REFNATION

The UK's shared daily ballot — nobody else runs one

The whole country. The same 8 questions. Every day.

Vote the ballot, make your case, and see how you line up — against your friends, your area, and the whole UK. At midnight it settles, and every referendum gets its verdict.

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What the UK is actually asking

Constitution

Should the UK rejoin the European Union?

Health

Is the NHS being deliberately run into the ground?

Elections

Should the voting age be lowered to 16?

Defence

Should Britain increase defence spending to 3% of GDP?

Constitution

Should the House of Lords be abolished?

Governance

Is Keir Starmer doing a good job as Prime Minister?

Economy

Should the UK introduce a wealth tax on assets over £10 million?

Education

Should private schools lose their charitable status?

Constitution

Should the UK rejoin the European Union?

Health

Is the NHS being deliberately run into the ground?

Elections

Should the voting age be lowered to 16?

Defence

Should Britain increase defence spending to 3% of GDP?

Constitution

Should the House of Lords be abolished?

Governance

Is Keir Starmer doing a good job as Prime Minister?

Economy

Should the UK introduce a wealth tax on assets over £10 million?

Education

Should private schools lose their charitable status?

Rights

Should social media companies be fined for hosting misinformation?

Environment

Is net zero achievable by 2050?

Housing

Should landlords be banned from raising rent more than 3% per year?

Constitution

Was Brexit the right decision for the UK?

Defence

Should the UK send troops to Ukraine?

Justice

Should knife crime carry an automatic 5-year sentence?

Economy

Should inheritance tax be abolished?

Governance

Should the BBC licence fee be scrapped?

Rights

Should social media companies be fined for hosting misinformation?

Environment

Is net zero achievable by 2050?

Housing

Should landlords be banned from raising rent more than 3% per year?

Constitution

Was Brexit the right decision for the UK?

Defence

Should the UK send troops to Ukraine?

Justice

Should knife crime carry an automatic 5-year sentence?

Economy

Should inheritance tax be abolished?

Governance

Should the BBC licence fee be scrapped?

The daily ballot

8 referendums. One country. Settled at midnight.

Every day refnation puts the same 8 referendums to the whole country — the stories in the news and questions asked by members, one verified vote per person. At midnight the ballot settles; the morning brings every verdict and a fresh 8.

EconomyHealthImmigrationEducationHousingDefence
  • ✦The same ballot for everyone — your day is comparable with anyone's
  • ✦An honest “no view” skip counts as answering the day
  • ✦Every question broken down by age, gender and constituency
  • ✦Ask your own referendum and the whole country answers it the same day
ConstitutionNational

Should the UK rejoin the European Union?

Rejoining restores single-market access, free movement, and the UK's seat at the table.

The 2016 mandate was decisive; rejoining means surrendering regulatory and fiscal independence.

54% Yes46% No

By age

16-24
78%
25-34
64%
35-44
52%
45-54
41%
55+
28%

By leaning

Left
82%
Centre Left
71%
Centre
50%
Centre Right
32%
Right
18%

2,841 votes · 11 days remaining · 47 comments

The debate & the verdict

Make your case. It can end up in the verdict.

Every referendum has a floor. Voters argue their side in their own words, and the arguments that deserve it earn respect — including from the other side of the spectrum. When the ballot settles, each referendum gets a written verdict built from the result and every opinion on the page — the sharpest lines quoted word for word.

  • ✦Respect is refnation's currency — earned across the divide, not just from your own side
  • ✦The most-respected cases lead every page
  • ✦Get quoted in the verdict and you'll know about it — your words, in the UK's record
  • ✦Verdicts read like a results column, and they stay public forever

The floor · most respected

YES

“If they are as good as they say, subscriptions would be no problem to pay for great programmes.”

3quoted in the verdict ↓

“…the most-respected Yes argument was really a dare: ‘if they are as good as they say…’”

The verdict, 00:15

Your political position

Every ballot sharpens the picture of you.

Voting the daily 8 builds two live scores: where you sit on the spectrum, and how often you vote with the UK. Most people are surprised by at least one of them.

Your political profile

Based on 34 politically scored votes

Hard LeftCentreHard Right
Centre Right

By category

Economy
Right
Environment
Left
Immigration
Right
Health
Left
Education
Left

You vote with the UK

Based on 34 closed referendums

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72% · In Step

Your recent votes

Should the NHS be abolished?WITH
Should the UK rejoin the EU?WITH
Would banning deep-fried food improve child health?AGAINST
Should the minimum wage be raised to £15?WITH
Would Kemi Badenoch reinstate the two-child benefit cap?WITH

4 of your last 5 votes matched the national majority

✦Told whether you're in tune with the country, or your own bubble
✦Placed on the spectrum from Hard Left to Hard Right
✦Broken down by topic — economy, health, immigration, and more
✦A written profile of your politics in plain English, refreshed every Monday

And after ten votes, refnation writes you up: a personal read on your worldview, your contradictions, and how you sit against the country and your own constituency — updated weekly, free to share.

Compare with friends

Same 8 questions. How do you two compare?

Because everyone answers the same ballot, your day sits next to anyone's — cell by cell, question by question. Send your compare link to a friend or partner: they answer today's 8, and the two of you line up side by side. Then do it again tomorrow.

  • ✦Your row pinned on top — everyone you follow beneath it
  • ✦See exactly WHERE you split, not just a similarity score
  • ✦One tap copies your compare link when you finish the ballot
  • ✦Your whole circle's ballots, today and yesterday, in one grid

Today's ballot · you vs your circle

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You
Sam
Priya

Green = Yes, red = No, hollow = no answer yet. Where the rows differ is where the conversation starts.

650 constituencies. One living map.

See how your area leans. See how the country divides.

Every constituency coloured by how it votes — leaning or votes-with-the-UK, your choice. Tap any hex for the local breakdown. The only honest picture of UK politics that updates in real time.

Leaning View
Explore the live map
Every constituency

all 650 areas shown side by side

Your seat highlighted

instantly see where you fit in

Shifts with every vote

the country's mood, live

Your patch

Stand up for where you live.

Vote on referendums only locals can answer. See where your constituency ranks nationally. Keep a ballot streak going, earn titles for the record you build.

Local referendum

Local referendum
Residents only

Should the town centre be pedestrianised?

68% Yes32% No

341 local votes · 18 days remaining

Constituency leaderboard

1

Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

2,104 votes

2

Hackney North and Stoke Newington

1,893 votes

3

Brighton Pavilion

1,742 votes

4

Manchester Central

1,651 votes

Your rewards

18 days

Current ballot streak

4 earned

Titles on your Honours list

Questions

The things people ask.

Everything you need to know about finding out where you stand.

What is refnation?+
refnation is the UK's shared daily ballot. Every day the same 8 referendums — on the economy, health, immigration and more — go to the whole country. You vote, debate, and at midnight every referendum settles with a written verdict. Your votes build a live picture of your politics from how you actually vote, not a party label you picked. It's free, and anyone in the UK aged 16 or over can use it.
What is the daily ballot?+
Every day at midnight refnation opens a fresh ballot of 8 referendums — the same 8 for every voter in the country, drawn from the day's news and members' own questions. An honest "no view" skip counts as answering the day. At midnight the ballot settles and every referendum gets a written verdict. The next morning you see the results — how often you stood with the majority, and how your circle voted next to you — plus a fresh 8. The verdicts stay public forever.
How do I find out where I stand politically in the UK?+
Just start voting. Every vote updates two independent scores: your political leaning (where you sit from Hard Left to Hard Right) and how often you vote with the UK (whether you're in tune with the country or in your own bubble). Both are broken down by topic — so you might be centre-left on the economy but right-leaning on immigration. There's no quiz to finish; your position sharpens with every ballot.
Does refnation write me a personal political profile?+
Yes. Once you've cast ten votes, refnation writes you a personal political profile — "know where you stand" — in plain English from your actual votes. It names your worldview, your contradictions and blind spots, and how you compare to the nation and your own constituency, and it refreshes every Monday so you can watch it evolve. It's free, and you can share it.
Can I compare my politics with a friend or partner?+
Yes — this is what refnation is built for. The day's ballot renders as a grid: rows are people, columns are the 8 referendums, cells are how each of you actually voted, with your own row pinned on top. Send a friend your compare link and they answer the same 8 you did — when they join, the two of you sit side by side, question by question, and you can watch how you line up every day after that.
What are opinions and respect on refnation?+
Every referendum has a floor where voters make their case in their own words. Other voters award respect to the arguments that deserve it — including from the other side of the spectrum, which is rather the point. The most-respected cases lead the page, and the strongest voices get quoted in the referendum's written verdict, with a notification to the author whose words made it in.
What is a verdict?+
When a referendum settles at midnight it gets a written verdict — a sharp results-column read of what the vote said. Verdicts are shaped by the final result and the debate on the page: what each side actually argued, and which arguments won the floor's respect. They read like a column, they quote real voters verbatim, and they stay public forever.
How is refnation different from YouGov or the Political Compass test?+
The Political Compass is a one-off test of fixed statements — you get a result once and it never changes. YouGov runs private, weighted polls on a recruited panel and publishes headline numbers. refnation is different on both counts: anyone can vote directly on the same shared daily ballot, your result is live and keeps evolving, and every question is broken down by age, gender and all 650 constituencies, out in the open. We're honest that this is direct participation, not a representative national poll — it shows what engaged voters actually think, in real time.
Can I see how my constituency or local area votes?+
Yes. Every result is mapped across all 650 UK constituencies with your own seat highlighted, and you can colour the map by leaning or by how the area votes with the UK. You can also vote on local referendums that only residents of your area can answer, and see how your constituency ranks nationally.
Can I ask my own referendum?+
Yes. Ask a yes/no question and it joins the next available daily ballot — in front of the whole country, settled at midnight with a written verdict of its own. Member questions make up most of each day's ballot.
Is refnation free, and do I have to pick a party?+
Free forever, with one verified vote per person to keep results honest. You never pick a party — your politics are built from your actual positions, vote by vote.
Is refnation biased, and who runs it?+
refnation is independently built and funded — not affiliated with any political party, government body or media organisation. The full result and demographic breakdown of every referendum is always visible, verdicts quote what voters on both sides actually argued, and nothing is spun into a headline. Results are not official referendums and carry no legal weight.

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