Public Opinion/Survey
- iPOLL This link opens in a new window
Search an archive of public opinion polls from US and international polling firms since 1935 on topics such as social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment, and more. Note: You must create an account to download the datasets. (Cornell University)
- Inter-University Consortium For Political & Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
*Create an account to download the dataset files. In this database, find datasets of social, economic, and political research. Deposited data covers topic such as consumer behavior, the environment, social behavior, political behavior, government, conflict/war, education, healthcare, and more. Datasets are available as ASCII, SPSS, SAS, and Stata DTA files. (University of Michigan)
- Pew Research Center: Politics & Policy"[Pew Research Center] conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, computational social science research and other data-driven research.
"[Pew] studies a wide range of topics including politics and policy; news habits and media; the internet and tehcnology;' religion; race and ethnicity; international affairs; social, demographic and economic trends, science, research methodology and data science; and immigration and migration." - Louis Harris Data Center Dataverse (@ Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, UNC Chapel Hill)"Since 1965, the Odum Institute has operated the Louis Harris Data Center, the national depository for publicly available survey data collected by Louis Harris and Associates, Inc. More than 1,000 Harris polls from as early as 1958 are archived at the Center and contain over 160,000 questions asked of more than 1,200,000 respondents."
Data
- BallotopediaBallotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. the site has information about national and state elections with links to candidate websites, social media accounts, and for incumbents, voting records.
- MIT Election Lab Data"Our lab is a clearinghouse for data sets that can fuel studies on elections and how they're conducted. Find election data and research tools produced by us and others."
- Downballot DatabaseSprawling database collecting info on elections, campaign financing, etc.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowSearch for statistics on topics related to business, markets, mass media, technology, and more. The data is compiled from a variety of public and private sources. (Statista)
Campaign Finance Information Sources
- FEC Campaign Finance Reports and DataOfficial campaign contribution database, FEC filings, etc.
- IRS Political Organization Filing and DisclosureSearch, view, and download submitted political organization filings
- Open Secrets"Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Our mission is to track the flow of money in American politics and provide the data and analysis to strengthen democracy. Our vision is for Americans to use this knowledge to create a more vibrant, representative and accountable democracy."
- Stanford Libraries Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections (DIME)"The Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections (DIME) provides a general resource for the study of campaign finance and ideology in American politics. The database was developed as part an on-going effort to construct a comprehensive ideological mapping of political elites, interest groups, and donors...The current database contains over 500 million itemized political contributions made by individuals and organizations to local, state, and federal elections covering from 1979 to 2022."
Misc. Data Sources
- Statista This link opens in a new windowSearch for statistics on topics related to business, markets, mass media, technology, and more. The data is compiled from a variety of public and private sources. (Statista)
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics (U.S. Bureau of Labor Stats)"The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence... Interactive maps provide state- and city-level unemployment figures. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal data available.
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (National Center for Education Statistics)"IPEDS is the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. It is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). IPEDS gathers information from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs."
- FBI Crime Data Explorer"The CDE pages provide a view of estimated national and state data, reported agency-level crime statistics, and graphs of specific variables from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). You can also download bulk datasets from a variety of UCR topics."
- National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)"The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), conducted annually by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), provides nationally representative data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; substance use disorders; mental health issues; and receipt of substance use and mental health treatment among the civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older in the United States. NSDUH estimates allow researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and the general public to better understand and improve the nation’s behavioral health."
- Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke (CDC)Data and graphics indicating geographic and demographic distribution of heart disease, stroke, and other ailments. Information provided by the CDC. Additional data detailing risk factors and medication nonadherence. Interactive maps, tables, etc.
- Social Safety Net Beneficiary Data (U.S. Census Bureau)Interactive table providing cross-sectional and longitudinal national data on welfare programs (e.g., Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, TANF, etc.).
- National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL)"The National Conference of State Legislatures, created by state legislators and legislative staff in 1975, serves America’s 50 states, commonwealths, territories and the District of Columbia. Every state legislator and staffer is a member of the organization and has complete access to the latest in bipartisan policy research, training resources and technical assistance tailored specifically to their needs."