Polls

Create quick and easy polls for your community members to engage in. Polls can be created and managed from Slack or from the Studio.

Did you know you can post one with our MCP server too? Try asking your agent: “Post a poll in #general asking which day works best for our next meetup.”

Slack
Studio

Creating a Poll

In the chat or search bar, type the /poll command to get started.

In the Poll creation modal you can configure the following settings:

Selected Channel — The channel that the Poll will be posted in (only activated channels may be used).
Poll Question — The primary question or topic for the Poll that users will be voting on.
Poll Choices — The different options or choices that users will be able to vote on. Each option should be on a separate line. Max 25 options.
Schedule — Optionally schedule the poll to be posted at a future date and time instead of immediately. The scheduled time must be at least 1 minute in the future.
Votes per user — Determines how many times each user can vote in the poll
- Single vote — Each user can only vote once. Voters can switch their single vote to another option, or click the same option again to remove their vote.
- Multiple votes — Each user can vote for multiple options. Voters can remove their vote for a specific option by clicking the same option again.
Voter Responses — Determines if and how the names/identities of the voters are displayed.
- Public — The names of the users that have voted are displayed publicly with the results.
- Anonymous — The names of the users are not displayed anywhere.
- Confidential — The names of the users are only displayed to the poll creator.
Poll Results — Determines how the results of the poll (i.e. the vote count) are displayed. Note that the poll creator may privately view the poll results at all times, regardless of the setting.
- Real-time — The poll results are displayed alongside the poll and updated in real-time.
- After poll closed — The poll results are displayed publicly alongside the poll only when the poll is closed. The poll creator may privately view the poll results at all times. Voters are notified of a successful vote via a private ephemeral message.
- Not shown to participants — The poll results are never shown publicly to participants. Only the poll creator may privately view the poll results. Voters are notified of a successful vote via a private ephemeral message.
Slack data visualization — How the poll results render in the Slack message: a classic bar, a Slack bar chart, or a Slack pie chart. See Slack Results Visualization.

Polls List

Access the Polls List from the Polls button in the Tightknit app settings in the Slack App Home.The list displays each poll’s question, status, creator, channel, and voting configuration. You can filter polls by status using the dropdown at the top:

All Active — Shows all non-closed polls (open and scheduled). This is the default view.
Open — Shows only polls that are currently live and accepting votes.
Scheduled — Shows only polls scheduled to be posted at a future date and time.
Closed — Shows only polls that have been closed.

From the Polls List, you can create a new poll using the + Create Poll button, or use the overflow menu on any poll to:

View Results — View the current voting results.
View in Channel — Jump to the poll message in Slack.
Edit — Edit the poll question or reschedule a scheduled poll.
Close Poll — Close the poll so no more votes can be cast.
Reopen Poll — Reopen a previously closed poll.
Delete — Permanently delete the poll and its results.

The Polls List in Slack is available to admins only.

Managing Polls

You can manage an individual poll in two ways from Slack:

From the Polls List — Use the overflow menu on any poll in the Polls List.
From the message — Use the Manage Content message shortcut on a poll message in a channel.

Edit Poll

Once a poll has been created, only the Poll Question, Description, and Slack data visualization may be updated. For scheduled polls, you can also update the scheduled posting time.

Close Poll

Once a poll has been closed, no more votes may be cast. The option buttons will no longer be displayed. The poll results and responses may be displayed, depending on the Poll Results and Voter Responses settings.The poll creator may re-open a closed poll, for example, if they forgot to include someone’s vote.

Polls can only be closed manually. We do not support scheduled close dates at this time.

Delete Poll

The poll and the voting results will be permanently deleted. This action cannot be undone.

View Results

The results of a poll, i.e. the number of votes for each choice, can be viewed through the ••• dropdown menu next to the poll, or from the Polls List.

The behavior of this action depends on the current user and the configuration of the poll settings:

The poll creator can always view the voting results of the poll at any time.
For all other users, the results will be displayed appropriately based on the Poll Results setting.

The names of voters are only visible in the results if the Voter Responses setting is set to Public (visible to all users) or Confidential (visible only to the poll creator).

What the user sees if they are not allowed to view results

Creating a Poll

Navigate to the Polls page in the Admin Studio and click Create Poll. Configure the following:

Channel — The Slack channel the poll will be posted in (only activated channels may be used).
Poll Question — The question or topic for the poll (3 to 350 characters).
Description (optional) — Additional context for the poll (up to 1,000 characters).
Poll Choices — The options voters can choose from. You can add between 2 and 25 options (each up to 150 characters).
Multiple Choice — Toggle to allow voters to select more than one option. When off, voters can only select a single option.
Results Visibility — Controls when vote counts are shown:
- Real-time — Results are visible alongside the poll and update as votes come in.
- After poll closed — Results are shown publicly only after the poll is closed.
- Hidden — Results are never shown publicly. Only the poll creator can view them.
Voter Identity — Controls whether voter names are visible:
- Public — Voter names are shown to everyone.
- Confidential — Voter names are only visible to the poll creator.
- Anonymous — Voter names are not shown to anyone.
Slack data visualization — How the poll results render in the Slack message: a classic bar, a Slack bar chart, or a Slack pie chart. A preview of the selected style appears beneath the setting. See Slack Results Visualization.
Schedule (optional) — Schedule the poll to be posted at a future date and time instead of immediately.

Creating polls from the Studio requires the Manage Polls permission.

Polls List

Navigate to the Polls page in the Admin Studio to view all polls in a searchable, sortable table.The table displays each poll’s status, question, channel, creator, vote count, number of options, results visibility, voter identity setting, and creation date. You can search polls by question and filter by status:

All — Shows all polls regardless of status.
Open — Shows only polls that are currently live and accepting votes.
Scheduled — Shows only polls scheduled to be posted at a future date and time.
Closed — Shows only polls that have been closed.

Click any poll row to open its detail page.

Viewing the Polls page requires the View Community Data Pages permission. Creating, editing, closing, reopening, and deleting polls requires the Manage Polls permission.

Poll Detail Page

Click any poll in the Studio Polls list to open its detail page. The detail page displays:

Poll status, vote count, question, and optional description
Results breakdown with a bar graph showing each option’s vote count and percentage, along with inline voter avatars (when visible)
Voter table view that you can toggle to see individual votes with voter name, selected option, and vote date
Metadata sidebar with created/updated by, scheduled date (if applicable), close date, option count, voting type, and visibility settings

From the detail page overflow menu, you can edit, close, reopen, or delete the poll.

Voter identities are displayed based on the poll’s Voter Identity setting. Anonymous polls never reveal voter names, even on the detail page.

Managing Polls

You can manage an individual poll from the Studio Polls list overflow menu or from the poll’s detail page.

Edit Poll

Once a poll has been created, only the Poll Question, Description, and Slack data visualization may be updated. For scheduled polls, you can also update the scheduled posting time.

Close Poll

Once a poll has been closed, no more votes may be cast. The option buttons will no longer be displayed in Slack. The poll results and responses may be displayed, depending on the Results Visibility and Voter Identity settings.The poll creator may re-open a closed poll, for example, if they forgot to include someone’s vote.

Polls can only be closed manually. We do not support scheduled close dates at this time.

Delete Poll

The poll and the voting results will be permanently deleted. This action cannot be undone.

View Results

Click any poll in the Polls list to open its detail page, where the full results, voter breakdown, and metadata are shown.The visibility of voter identities depends on the poll’s Voter Identity setting. Anonymous polls never reveal voter names, even on the detail page.

Export Responses

Choose Export responses as CSV from a poll’s actions menu to download one row per response. Useful for reporting, or for analyzing an open-ended poll outside Tightknit.

Slack Results Visualization

The Slack data visualization setting controls how a poll’s results render in the Slack message. You can set it when creating a poll from Slack or the Admin Studio, and change it later by editing the poll. In the Studio, a preview of the selected style appears beneath the setting.

The Slack bar and pie chart options are available on plans that include Slack charts. If your plan does not include them, the setting is hidden and polls use the classic bar.

Classic bar

The default. Each option shows a text bar with its vote percentage and count, followed by the voter names when the Voter Identity setting allows.

A Slack poll showing each option as a text bar with its vote percentage and count — Poll results as a classic bar

Slack bar chart

Results render as a native Slack bar chart, with the vote count and voter names for each option listed beneath it.

A Slack poll showing results as a native bar chart — Poll results as a Slack bar chart

Slack pie chart

Results render as a native Slack pie chart, with the vote count and voter names for each option listed beneath it.

A Slack poll showing results as a native pie chart — Poll results as a Slack pie chart

Slack charts require up to 12 distinct options, each up to 20 characters long. A poll that does not meet these limits renders as a classic bar.

Getting Started

App Guides

Platform

Integrations

Support

Security

Creating a Poll

Polls List

Managing Polls

Edit Poll

Close Poll

Delete Poll

View Results

Creating a Poll

Polls List

Poll Detail Page

Managing Polls

Edit Poll

Close Poll

Delete Poll

View Results

Export Responses

Slack Results Visualization

Classic bar

Slack bar chart

Slack pie chart

​Creating a Poll

​Polls List

​Managing Polls

​Edit Poll

​Close Poll

​Delete Poll

​View Results

​Creating a Poll

​Polls List

​Poll Detail Page

​Managing Polls

​Edit Poll

​Close Poll

​Delete Poll

​View Results

​Export Responses

​Slack Results Visualization

​Classic bar

​Slack bar chart

​Slack pie chart

Creating a Poll

Polls List

Managing Polls

Edit Poll

Close Poll

Delete Poll

View Results

Creating a Poll

Polls List

Poll Detail Page

Managing Polls

Edit Poll

Close Poll

Delete Poll

View Results

Export Responses

Slack Results Visualization

Classic bar

Slack bar chart

Slack pie chart