreliable connectivity.
05 · Scalable Infrastructure

Infrastructure that scales to any national event.

Auto-scaling cloud architecture handles traffic spikes from millions of concurrent users — deployed and stress-tested before every election, with dedicated support teams on standby through the count.

  • Auto-scaling from baseline to 10M+ concurrent users
  • Pre-event load testing and capacity planning
  • Dedicated ops team on-call throughout election night
  • Multi-region deployment for resilience and speed
Track record
99.99% uptime across every national election deployment to date. Zero failures on election night.
06 · Beyond Elections

A data platform for every major civic moment.

The same proven infrastructure powers referendum results, economic data releases, census publications, and any high-stakes, time-sensitive public data event where accuracy and speed are non-negotiable.

  • Referendum and plebiscite result platforms
  • Economic indicator and data release dashboards
  • Census and government data publication tools
  • Sports, awards, and live event data platforms
Result
A superior audience experience during every critical public event — not just elections.
How we deploy

Three ways to work with
MediaStack on elections.

Whether you're running your first digital election platform or replacing an existing system, we have a deployment model that fits your timeline, team, and technical setup.

Model 01
Turnkey election platform

We deploy, manage, and operate the complete election data platform end-to-end. Your team focuses entirely on editorial. Ideal for first deployments or organisations without an in-house technical team.

Model 02
Hybrid with your team

MediaStack provides the platform, infrastructure, and data pipeline. Your technical team integrates it with your existing CMS, apps, and broadcast systems. We provide dedicated on-site support through election night.

Model 03
API-first integration

Your team builds the front-end experience; MediaStack provides the real-time data infrastructure, validation pipeline, and scalable backend via a clean API. Full documentation and technical support included.

The standard

Precision, speed, and reliability — no exceptions.

"On election night, there is no room for downtime, data errors, or slow updates. MediaStack has delivered flawlessly on every deployment — and that track record is everything."
The MediaStack Team — Deployed across 8 national elections
Get Started

Plan your next election
platform with us.

We start planning 6–12 months before election day. Get in touch early — the earlier we start, the better the outcome for your coverage.

Request a Demo