Volt was unable to take part in the 2019 European Parliament election in Italy, failing to obtain the required 150,000 notarised supporter signatures.

Since then, the party has contested municipal and regional elections, winning a number of mandates and providing a deputy mayor since October 2021.

In addition, Volt criticised that parties should see themselves less as an antipole but rather see their task as developing and offering solutions to problems.

[10] At the General Assembly in Bari on 14–15 October 2023, Daniela Patti and Guido Silvestri were elected as co-leaders, while Pasquale Lisena was confirmed as treasurer.

[26] In October 2021, Volt contested local elections in Turin, Milan, Trieste, Bologna, Rome, Varese, Isernia, Sesto Fiorentino, Pavullo nel Frignano, Roseto degli Abruzzi, and Bettona.

[28] In June 2022, the party took part in the local elections in Monza,[29] Lissone,[30] Verona,[31] Parma,[32] Messina,[33] Padua,[34] Lissone,[35] Como,[36] Catanzaro,[37] Castiglione delle Stiviere,[38] Lucca,[39] Carrara,[40] Leverano,[41] Marcon,[42] Palermo, Capua, and Genoa.

[48] On the occasion of the 2024 local elections, Volt formed a list together in Perugia with the Greens and Left Alliance in support of the centre-left coalition candidate Vittoria Ferdinandi.