How to Create a Poll in Discord

Polls are a great way to find out more about people's opinions, attitudes and preferences. You can use a poll to receive honest feedback on a particular topic.

If you're a member of the Discord community and want to learn more about other members' attitudes, you've come to the right place. This article will teach you how to create a poll in Discord on any platform.

How to Create a Poll in Discord on an iPhone

Although it may seem a little more complicated due to the smaller screen, it is quite easy to create polls in Discord on an iPhone and there are several methods for doing so.

Create a survey without additional tools

The easiest way to create a poll in Discord that doesn't require any additional tools is to use reactions.

Follow these steps to create a reaction poll in a new channel:

1. Open Discord.
   
2. Select a server.
   
3. Tap the three dots next to the server name.
   
4. Tap "Create Channel".
   
5. Name the channel/survey. Use a name related to the subject of the survey.
   
6. Press "Create".
   
7. Customize channel permissions. Allow anyone to read messages and history and add reactions.
   
8. Return to the channel and enter the poll text and voting instructions.
   
9. Let people know about the poll and ask them to vote.
   

Use Poll-Maker

You can access Survey Creator on your iPhone.

Follow the instructions below to create a poll in Poll-Maker for use in Discord:

1. Open Safari and navigate to the Poll-Maker website.
   
2. Enter the poll question and provide possible answers.
   
3. Tap "Create Poll".
   
4. Copy the survey link.
   
5. Open the Discord app and paste the link into a channel or message. Don't forget to provide survey information.
   

To see the results, you must have an account with Poll-Maker.

Use Poll-Bot

The final method is to use Discord's Poll-Bot, a free tool for creating reaction and straw polls.

Follow these steps to create polls with Poll-Bot:

1. Open your browser and navigate to the Poll-Bot website.
   
2. Tap "Invite".
   
3. Log in to your account if prompted and select a server.
   
4. Tap "Continue", then "Allow" and complete the verification process.
   
5. Open the Discord app.
   
6. Navigate to the server to which you added Poll-Bot.
   
7. Open a channel for the survey.
   
8. Open channel settings and tap “Permissions”.
   
9. Tap “Add Member” and choose “Poll-Bot”. Enable it to read and send messages.
   

Now you can choose if you want to create a straw, a reaction or a yes/no poll.

Create a straw poll with Poll-Bot

Create a straw poll if you want to provide multiple choices.

Here's how to create one:

1. Type "+strawpol {question} [answer 1] [answer 2] [answer 3]" in the text box.
   
2. Poll-Bot will automatically create a URL to the poll.
   

Create a multi-reaction poll with Poll-Bot

Here's how to create a poll that requires respondents to tap an emoji to provide a response:

1. Type “+poll {question} [answer 1] [answer 2] [answer 3]” in the text box.
   
2. Poll-Bot will automatically create a message containing your question and the emojis for each answer.
   

Create a Yes/No poll with Poll-Bot

Follow these steps to create a yes/no poll:

1. Type “+poll question”. Insert the survey question instead of "question".
   
2. Poll-Bot will automatically create a poll with your question. Possible responses are thumbs up, thumbs down, and an unsure shrug emoji.
   

How to Create a Poll in Discord on an Android Phone

If you are an Android user and want to hear the opinion of other channel members, you will be happy to know that you can create polls in several ways.

Create a survey without additional tools

If you don't want to use other tools, you can create a new channel just for the poll and ask others to enter emojis for responses.

Here's how to create a poll in Discord without additional tools:

1. Open the Discord app.
   
2. Choose the server where you want to create the poll.
   
3. Tap the three dots next to the server name.
   
4. Select “Create channel”.
   
5. Name the channel/survey. We recommend using a name related to the survey.
   
6. Tap "Check Button".
   
7. Allow everyone to read messages and history and add reactions in "Permissions".
   
8. Return to the channel and enter the question. Provide voting instructions and indicate which emojis should be used for which answer.
   
9. Ask people to vote.

Use Poll-Maker

A tool for creating polls in Discord is Poll Creator. You can access it on any browser.

Here's how to create a poll in Poll-Maker and add it to Discord:

1. Open your browser and navigate to the Poll-Maker website.
   
2. Type the poll question and potential answers.
   
3. Tap "Create Survey" and copy its link.
   
4. Launch the Discord app and paste the survey link into a channel or message.
   

When you send out a poll in Discord, you'll want to tell people it's a poll because they'll only see the link. Although you don't need an account to create a poll in Poll-Maker, you will need one to see the results.

Use Poll-Bot

Discord has its free bot for creating polls called Poll-Bot. First, you will need to access it through a browser and add the bot to the preferred channel. Then you can choose the survey type.

Follow these steps to add Poll-Bot to a Discord channel.

1. Open a browser and navigate to the Poll-Bot website.
   
2. Tap "Invite".
   
3. Log in and tap on a server.
   
4. Tap "Continue," then "Allow," and follow the instructions to complete the process.
   
5. Launch the Discord app.
   
6. Open the server with Poll-Bot.
   
7. Open a channel for the survey.
   
8. Open Settings and tap "Permissions".
   
9. Select "Add Member" and press "Poll-Bot". Allow Poll-Bot to send and read messages.
   

Depending on the question and the possible answers, choose the right type of survey:

Create a straw poll with Poll-Bot

Follow these steps to create a straw poll with Poll-Bot on Android:

1. Enter "+strawpol {question} [answer 1] [answer 2] [answer 3]" in the message box.
   
2. Poll-Bot will automatically create a URL that redirects participants to the poll.
   

Create a multi-reaction poll with Poll-Bot

A multi-reaction poll allows participants to choose an emoji response:

1. Enter "+poll {question} [answer 1] [answer 2] [answer 3]" in the text box.
   
2. Poll-Bot creates a message with your question and emojis for each answer.
   

Create a Yes/No poll with Poll-Bot

If you are only looking for a yes or no answer:

1. Type “+poll question”. Replace "question" with your poll question.
   
2. Poll-Bot will automatically create a poll with three possible responses: thumbs up, thumbs down, and a shrug emoji.
   

How to Create a Poll in Discord on PC

Most users prefer to use Discord on a computer. You can do this in several ways.

Create a survey without additional tools

You don't need any tools to create a simple poll in Discord.

Here is what you can do:

1. Launch the Discord app or go to Discord website and tap "Open Discord in your browser".
   
2. Select the server on which you want to create the poll.
   
3. Press the drop-down arrow and select "Create Channel".
   
4. Name the channel/survey and create it.
   
5. Configure the necessary permissions to allow others to vote.
   
6. Return to the channel and type the question. Specify voting instructions and emojis to use to respond.
   
7. Ask people to vote and explain the rules.

Use Poll-Maker

Poll-Maker is a tool for creating polls. After creating a poll, you can paste the link to a Discord channel or message.

Here's how to do it:

1. Launch a browser and visit the Poll-Maker website.
   
2. Enter the poll question and answers.
   
3. Select “Create Survey” and copy its link.
   
4. Open the Discord app or go to the Discord website and paste the link into the appropriate channel or message.
   

Let people know what the link contains. You will need to create an account to see the results.

Use Poll-Bot

Poll-Bot is Discord's free bot for running polls. The process consists of two sections: adding the bot to a channel and creating the poll.

Follow the instructions below to add Poll-Bot to a Discord channel:

1. Visit the Poll-Bot website.
   
2. Tap "Invite".
   
3. Log in and select a server for the survey.
   
4. Follow the instructions to complete the verification process.
5. Open the Discord app or go to the website.
   
6. Open the server.
   
7. Go to the channel you want to add the poll to.
   
8. Open Settings and choose “Permissions”.
   
9. Add Poll-Bot to the channel as a new member and allow it to send and read messages.
   

Now that you've added Poll-Bot to the channel, choose the right poll type:

Create a straw poll with Poll-Bot

Follow these steps to create a straw poll:

1. Enter "+strawpol {question} [answer 1] [answer 2] [answer 3]" in the message box.
   
2. Poll-Bot will automatically create a link to the poll.
   

Create a multi-reaction poll with Poll-Bot

Multi-reaction polls allow respondents to choose an emoji for a response:

1. Enter "+poll {question} [answer 1] [answer 2] [answer 3]" in the message box.
   
2. Poll-Bot will automatically create the poll.
   

Create a Yes/No poll with Poll-Bot

Follow these steps to create a yes/no poll:

• Enter "+ survey question". “Question” should be replaced with the survey question.
  
• Poll-Bot automatically creates a poll with three responses: a thumbs up, a thumbs down, and a shrug emoji.
  

Get insight into other members' attitudes

Learning how to create a poll in Discord allows you to get to know other members and find out more about their opinions on a particular topic. Regardless of the device, there are several ways to create surveys.

We hope this article helped you learn more about running polls in Discord and how to do it.

Have you ever created polls? Prefer to create them on your phone or computer? Tell us in the comments section below.