The Testing Gap

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

Recall surveys, dial sessions, and focus groups share one structural flaw: the response is mediated. The participant knows they are being studied. Reactr captures the unguarded moment, the genuine first-impression reaction before the viewer has time to decide what to say about what they felt. Political ads are decided in seconds, not surveys. That is the moment Reactr measures.

Participant reactions are used exclusively for internal campaign research. They are never published, posted publicly, or shared outside your team. Opt-in viewers are positioned as an insider voter panel — they see the ad before it airs, and their genuine response helps decide whether it runs.

Test Types

Every creative decision where being wrong is expensive.

Version A vs Version B of the same ad
Contrast ad vs positive framing
30-second vs 15-second cuts
Two different opening hooks
Candidate direct-to-camera vs narrator
Two different issue frames
Rapid response creative before release
Closing argument vs contrast close
What You Get

A clear winner. The moment that created the difference. What to do before launch.

Not a score. Not a dashboard of metrics to interpret. The output from a Reactr political ad test is built for campaign media teams making allocation decisions under time pressure. You get exactly what you need to place the buy with confidence.

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Clear Winner

Which ad version landed harder with the test audience, with the margin and the moment.

Second-by-Second Response

Reaction intensity across every second of the ad. Know the peak and the flat before it airs.

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Geographic Breakdown

How performance varies by region or market. Critical for targeted digital and CTV placement decisions.

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Launch Recommendation

Which version to run, which to revise, and what to test next.

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 version actually wins before you place the buy. That is the only decision left.

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