diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index b9b9a71..0ef8e12 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -634,6 +634,21 @@ export function castVote(pulseId: number, userId: number, optionIndex: number):
   ).run(pulseId, userId, optionIndex);
 }
 
+/** UPSERT — first vote inserts, subsequent ones update option_index + voted_at.
+ *  Use this when the UI allows members to change their pick while the pulse is
+ *  still open. Returns true if this was a brand-new vote (so callers can
+ *  record activity once), false if it changed an existing vote. */
+export function castOrChangeVote(pulseId: number, userId: number, optionIndex: number): boolean {
+  const existing = getUserVote(pulseId, userId);
+  db.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO votes (pulse_id, user_id, option_index, voted_at)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, datetime('now'))
+    ON CONFLICT(pulse_id, user_id) DO UPDATE
+      SET option_index = excluded.option_index, voted_at = excluded.voted_at
+  `).run(pulseId, userId, optionIndex);
+  return existing === null;
+}
+
 export function getUserVote(pulseId: number, userId: number): number | null {
   const r = db.prepare(
     'SELECT option_index FROM votes WHERE pulse_id = ? AND user_id = ?'
diff --git a/src/pages/dispatches/[slug].astro b/src/pages/dispatches/[slug].astro
index 41a3abb..c6c6675 100644
--- a/src/pages/dispatches/[slug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/dispatches/[slug].astro
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import AppLayout from '../../layouts/AppLayout.astro';
 import Avatar from '../../components/Avatar.astro';
 import {
   getDispatchWithPoll, getAdjacentDispatches,
-  getPulseById, getUserVote, castVote, recordActivity, countCabMembers,
+  getPulseById, castOrChangeVote, recordActivity, countCabMembers,
 } from '../../lib/db';
 import {
   parseDispatchSlug, dispatchSlug, dispatchKindLabel,
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ if (Astro.request.method === 'POST') {
     const optionIndex = Number(data.get('option_index'));
     const target = getPulseById(pulseId);
     if (target && target.status === 'open' && Number.isInteger(optionIndex)
-        && optionIndex >= 0 && optionIndex < target.options.length
-        && getUserVote(pulseId, user.id) === null) {
-      castVote(pulseId, user.id, optionIndex);
-      recordActivity(user.id, 'voted', 'pulse', pulseId);
+        && optionIndex >= 0 && optionIndex < target.options.length) {
+      const wasNew = castOrChangeVote(pulseId, user.id, optionIndex);
+      if (wasNew) recordActivity(user.id, 'voted', 'pulse', pulseId);
     }
     return Astro.redirect(Astro.url.pathname);
   }
@@ -97,23 +96,27 @@ const bodyHtml = renderMd(d.body);
           <input type="hidden" name="action" value="vote" />
           <input type="hidden" name="pulse_id" value={d.poll.id} />
           {d.poll.options.map((opt, i) => {
+            const hasVoted = d.poll!.my_vote !== null;
             const chosen = d.poll!.my_vote === i;
+            const closed = d.poll!.status !== 'open';
             const count = d.poll!.votes_by_option[i] ?? 0;
             const pct = d.poll!.votes_total > 0 ? (count / d.poll!.votes_total) * 100 : 0;
-            const locked = d.poll!.my_vote !== null || d.poll!.status !== 'open';
             const letter = String.fromCharCode(65 + i);
             return (
               <button
                 type="submit"
                 name="option_index"
                 value={i}
-                class:list={['inline-poll-option', { chosen, locked }]}
-                disabled={locked && !chosen}
+                class:list={['inline-poll-option', { chosen, closed }]}
+                disabled={closed && !chosen}
                 aria-pressed={chosen}
               >
                 <span class="inline-poll-letter">{letter}</span>
                 <span class="inline-poll-text">{opt}</span>
-                {locked && (
+                {hasVoted && (
+                  <span class="inline-poll-pct">{pct.toFixed(0)}%</span>
+                )}
+                {hasVoted && (
                   <span class="inline-poll-bar" aria-hidden="true">
                     <span class="inline-poll-bar-fill" style={`width:${pct.toFixed(1)}%`}></span>
                   </span>
@@ -304,15 +307,25 @@ const bodyHtml = renderMd(d.body);
                 background var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-standard);
     overflow: hidden;
   }
-  .inline-poll-option:hover:not(.locked) { border-color: var(--outline); }
+  .inline-poll-option:hover:not(.closed) { border-color: var(--outline); }
   .inline-poll-option.chosen {
     border-color: var(--pigment-terracotta);
     background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--pigment-terracotta) 6%, var(--surface-card));
   }
-  .inline-poll-option.locked:not(.chosen) {
+  .inline-poll-option.closed:not(.chosen) {
     cursor: default;
     color: var(--on-surface-variant);
   }
+  .inline-poll-pct {
+    margin-left: auto;
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
+    font-size: var(--text-label-sm);
+    font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
+    color: var(--on-surface-variant);
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  }
+  .inline-poll-option.chosen .inline-poll-pct { color: var(--pigment-terracotta); }
   .inline-poll-option:disabled { opacity: 0.85; }
   .inline-poll-letter {
     font-weight: 600;
diff --git a/src/pages/pulse.astro b/src/pages/pulse.astro
index 679d7c9..25c43c3 100644
--- a/src/pages/pulse.astro
+++ b/src/pages/pulse.astro
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   getUpcomingEvents, getEventBySlug, getEventAttendees,
   getUserRsvp, setEventRsvp, recordActivity,
   getAllRoadmapItems, getLatestPublishedDispatches, getDispatchWithPoll,
-  getAllCabMembers, getPulseById, getUserVote, castVote,
+  getAllCabMembers, getPulseById, castOrChangeVote,
 } from '../lib/db';
 import {
   timeOfDay, relativeTime,
@@ -41,11 +41,8 @@ if (Astro.request.method === 'POST') {
     const target = getPulseById(pulseId);
     if (target && target.status === 'open' && Number.isInteger(optionIndex)
         && optionIndex >= 0 && optionIndex < target.options.length) {
-      const existing = getUserVote(pulseId, user.id);
-      if (existing === null) {
-        castVote(pulseId, user.id, optionIndex);
-        recordActivity(user.id, 'voted', 'pulse', pulseId);
-      }
+      const wasNew = castOrChangeVote(pulseId, user.id, optionIndex);
+      if (wasNew) recordActivity(user.id, 'voted', 'pulse', pulseId);
     }
     return Astro.redirect('/pulse');
   }
@@ -184,30 +181,38 @@ const members = getAllCabMembers();
 
         {featured.poll && (
           <aside class="pulse-col" aria-label="This week's pulse">
-            <p class="pulse-eyebrow"><span class="pulse-eyebrow-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>This week's pulse</p>
+            <p class="pulse-eyebrow"><span class="pulse-eyebrow-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>This week's</p>
             <p class="pulse-question">{featured.poll.question}</p>
             <p class="pulse-status">
-              Closes {closeDayLabel(featured.poll.closes_at).toUpperCase()} · {featured.poll.votes_total} of {members.length} voted
+              {featured.poll.my_vote === null
+                ? <>Vote to see how the council weighs in · Closes {closeDayLabel(featured.poll.closes_at).toUpperCase()}</>
+                : <>{featured.poll.votes_total} of {members.length} voted · Closes {closeDayLabel(featured.poll.closes_at).toUpperCase()} · Click to change</>}
             </p>
 
             <form method="POST" class="pulse-options" novalidate>
               <input type="hidden" name="action" value="vote" />
               <input type="hidden" name="pulse_id" value={featured.poll.id} />
               {featured.poll.options.map((opt, i) => {
+                const hasVoted = featured.poll!.my_vote !== null;
                 const chosen = featured.poll!.my_vote === i;
-                const locked = featured.poll!.my_vote !== null || featured.poll!.status !== 'open';
+                const closed = featured.poll!.status !== 'open';
+                const count = featured.poll!.votes_by_option[i] ?? 0;
+                const pct = featured.poll!.votes_total > 0 ? (count / featured.poll!.votes_total) * 100 : 0;
                 const letter = String.fromCharCode(65 + i);
                 return (
                   <button
                     type="submit"
                     name="option_index"
                     value={i}
-                    class:list={['pulse-option', { chosen, locked }]}
-                    disabled={locked && !chosen}
+                    class:list={['pulse-option', { chosen, closed }]}
+                    disabled={closed && !chosen}
                     aria-pressed={chosen}
                   >
                     <span class="pulse-option-letter">{letter}</span>
                     <span class="pulse-option-text">{opt}</span>
+                    {hasVoted && (
+                      <span class="pulse-option-pct" aria-label={`${pct.toFixed(0)} percent`}>{pct.toFixed(0)}%</span>
+                    )}
                   </button>
                 );
               })}
@@ -577,12 +582,12 @@ const members = getAllCabMembers();
     transition: border-color var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-standard),
                 background var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-standard);
   }
-  .pulse-option:hover:not(.locked) { border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); }
+  .pulse-option:hover:not(.closed) { border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); }
   .pulse-option.chosen {
     border-left-color: var(--pigment-terracotta);
     background: rgba(185, 107, 88, 0.05);
   }
-  .pulse-option.locked:not(.chosen) {
+  .pulse-option.closed:not(.chosen) {
     cursor: default;
     color: var(--on-surface-variant);
   }
@@ -599,6 +604,18 @@ const members = getAllCabMembers();
   }
   .pulse-option.chosen .pulse-option-letter { color: var(--pigment-terracotta); }
   .pulse-option-text { flex: 1; }
+  /* Percentage badge — only rendered once the viewer has voted. Pulled to
+     the right via margin-left:auto so option-text can still flex. */
+  .pulse-option-pct {
+    margin-left: auto;
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
+    color: var(--on-surface-variant);
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  }
+  .pulse-option.chosen .pulse-option-pct { color: var(--pigment-terracotta); }
 
   /* ── Council — section framing matches the roadmap carousel ──── */
   .council-section {