Policy
Image policy
Where our images come from and how they are credited.
Last updated: November 4, 2026.
Candidate portraits
Candidate portraits come from Wikimedia Commons and are used only when the file is in the public domain or under a Creative Commons Attribution (BY) or Attribution-ShareAlike (BY-SA) license. Each file, its author, its license, and the changes we made (resizing, square crop, WebP conversion) are listed in the image attribution file. When no checked file exists, the page shows an initials avatar instead of a photo.
Maps, charts, and share images
Maps, charts, and social share images are generated by this site from public data such as U.S. Census Bureau boundary files and the race data we publish. They are not official election materials.
Stock and illustrative photos
The few general photos of polling places and civic buildings are licensed or public-domain images used for illustration only. They do not show the specific place or event named on a page.
What we do not do
- We do not alter photos of real people to change what they show.
- We do not use AI-generated images of candidates or officials.
- We do not use images whose license we cannot confirm.
Requests
If you own an image and want it credited differently or removed, use the contact form or see the copyright page.