🎯 Delegation Strategies: Choose Your Delegate
Learn how to evaluate delegates by voting history and alignment
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Delegating is trusting someone with your voting power—possibly for years. Choose poorly and your tokens enable misaligned votes. Choose well and your voice amplifies through an active, knowledgeable representative. Here's how to evaluate delegates and match them to your priorities.
🎮 Interactive: Delegate Evaluator
Select evaluation criteria that matter to you. See how different delegate types score based on your priorities.
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📋 Delegation Due Diligence Checklist
Use Tally, Boardroom, or the DAO's governance portal. Review last 20 votes. Do they vote consistently? Do they explain their reasoning?
Active delegates discuss proposals before voting. Look for thoughtful analysis, not just "yes" or "no." Transparency matters.
Do their votes match your values? If you prioritize community growth but they vote against grants, misalignment will cause friction.
Are they a service provider to the DAO? Do they hold competing tokens? Self-interest isn't always bad, but it should be disclosed.
Delegation isn't permanent. Review every 3-6 months. If your delegate goes inactive or votes misaligned, re-delegate (gas cost: $5-$50).
🔄 Alternative Strategies
Split Delegation
Some protocols let you split tokens across multiple delegates. Hold 10k tokens? Delegate 5k to a technical expert, 5k to a community advocate. Diversifies your representation.
Example: Optimism allows weighted delegation distribution.
Self-Delegate + Selective Voting
Delegate to yourself but only vote on proposals you deeply care about. For others, abstain. Requires time but maximizes personal control.
Example: Active DeFi users self-delegate and vote on security proposals, skip others.
💡 Key Insight
Choosing a delegate is like hiring someone to represent you in government. You wouldn't pick randomly—you'd research their track record, verify alignment, and monitor their performance. Same applies here. Delegation is not "set and forget"—it's an ongoing relationship. The best delegators review their choices quarterly, engage with delegates in forums, and re-delegate when necessary. Your tokens, your responsibility—even when someone else is voting.