Citizens' Assembly Directory logo — a honeycomb map of the United States

Explore citizens’ assemblies across the country, what they’ve been asked to decide, and how it turned out. Tap any hexagon on the map or any card below to open its file.

Hexagon color shows assembly status. Pins sit on the host city, or the state capital when only a state was recorded.

Directory overview

Select a hexagon on the map, or any entry in the directory below, to read its full record.

Full directory

This directory is broader than its name suggests: alongside citizens’ assemblies, it tracks citizens’ juries and citizens’ initiative reviews — any process that convenes a randomly selected, representative group of residents to deliberate and advise on public decisions. Read more on the About page.

Submit or correct an assembly

Know of a US citizens’ assembly, jury, or initiative review that’s missing, or spot an error in an existing entry? This is a working dataset, so corrections and additions are welcome!

Email tina.zeng@yale.edu ↗ You can also request the underlying CSV file directly by email.