Can I Show Poll Results in Real Time?

Displaying poll results in real time adds transparency and momentum to your campaign. When participants can see votes updating as they happen, it signals that others are actively engaging, which encourages more people to take part.

Live results are especially effective for opinion-driven campaigns. Product naming polls, content preference votes, or creative choices benefit from visibility because participants feel their vote contributes to a shared outcome rather than disappearing into a black box.

In Gleam, real-time results are controlled within your poll configuration. You can choose how results are displayed and when they appear, giving you flexibility based on your campaign goals.

You can decide whether to show:

• Percentages or raw vote counts
• Results immediately or only after a user submits their vote

This control helps balance transparency with fairness, depending on whether you want early votes to influence later participants.

To enable real-time results, use the Question Action and turn on “Show Results after answering” at the bottom of the action settings. This ensures users see results only once they’ve participated.

You can also control the timing and format of result visibility based on campaign needs. Learn more about result display options and updates in the product update notes (/updates/2019-06-20).

Showing results in real time builds social proof, increases confidence in the process, and often leads to higher participation rates.