Polymarket politics resolution time
As of June 16, 2026, Politics resolution delay is 11 s at the median (p50, 24h window), with 14 s at p90 and 14 s at p99. Politics ranks #5 of 5 chains measured on this benchmark.
Politics markets resolve at 11 s median from first proposal, the slow end of the cohort. Political outcomes often need an authoritative source to publish before anyone proposes, and verification windows are conservative because these markets carry the largest open interest. The headline 'Polymarket resolves in minutes' claims circulating online are sports and crypto numbers; this row is the honest expectation for election style markets.
How Politics compares
Live p50 over the last 24 hours across every chain on this benchmark, ranked lowest first.
- #1Crypto0.7 s
- #2All markets2.7 s
- #3Other2.8 s
- #4Sports3.1 s
- #5Politics11 s
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