Freely downloadable civic datasets for journalists, researchers, and developers. All data is citizen-generated unless otherwise stated. Not an official government dataset.
Attribution: Data sourced from evote.ng citizen ratings, INEC filings, BBC Pidgin, Wikipedia, civic.ng, and other cited sources. Free for non-commercial use with attribution: evote.ng
Downloadable Datasets
Officials & Ratings
1,200+ rows
All tracked government officials with their aggregate citizen rating scores across 9 performance categories.
idfull_nameroletierstate+7 more
Individual Ratings
up to 5,000 rows
Raw citizen rating submissions (last 5,000) with per-category scores. Anonymised — no PII included.
official_idfull_namerolestateaccountability+9 more
Mandate Promises
500+ rows
Tracked campaign and office promises with status, progress percentage, and source citation.
idpolitician_nametitledescriptionstatus+4 more
Historical Elections
228 rows
2015, 2019, and 2023 presidential election results with vote shares. Source: INEC / Wikipedia.
yearelection_typecandidate_namepartyvotes+4 more
2027 Candidates
20+ rows
Party-confirmed and expected 2027 presidential and governorship candidates. Source: BBC Pidgin, civic.ng.
full_namepartypositionelection_typeelection_year+5 more
Public REST API
Base URL: https://evote.ng — No authentication required for GET endpoints. Rate limit: 60 req/min.
MethodEndpointDescription
GET/api/officialsList officials with rating averages. Supports ?tier=&state=&limit=
GET/api/officials/[id]Single official profile with full rating breakdown.
GET/api/politiciansList politicians with party affiliation and profile data.
GET/api/election-candidatesCandidates by year/type. ?year=2027&type=presidential
GET/api/historical-electionsHistorical election results grouped by year.
GET/api/fact-checksPublished fact-checked political claims with verdicts.
GET/api/coalitionsParty defections, coalitions, and endorsements tracker.
GET/api/mandatesPromise tracker — mandate promises with status.
GET/api/performanceAggregate government performance derived from citizen ratings.
GET/api/export?dataset=officials&format=csvDownload any dataset as CSV or JSON.
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