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Live Polls — Real-Time Audience Voting

EventHex provides a dedicated public poll page where attendees can vote during sessions — no app download or login required. Speakers share a QR code, attendees scan it, and vote instantly.

How It Works

Section titled “How It Works”
  1. Organizer creates a poll in the CMS and clicks Go Live.
  2. Share the QR code — display it on the venue screen or project it during the session.
  3. Attendees scan the QR code — or visit the poll URL directly.
  4. Vote — select an option and submit.
  5. See results — real-time results appear with animated percentage bars.

The Poll Page (/poll/[pollId])

Section titled “The Poll Page (/poll/[pollId])”

Each poll has a unique public URL:

https://your-event.eventhex.ai/poll/[pollId]

What Attendees See

Section titled “What Attendees See”

Before Voting

Section titled “Before Voting”
  • Dark theme — professional dark gray background
  • Event title in the header
  • LIVE badge — red pill with a pulsing dot animation for active polls (or “ENDED” badge for closed polls)
  • Poll question — prominently displayed
  • Answer options — color-coded selectable options:
    • 6 rotating accent colors: indigo, violet, pink, amber, emerald, blue
    • Each option is a tappable card

After Voting

Section titled “After Voting”
  • Results view — percentage bars for each option
  • Animated bars — bar widths animate smoothly as votes come in
  • Winner highlighted — the leading option is visually emphasized
  • Vote confirmation — shows which option the attendee selected

Anonymous Voting

Section titled “Anonymous Voting”
  • No login required — attendees don’t need to register or authenticate
  • Vote tracking uses a local client token stored in the browser
  • Each device can vote once per poll (prevents duplicate voting)
  • Vote persistence via localStorage — if an attendee refreshes the page, their vote is remembered

States

Section titled “States”
StateWhat Attendees See
LiveRed “LIVE” badge, voting is enabled
Ended”ENDED” badge, voting disabled, results shown
LoadingCentered spinner while the poll loads
ErrorAlert icon with error message
Section titled “Sharing the Poll Link”

QR Code Method

Section titled “QR Code Method”

The most common approach during a session:

  1. In the CMS, go to the session’s Polls section.
  2. Click Go Live on the poll you want to activate.
  3. The poll’s QR code is displayed — project this on the venue screen.
  4. Attendees scan with their phone camera and are taken directly to the poll page.
Section titled “Direct Link”

You can also share the poll URL directly:

  • Post in the event app’s chat
  • Share via WhatsApp or SMS
  • Include in a push notification

Display Mode Integration

Section titled “Display Mode Integration”

Live polls also appear on venue display screens through Display Mode:

  • The Live Polls display mode shows animated bars, color-coded options, and vote percentages
  • Results update in real time as votes come in
  • See Display Types for setup details

What’s Next

Section titled “What’s Next”