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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
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Where incidents are concentrated
StatesForce and coercionControl of the processResults and legitimacyViolence and threatsFraud and deceptionTotal
California221106
Georgia110103
North Carolina020103
Arizona100102
Illinois010102
Minnesota100102
Nevada100102
New Jersey100102
Ohio100102
Pennsylvania100102
District of Columbia200002
Florida200002
Alaska000101
Connecticut000101
Delaware000101
Idaho000101
Kansas000101
Kentucky000101
Louisiana000101
Maine000101
Maryland000101
Massachusetts000101
Mississippi000101
Nebraska000101
New Hampshire000101
New Mexico001001
Oklahoma000101
Oregon000101
South Dakota000101
Tennessee000101
Utah000101
Virginia010001
Washington000101
Wisconsin000101
Northeast200608
Midwest2107010
South5409018
West4228016

These are the incidents we have observed and sourced, not a count of everything that has happened.

Observed in Minnesota

Each line below was observed in this state, with the sources on its threat page.

  • Active Threats of violence against election workers

    • Indicators Law enforcement intercepts a suspicious letter bound for a state election office. Minnesota Secretary of State's office. Threatening letter with white powder, flagged by state mail screening before delivery ·
  • Developing Federal agents at polling places

    • Warnings Federal immigration agents make arrests inside a building that holds an early voting site. Hennepin County Government Center, Minnesota

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