Anthropic to update Claude AI with US election information ahead of midterms

Anthropic will add official US voting information and election results to its Claude AI chatbot later this month, ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections. The company announced the move on Wednesday, October 14, saying the update aims to help users access reliable election information while preventing the misuse of AI during political events.

The new feature will use information provided by Democracy Works, a nonprofit that collects and shares voting information. US users who ask Claude about voting procedures will receive answers drawn directly from the organisation’s database of state and local election sources.