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Tracking democratic erosion with a score-based framework, category alerts, and source-grounded event analysis.

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Official Democracy Redline Index meter for the United States showing a March 2026 score of 8.9 out of 10

The official Democracy Redline meter shows the current U.S. score, 0–10 reference markers, the redline threshold at 9.0, country identity, and Democracy Redline branding.

Current score

Composite democracy risk index

Previous score

February 2026 baseline

Velocity

Month-over-month acceleration

Status

Severe

Democratic erosion, still contestable

Critical events moving the score

This section highlights the strongest current drivers of score movement. It is designed to surface why the index moved, not just where it landed.

Current category snapshot

Category	Score

Summary judgment:
The current pattern is no longer about isolated headlines. The strongest pressure is now cross-system pressure: war powers, election access, oversight, and bureaucratic politicization are all moving together.

Redline tracker

Redlines are escalation indicators that materially change the level of democratic danger if credibly met.

How to read this:
The overall score tracks accumulation. The Redline Tracker watches for discrete constitutional shocks that can quickly move the country into a more dangerous phase. Each indicator now includes a plain-language explanation of what it means and why it matters.

Indicator	Status

Official Democracy Redline meter

This official meter is now the site standard across homepage, analysis, methodology, mission, and future monthly report assets.

Official Democracy Redline Index meter for the United States showing a score of 8.9 out of 10

The same meter can now be adapted country by country while preserving the same score scale, redline threshold, and visual identity.

Development roadmap

Recommended next implementation: add a Netlify scheduled function that refreshes a curated events JSON file daily from a fixed set of vetted sources, while keeping final scoring human-reviewed.