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ballotpedia.org

Category: Politics, Opinion, Reference

Scanned: Aug 15, 2026, 18:54 UTC · First seen: May 13, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 2
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of ballotpedia.org Captured Aug 15, 2026
https://ballotpedia.org
Screenshot of ballotpedia.org
19 years
Popular - #11,429 Tranco rank (>1M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Paris, France
CloudFront
Unknown
52.222.154.122
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Wild West Domains, LLC
Registered May 21, 2007
Expires May 21, 2027
Name Servers ns-1463.awsdns-54.org
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
File scan could not be completed - the site may block automated crawlers
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External Links & Domains
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External Links
All Clean
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Iframes
Clean
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Referenced Domains
All Clean
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Flagged Resources
None Detected
ballotpedia.org Overview

Description of ballotpedia.org

Ballotpedia appears to be a long-running online reference and public-information website focused on U.S. politics, elections, ballot measures, public policy, and government-related topics. The homepage presents news-style articles, election coverage, policy analysis, and a ballot lookup tool, which suggests the site is designed to help voters and readers research political issues and candidates.

Based on the domain name, visible content, and third-party categorization data, the site appears to function as an encyclopedia-style political information resource rather than a commercial service. Multiple classification sources associate it with politics, public information, education, reference, and news, which is consistent with the content shown in the screenshot.

Safety Assessment for ballotpedia.org

The available scan results are strongly reassuring for this domain at the time of this scan. It was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, malware scanning did not report suspicious files or malicious behavior, and the checked threat databases did not indicate phishing or malware-related listings. The domain is also well established, with a registration age of about 19 years, which generally reduces the likelihood of opportunistic abuse compared with newly created domains.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment. The site has a visible, content-rich homepage consistent with a legitimate political reference platform, and there were no flagged external links, referenced domains, or iframes in the provided scan data. Its relatively strong traffic presence and long operating history further suggest an established web property rather than a throwaway or deceptive site.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued through Amazon infrastructure, and the site is served via AWS CloudFront, a widely used content delivery network. The resolved server IP belongs to CloudFront, and the nameserver set also points to Amazon DNS services, indicating a professionally hosted setup with distributed delivery infrastructure.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No immediate technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan data beyond that observation, and the certificate validity period appears current at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
403 https://ballotpedia.org/
Website Insights
#11,429
Tranco Rank
Popular
Visitors >1M/mo
Category: Politics, Opinion, Reference
Rank History (30 days)
Jul 6 Aug 14
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