How do I find my AP Elections API Key?

Log in to your [**AP Developer portal**](https://developer.ap.org/), register for the Elections API, and you will find your API Key in your dashboard. Copy and paste it below.

Does it support real-time vote counts?

Yes. The Associated Press provides official, real-time vote counts and delegate allocations as they are reported on election night.

Can the agent show candidate party affiliation?

Yes. Every candidate record retrieved by your agent includes their party code (e.g., 'Dem', 'GOP') and other relevant affiliation metadata.

AP Elections API MCP Server for Google ADK 4 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: AP Elections API
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) is Google's framework for building production AI agents. Add AP Elections API as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your ADK agents can call every tool with full schema introspection.

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python

from google.adk.agents import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import (
    StreamableHTTPConnectionParams,
)

# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_tools = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
    )
)

agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-pro",
    name="ap_elections_api_agent",
    instruction=(
        "You help users interact with AP Elections API "
        "using 4 available tools."
    ),
    tools=[mcp_tools],
)

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About AP Elections API MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire political research and election auditing workflow with the AP Elections API, the gold standard for real-time election data. By connecting the Associated Press API to your agent, you transform complex results querying into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly retrieve race outcomes, audit candidate performance, and query vote totals without you ever touching a news terminal. Whether you are conducting political analysis or monitoring local legislative shifts, your agent acts as a real-time political consultant, ensuring your data is always authoritative and up-to-the-minute.

Google ADK natively supports AP Elections API as an MCP tool provider. declare Vinkius Edge URL and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution automatically. Combine 4 tools with Gemini's long-context reasoning for complex multi-tool workflows, with production-ready session management and evaluation built in.

What you can do

Race Auditing — Retrieve high-resolution results for specific election dates and races, including office names and geographic distribution.
Candidate Oversight — Audit individual candidate performance to maintain a clear view of party distribution and vote share.
Electoral Discovery — Query election results by state to understand regional political shifts and scale instantly.
Data Intelligence — Retrieve vote counts and candidate metadata to assist in deep-dive electoral classification.
Operational Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your political research workflow is always operational.

The AP Elections API MCP Server exposes 4 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Google ADK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect AP Elections API to Google ADK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the AP Elections API MCP Server with Google ADK.

Install Google ADK

Run pip install google-adk

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Create the agent

Save the code above and integrate into your ADK workflow

Explore tools

The agent will discover 4 tools from AP Elections API via MCP

Why Use Google ADK with the AP Elections API MCP Server

Google ADK provides unique advantages when paired with AP Elections API through the Model Context Protocol.

Google ADK natively supports MCP tool servers. declare a tool provider and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution

Built on Gemini models, ADK provides long-context reasoning ideal for complex multi-tool workflows with AP Elections API

Production-ready features like session management, evaluation, and deployment come built-in. not bolted on

Seamless integration with Google Cloud services means you can combine AP Elections API tools with BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Functions

AP Elections API + Google ADK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Google ADK combined with the AP Elections API MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Enterprise data agents: ADK agents query AP Elections API and cross-reference results with internal databases for comprehensive analysis

Multi-modal workflows: combine AP Elections API tool responses with Gemini's vision and language capabilities in a single agent

Automated compliance checks: schedule ADK agents to query AP Elections API regularly and flag policy violations or configuration drift

Internal tool platforms: build self-service agent platforms where teams connect their own MCP servers including AP Elections API

AP Elections API MCP Tools for Google ADK (4)

These 4 tools become available when you connect AP Elections API to Google ADK via MCP:

check_api_status

Check if the AP Elections API is operational

get_election_results

Get election results for a specific date (YYYY-MM-DD)

get_race_details

Get detailed results for a specific race ID

list_election_candidates

List all candidates participating in an election date

Example Prompts for AP Elections API in Google ADK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Google ADK agent to start working with AP Elections API immediately.

"Get election results for '2024-11-05' in 'California' using AP Elections."

"Who are the candidates for the presidential race on '2024-11-05'?"

"Show results for race ID '12345' on election date '2024-03-05'."

Troubleshooting AP Elections API MCP Server with Google ADK

Common issues when connecting AP Elections API to Google ADK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpToolset not found

Update: pip install --upgrade google-adk

AP Elections API + Google ADK FAQ

Common questions about integrating AP Elections API MCP Server with Google ADK.

How does Google ADK connect to MCP servers?

Import the MCP toolset class and pass the server URL. ADK discovers and registers all tools automatically, making them available to your agent's tool-use loop.

Can ADK agents use multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Declare multiple MCP tool providers in your agent configuration. ADK merges all tool schemas and the agent can call tools from any server in a single turn.

Which Gemini models work best with MCP tools?

Gemini 2.0 Flash and Pro models both support function calling required for MCP tools. Flash is recommended for latency-sensitive use cases, Pro for complex reasoning.