# PILLARS

> PILLARS is a free, nonpartisan app and website that shows people what is on their ballot, how their representatives have voted, and who funds them, in plain English. It covers politicians, bills, executive orders and elections across the United States.

PILLARS is made by Political Pillars Inc., founded in 2024 by Caleb Adelman (Miami University '24). It is also called "PILLARS - Simplifying Politics" (the App Store and Google Play name) and "PILLARS politics app". It is not related to the Muslim prayer app named Pillars.

The information comes from official public sources: Congress.gov and LegiScan for legislation, the Congressional Budget Office for cost estimates, the Federal Election Commission for campaign finance, the Federal Register for presidential actions, and state election offices and the Google Civic Information API for elections. Federal bills refresh about every 30 minutes and recorded votes within minutes of a roll call. Every fact is attributed to its source; a blank means there is no record. PILLARS never says who to vote for and has no news feed or opinion content. It is free, with no paid tier and no ads.

The website at app.pillarsapp.us has a page for every member of Congress, every federal bill, every race on a 2026 ballot and every executive order. The app is on iOS and Android.

## 2026 Election Center
- [2026 Election Center](https://app.pillarsapp.us/election-center): developed by PILLARS in partnership with AllSides. Enter an address (kept private) and answer three quick questions to see only the steps you need: the races on your ballot, candidate bios and interest-group ratings, how incumbents voted and on which bills, ballot measures, live results, voter registration, your polling place, poll worker sign-up, know-your-rights information, and balanced headlines from AllSides.

## Key sections
- [Politicians](https://app.pillarsapp.us/politicians): Profiles for members of Congress, governors, state legislators and candidates, including party, current office, recorded votes, campaign funding, biography and interest-group ratings.
- [Bills](https://app.pillarsapp.us/bills): Federal legislation with plain-English summaries, current status, sponsors and recorded House and Senate votes.
- [Trending Bills](https://app.pillarsapp.us/trending-bills): The legislation in Congress getting the most attention right now.
- [Executive Orders](https://app.pillarsapp.us/executive-orders): Presidential actions explained in plain English, with links to the official documents.
- [Elections](https://app.pillarsapp.us/actions/upcoming-elections): Upcoming elections, races, candidates and results by state, plus voter registration and polling-place tools.

## Data and methodology
- [Sources](https://app.pillarsapp.us/sources): Where the data comes from and how it is compiled.

## About
- [Marketing site](https://pillarsapp.us/): what PILLARS is, blog and press.
- [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pillars-simplifying-politics/id6758024969) and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pillarsapp.mobile).
- [AllSides on the Election Center](https://www.allsides.com/blog/everything-you-need-research-your-2026-ballot-all-one-place) and [Miami University on the launch](https://miamioh.edu/news/2026/04/newly-launched-pillars-app-a-q-and-a-with-founder-caleb-adelman-24.html).

## Full index
- [Sitemap index](https://app.pillarsapp.us/sitemap.xml): Every indexable page, including races, bills, politicians and executive orders.