Threat Map
The major threats to counting and certifying the vote that we are watching. For each one we list what would tell us it is developing and what would tell us it is happening, with the sources behind each. Tracked through January 6, 2027.
15 threats watched: 6 active, 7 developing, 2 watching. 71 incidents observed in 34 states.
Where incidents are concentrated
Each state shows the incidents observed in it, by kind of threat. A taller column is more incidents. Incidents with no state, such as federal-level actions, are not in any state.
- Force and coercion 4 threats, 19 incidents
- Control of the process 6 threats, 15 incidents
- Results and legitimacy 3 threats, 5 incidents
- Violence and threats 2 threats, 32 incidents
- Fraud and deception 0 threats, 0 incidents
Fraud and deception is shown at zero on purpose. Nothing is filed there yet, so an empty row is a gap in our list, not an all-clear.
States
Regions
- Northeast
- Midwest
- South
- West
Show the numbers
| States | Force and coercion | Control of the process | Results and legitimacy | Violence and threats | Fraud and deception | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Illinois | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Virginia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Northeast | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Midwest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| South | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| West | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
These are the incidents we have observed and sourced, not a count of everything that has happened.
Observed in Georgia
Each line below was observed in this state, with the sources on its threat page.
Active Seizure of ballots, machines or election materials
- Indicators Federal agents seize records from an election office. Fulton County election offices, Georgia, in January, based on debunked claims about the 2020 election
Active Threats of violence against election workers
- Indicators Law enforcement intercepts a suspicious letter bound for a state election office. An election office in Georgia, office not named in reports ·
Developing Voter data collected and used to remove voters
- Warnings A state is sued by the Justice Department for refusing to hand over its voter rolls, and a county for 2020 election records. Georgia, one of 24 states and DC sued, and Fulton County for its 2020 records