Political Ad Testing

Before you spend millions on media,
know which political ad actually wins.

Most campaigns spend millions on media before knowing if their ad actually works. Reactr tells you what real voters actually feel, before the buy, by geography, by audience, and by the second in the ad.

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Designed for high-stakes campaign environments. Confidential workflow. Opt-in viewer participation. Fast turnaround.
Compare two ads or message frames before launch
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See second-by-second emotional response
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Identify what works across regions and audiences

If you don't test creative before the buy, you are making expensive guesses.

Polling measures what voters say, not how they react
Focus groups are slow, biased, and hard to scale
Internal teams overestimate their own messaging
Creative gets deployed based on internal consensus, not real voter reaction

The result: millions spent on ads that don't land.

The Polling Gap

Polling doesn't measure how voters react to creative. It measures what they say after.

Political ads are decided in seconds, not surveys. Without reaction data, you are choosing creative based on what your team believes, not what your voters feel.

Reactr measures that moment directly. Before the buy.

Test political video before you buy media.

Reactr helps campaigns test political video creative before major media spend. Upload two versions of an ad, or test alternate cuts of the same message, and measure how real viewers respond in the first moments that matter.

Instead of relying on stated opinions, Reactr captures authentic emotional reaction as it happens: by geography, by audience segment, and by second in the ad.

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$10.8B
projected 2026 political ad spend
5 sec
when viewers decide whether to stay or skip
A/B
test before a single dollar is placed

Three steps. Fast turnaround.

No large panels. No weeks of fieldwork. Real reaction data from opt-in viewers, fast enough to inform creative decisions before launch.

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Upload creative

Two ad versions, alternate edits, or message variations. All submissions are handled confidentially.

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Capture real reaction

Opt-in viewers respond in real time as the ad plays. Genuine first-impression response captured as it happens.

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Analyze performance

See where attention spikes, drops, and diverges across audiences. Get a clear creative recommendation before launch.

Specific intelligence. Not a score.

Actionable output tied to moments in your ad and to the regions that decide your race.

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Which ad wins before media dollars are committed

Clear comparative verdict on which creative landed harder with your test audience.

Which 3 to 5 seconds drive the strongest response

Exact timestamp of peak emotional reaction. Know the moment before the buy is placed.

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Where viewers disengage or lose interest

Early warning for flat creative before it runs. Know what to fix or pull before dollars are wasted.

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How reactions differ by geography or audience segment

Regional performance differences that should drive your media allocation decisions.

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Which creative deserves the majority of spend

A clear recommendation on where to put media weight, not just which version you prefer.

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What to test next

Based on results, a specific recommendation on what to refine or retest before the next wave.

Every creative decision with real stakes.

Campaign teams use Reactr to evaluate creative before first flight.

Competing ad cuts before first TV or CTV flight
Positive bio vs contrast or attack messaging
Economy vs public safety framing
English vs Spanish creative
Regional performance by market
Rapid-response ads during active news cycles
Closing argument creative
Testimonial vs candidate-to-camera
Opposition research framing
CTV pre-roll cuts

Modern campaigns move fast. Creative decisions can't take weeks.

Reactr supports the full campaign timeline, from first media buy through final wave creative.

Pre-launch validation before first media buy
Iteration between campaign waves
Rapid testing of new creative within 24 to 48 hours
Message refinement before early voting begins

Voters don't experience ads rationally. They react to them.

Polling
Slow turnaround
Rational responses
Limited creative insight
Focus Groups
Small sample sizes
Moderator bias
Difficult to scale
Reactr
Immediate reaction data
Moment-by-moment insight
Scalable by region

Reactr measures authentic reaction directly, before your opponent defines the race.

Built for every level of the ballot.

From statewide campaigns to local ballot measures, the decision is the same: test before you spend.

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Statewide Campaigns

Governor, Senate, Attorney General. Optimize broadcast, CTV, and digital creative before major spend. See which message performs by region before the buy is placed.

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Down-Ballot Races

Every dollar counts more at this level. Find the message that cuts through without wasting limited budget. Know what lands before you commit it.

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Ballot Measures and Issue Advocacy

Test persuasion, clarity, and emotional resonance before rollout. See if your message is landing as intended or creating confusion that could cost you votes.

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General Consultants and Media Teams

Bring creative intelligence to client recommendations. Show which cut earned the budget allocation, not just which one the team preferred.

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PACs and IE Groups

Independent expenditure campaigns need to move fast and accurately. Test contrast ads, negative frames, and comparative creative before deployment.

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Digital and Rapid Response Teams

Test creative during active news cycles before pushing live. Know your strongest five seconds before your opponent defines the race.

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Built for high-stakes environments where creative performance directly impacts large-scale media investment.

Political campaigns operate under scrutiny that most platforms aren't designed for. Every operational claim below is one we can stand behind.

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Your creative never goes public during testing

Controlled, private environment. No leaks, no exposure, no way for opposition to access what you're testing.

Every viewer has opted in — and their data stays private

No deceptive recruitment, no dark patterns. Participant reactions are used exclusively for internal campaign research. They are never published, shared publicly, or posted on social channels. Clean methodology that holds up if anyone asks.

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Participants influence the campaign, not the other way around

Opt-in viewers are framed as an insider voter panel — they see the ad before it runs, and their genuine response helps decide whether it does. That civic participation framing drives higher opt-in rates than any other incentive we have tested.

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Geography-aware from the start

Results segmented by state, region, or market. Built with disclosure requirements in mind.

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Your data stays yours

Campaign creative, results, and audience data are accessible only to your team. Not shared, not aggregated for other campaigns.

Before voters decide, your creative already has.

You are about to commit media dollars to an ad your team believes in.

Or you could know which ad actually wins, before a single dollar is placed.

That is the only decision left.

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We respond within one business day. All submissions are confidential.
Your submission is confidential. We do not share campaign information with any third parties.

See exactly what your campaign gets after a test.

A/B winner, second-by-second reaction, geographic breakdown by region, and a campaign-ready summary. Demo data, clearly labeled.

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