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Security report for electoralvotemap.com

electoralvote · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

ElectoralVoteMap.com is a niche informational website providing interactive electoral vote maps and historical US election results. It targets a general audience interested in political forecasting and election data, offering tools to visualize and customize election outcomes. The site is built on WordPress using the Mediavine Trellis theme and integrates advertising and tracking services primarily from Mediavine and Google Analytics. The domain is long-established since 2004, indicating a stable presence in its niche. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including SVG for interactive maps and uses Cloudflare for DNS services. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections, but lacks explicit security headers and visible privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy for its informational purpose but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
65
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The website operates in the media sector focusing on political information and election forecasting. Its business model appears to be advertising-supported, leveraging Mediavine ad networks and marketing tools like SparkLoop and Grow.me for audience engagement. The target market includes politically engaged individuals and educators. The site maintains consistent branding and good content quality, positioning itself as a reliable source for electoral data. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified, suggesting an independent operation. The lack of explicit contact information and privacy policies may limit business credibility and user trust. Growth potential exists through enhanced compliance and expanded content offerings.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are visible, which could hinder timely security issue management. The use of multiple third-party scripts increases the attack surface and tracking footprint. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires improvements to meet higher standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide clear and accessible contact information including security and abuse contacts to improve trust and incident response readiness.
  5. Review and minimize third-party tracking scripts to reduce privacy risks and improve site performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
electoralvote
Description
A 2020 presidential election map based on the consensus of the most respected forecasts and polling. Click on the states to make your own forecast.
Key services
interactive electoral vote maps, historical election results, educational explainers about the electoral college
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, SVG, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
WordPress, Rank Math SEO plugin, Mediavine Trellis theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • clientTransferProhibited domain status
  • no exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, WordPress Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Mediavine, Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Mediavine tracking, Consent Manager
Marketing tools
SparkLoop, Grow.me
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is an informational political site focused on US electoral maps and election results.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  4. Uses WordPress CMS with Mediavine Trellis theme and Rank Math SEO plugin.
  5. Includes multiple third-party advertising and tracking scripts, primarily Mediavine and Google Analytics.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  7. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content; HTTPS is enabled.
  8. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  9. Domain WHOIS data shows long registration history and stable status.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern theme optimized for performance and mobile responsiveness. It uses SVG for interactive map rendering and integrates multiple advertising and analytics scripts. DNS is managed via Cloudflare, providing reliable DNS resolution. The site has moderate loading performance and basic accessibility features. SEO is enhanced by Rank Math plugin and proper meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. However, the site lacks some security best practices such as explicit security headers and visible privacy compliance mechanisms. Technical debt appears low but could be reduced by auditing third-party scripts and improving security configurations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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