FOX One, Fox Corporation’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, has unveiled an interactive election experience that pairs live coverage with real-time polling, local results, and an AI-driven question tool, arriving as new research shows political news audiences moving toward social platforms and independent podcasts ahead of the midterms.
The experience, built with FOX News Media, centers on a “command center” that opens automatically when election coverage begins. A live stream anchors the screen while surrounding widgets update in real time with voter polling, race-by-race results, and Fox News analysis. An accompanying election hub aggregates video on battleground races and ballot measures, with Fox News and Fox News Digital editorially programming the content and surfacing local-station coverage based on a viewer’s market.
“Election night is expected to be among the most demanding live events we cover. The results don’t arrive in order, and no two viewers are following the same set of races,” said Amit Dudakia, SVP and Head of Product at FOX Direct to Consumer, in a press release. “With FOX One, we’re keeping coverage from Fox News and FOX Stations at the center and building the context around it, so viewers aren’t toggling between a stream and a second screen to understand what just happened. The reporting stays front and center, and the answers come to you.”
The platform’s existing Ask FOX feature gains an Elections Mode for the cycle, powered by “ElectionAI,” an in-house system built by Fox News Media to deliver real-time answers to election questions. Results, polling and race analysis across the experience run on a single unified data layer that Fox says also powers live context on its sports and news programming. Features begin rolling out ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3, with the full build live once coverage starts.
Audience Already Moving Toward Creators and Podcasts
The product lands as survey data shows the audience Fox is building for has already shifted platforms. In a Syracuse University Center for the Creator Economy report published this month, 60% of respondents named social media as their primary source for political and election news, against 31.8% for traditional television and news sites combined. YouTube led individual platforms at 16.5%, narrowly ahead of TV news at 16.1%. On trust, 60.9% of respondents said they trust a well-known independent news creator as much as a well-known professional journalist on political topics.
Audio shows a parallel move. Triton Digital found political and news podcasts posted the sharpest audience gains of any genre it tracks in Q2 2026, with reach rising 8.4% quarter over quarter to 25.7%, driven by personality-led political shows rather than legacy news brands alone.
“With the midterm elections heating up, we expect to see a continued uptick in political and news podcasts through Q3,” said Daryl Battaglia, SVP of Measurement Products and Strategy at Triton Digital. “Campaigns are increasing spend to reach voters across every medium this year, and podcasting is emerging as one of the most effective ways, as these audiences are actively seeking out long-form political conversation.”
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