# usePollContext

A hook that returns the [`PollContext` value](/chat/docs/sdk/react-native/v8/contexts/poll-context#value/).

## Best Practices

- Use this hook inside `Channel`-scoped poll components.
- Treat context values as read-only UI state.
- Avoid heavy computations in hook consumers.
- Prefer derived values from the context instead of duplicating state.
- Handle missing poll state gracefully.


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This page was last updated at 2026-04-17T17:33:45.022Z.

For the most recent version of this documentation, visit [https://getstream.io/chat/docs/sdk/react-native/v8/hooks/poll/use-poll-context/](https://getstream.io/chat/docs/sdk/react-native/v8/hooks/poll/use-poll-context/).