Control your poll
Choose who sees the results
Show results live, only after voting, only after the poll closes or keep them to yourself.
What people see after they vote changes how they vote. If the results are visible, people tend to follow the crowd or rally behind the leader.
Access to results
In the Settings tab, Access to results decides when respondents can see the overall results:
- Always: anyone with the link can see the results.
- After responding: respondents see the results once they’ve responded.
- After the form closes: results appear for everyone once the close date has passed.
- Only you: results are only shown in your dashboard.
You always see the full results yourself, whatever you choose.
Which one to pick
- Quick, fun polls: Always or After responding.
- Votes where people might follow the crowd: After the form closes.
- Feedback, HR surveys and sensitive topics: Only you.
Names and numbers
- Show respondent names set to Public lists who voted for what next to the results. Keep it Private when people should answer freely.
- Show percentages only hides vote counts and the total number of responses. Useful when a low turnout would look awkward.