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Election
2012
No recurring news event demands more from The Associated Press than an election. People look to the AP to tally and report the vote that would elect a president, governor or member of Congress. The news industry turns to the AP to provide fast and reliable results.
AP covers national, state, district and some regional and local races, including primaries, runoffs and general elections. AP also provides national trend reports on changes in congressional and legislative composition by party.
Year-round, AP has six general staff employees and about 20 quality control, research and field coordinators as well as a handful of developers working on election systems. On a general election night the operation expands to about 5,000 staff and freelance reporters.
"AP has bodies in almost every U.S. county and parish," says AP Director of Election Services Brian Scanlon.
You can find AP's election coverage in AP's member newspapers and on their websites, on broadcasts, in interactives, on the big portals and on many other news client websites. AP statistics will also drive conversations on social networks.
On this site, learn more about how AP covers the vote count, calls the winners and provides comprehensive reporting and analysis of election results.
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For the Record |
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The
AP on Election Night –
On election night, more than 5,000 people work for The
Associated Press to count the vote of the U.S. electorate. |
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Calling
the Winners –
Dozens of bureau chiefs and other AP executives watch the vote counts carefully
until there is sufficient data to call the
political races in their areas. |
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Access
to Exit Polls Information –
AP is a member of the National Election Pool that includes
the TV networks. Through that organization, AP has access
to a range of exit poll information, starting on election
night and continuing through the cycles of analysis and
reaction that follow. |
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The
AP and Elections over the Decades – A
brief excerpt from the chapter on elections from the AP
history book Breaking News. |
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AP Journalists Covering the 2012 Campaign – meet AP's political team. |
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FAQs
on AP’s 2012 election coverage |
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| The public feedback email
address for The Associated Press is info@ap.org |
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| Updated:
01/10/2012 |
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