With many Americans going to the polls, iVoterGuide is a helpful tool to help Christian voters find the candidates that best match their values, says Debbie Wuthnow, president of iVoterGuide and vice president of AFA Action.
AFA Action is a division of American Family Association.
IVoterGuide to date has researched more than 71,000 candidates across 36,394 political races. There are plans to cover 15,000 candidates across 5,000 races in 2026, which includes the critical midterm elections.
Meanwhile, it's not silent for the fall of 2025.
“So, in Virginia and New Jersey, we're going to be covering all of your statewide and state legislative candidates, as well as some school board races,” Wuthnow said on Washington Watch Monday.
There are high-profile governor’s races in those states.
Because New Jersey and Virginia hold off-year gubernatorial elections (not during a presidential election), their races are more scrutinized. Many see Republican Jack Ciattarelli with a solid chance to defeat Mikie Sherrill in the race to replace Democrat Phil Murphy in New Jersey, a state that historically votes Democrat.
Ciattarellii as behind 4-6 points in most polls, a gap that was wider earlier in the race.
Newsweek says he’s within striking distance and stands a chance if he can mobilize Republicans and Independents with high turnout.
It’s a less-rosy picture for Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate in Virginia.
Though the state has a history of electing governors from both parties – outgoing Gov. Glenn Youngkin is a Republican – polling has consistently placed Earle-Sears 7-10 points behind.
IVoterGuide is covering far more than governor’s races.
“If you go to iVoterGuide.com and just enter your address, you will see your personalized ballot there. We’re also covering some municipal and some school board races. The New York City mayoral race is being covered by iVoterGuide. We're covering Albuquerque City Council, several city councils in Kansas, Public Service Commission in Georgia,” Wuthnow told show host Jody Hice.
The New York City mayor’s race has drawn national attention as Democrat-Socialist Zohran Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the spring primary and has maintained a strong lead in the polls as Cuomo has remained in the race as an Independent.
Mamdani’s platform emphasizes issues like rent freezes on stabilized housing, free city buses, building affordable units — all in a city widely viewed as unaffordable and in need of housing and transit solutions.
His success so far and anticipated victory are seen as rising influence from the younger, more progressive and far-left wing of the Democrat party.
IVoterGuide goes even farther down the ballot, covering school board races in a dozen states.
It is especially helpful in Pennsylvania for important State Supreme Court races, Wuthnow said.
“We’ve actually got lawyers that have researched those judges. So, you can find out if they are an activist or an originalist if you live in Pennsylvania.”
With growing support from conservative nonprofit groups across the country, the research of an “army of volunteers” and staff makes iVoterGuide effective and easy to use, Wuthnow said.
The information for each candidate is presented in the form of a gas gauge ranging from far left to far right.
“We dig deep and rate every candidate and their political philosophy, but you can see the data for yourself. It’s just truth and objective data, not to tell you who to vote for but to really help you cut through media spin and really see what those candidates will do if you choose to have them represent you,” Wuthnow said.
