Politify

Politify develops a web application that quantifies political policies' and candidates' financial implications for individuals. Users input demographic data; the platform projects policies' monetary impact on personal finances, including tax changes and government services. Effects are presented across income brackets and geographical levels via interactive HTML5 visualizations, based on non-partisan analysis and an economic simulator from the Urban Institute.

Founded in fall 2011 by UC Berkeley students Nikita Bier and Jeremy Blalock, Politify emerged from the insight into a lack of accessible, personalized information on political decisions' economic consequences. Bier, a former student, and Blalock, an EECS student, leveraged their academic background to build a tool translating complex policy into tangible financial terms.

Politify serves citizens seeking to understand direct economic effects of political actions. Its vision is to foster informed, active civic participation by making political financial ramifications clear and immediate, empowering individuals to engage thoughtfully in the process.