I have used <meter> in the past for polls, too (see https://jamesg.blog/poll/ https://jamesg.blog/poll/). <meter> is nice when you want to illustrate the exten

I have used <meter> in the past for polls, too (see https://jamesg.blog/poll/ https://jamesg.blog/poll/). <meter> is nice when you want to illustrate the extent of a scale, but in many scenarios one should _also_ show the exact value represented, numerically (i.e. my poll shows both the <meter>, more for illustration, and the number of votes).