World election atlas
Where does the world go to the polls next?
46 elections are dated in the next twelve months, in 38 countries on 5 continents.
- Calendar checked
Which elections are coming next?
As of , our calendar lists 46 elections with a date in the next twelve months, in 38 countries: 17 elections in Europe, 8 elections in the Americas, 10 elections in Africa, 6 elections in Asia and 5 elections in Oceania.
- BrazilGeneral electionSecond round, if needed; the first round was on Sunday 4 October 2026. Includes the presidential and parliamentary electionsExpected
- Israel Legislative electionExpected
- Vanuatu General electionExpected
- Cabo Verde Presidential electionExpected
- United States Midterm electionsIncludes the Senate and House of Representatives electionsDate confirmed
- South Africa Municipal electionsDate confirmed
- New Zealand General electionExpected
- Poland Senate by-electionDate confirmed
- Spain General electionExpected
- Bahrain General electionExpected
- Gambia Presidential electionExpected
- Guinea-Bissau General electionExpected
- Haiti General electionExpected
- South Sudan General electionExpected
- Fiji General electionExpected
- Nigeria General electionExpected
- Kyrgyzstan Presidential electionExpected
- Germany Presidential electionExpected
Where are they on the map?
Each marker shows the election with the same number in the list.
How many elections are coming in each region?
2026 elections · 2027 electionsWhat does the calendar show at a glance?
- By time
8 elections have a day in the next 30 days.
14 elections have a day in the next 60 days.
- By certainty
10 of 46 dates are confirmed by an official source.
36 expected.
- By region
Most elections: Europe, 17 of 46.
5 of 5 regions have an election in this window.
Which elections are coming in Europe?
- Bulgaria General electionIncludes the presidential electionExpected
- Serbia Parliamentary electionExpected
- Poland Senate by-electionDate confirmed
- Spain General electionExpected
- Germany Presidential electionExpected
- Estonia Parliamentary electionExpected
- Finland Parliamentary electionExpected
- France Presidential electionSecond round, if needed: Date confirmed
- Germany Saarland state electionDate confirmed
- Germany Schleswig-Holstein state electionDate confirmed
- Germany North Rhine-Westphalia state electionDate confirmed
- Andorra Parliamentary electionExpected
- United Kingdom Local elections in EnglandDate confirmed
- Germany Bremen state electionDate confirmed
- Greece Parliamentary electionExpected
- Germany Lower Saxony state electionDate confirmed
- Italy Parliamentary electionIncludes the Senate and Chamber of Deputies electionsExpected
Which elections are coming in the Americas?
- Brazil General electionSecond round, if needed; the first round was on Sunday 4 October 2026. Includes the presidential and parliamentary electionsExpected
- United States Midterm electionsIncludes the Senate and House of Representatives electionsDate confirmed
- Haiti General electionExpected
- El Salvador Legislative electionExpected
- El Salvador Presidential electionExpected
- Mexico Legislative electionExpected
- Grenada General electionExpected
- Guatemala General electionExpected
Which elections are coming in Africa?
- Cabo Verde Presidential electionExpected
- South Africa Municipal electionsDate confirmed
- Gambia Presidential electionExpected
- Guinea-Bissau General electionExpected
- South Sudan General electionExpected
- Nigeria General electionExpected
- Gambia Parliamentary electionExpected
- Senegal Parliamentary electionExpected
- Kenya General electionIncludes the presidential and parliamentary electionsExpected
- Angola General electionIncludes the presidential and parliamentary electionsExpected
Which elections are coming in Asia?
- Israel Legislative electionExpected
- Bahrain General electionExpected
- Kyrgyzstan Presidential electionExpected
- Mongolia Presidential electionExpected
- Palestine Presidential electionExpected
- Palestine Legislative electionExpected
Which elections are coming in Oceania?
- Vanuatu General electionExpected
- New Zealand General electionExpected
- Fiji General electionExpected
- Micronesia General electionExpected
- Papua New Guinea General electionExpected
Time and source Calendar checked
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- Official notices read by hand (each date's notice is named beside it). Licence: Facts, which no licence covers
- Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Wiesbaden: Künftige Wahltermine in Deutschland (source). Licence: Facts, which no licence covers
- Wikidata (election items) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikipedia, the lists of elections by year (dates as facts, no text copied) (source). Licence: Facts, which no licence covers
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