Campaign Speeches & Advertisements
- The Living Room CandidateArchive of presidential campaign commercials from 1952 - 2016 provided by the Museum of the Moving Image.
- Political Advertising on GoogleThis searchable database features ads of political importance that have appeared on Google and partner properties.
- Facebook Ad ArchiveSearch ads related to politics or issues of national importance that have appeared on Facebook or Instagram.
- 2016 Presidential Election Documents (American Presidency Project)Transcripts of the 2016 presidential candidates' speeches, and remarks at fundraisers, provided by The American Presidency Project as UCSB.
- Campaign 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary AdsFrom the Political Communication Lab at Stanford University.
- Campaign 2016 Republican Presidential Primary AdsFrom the Political Communication Lab at Stanford University.
- C-Span Campaign 2016Video library of 2016 election coverage
Polls & Public Opinion of Candidates & Issues
- Pew Research Center: U.S. Politics & PolicyPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.
- iPOLL This link opens in a new windowSearch 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)
- FiveThirtyEight - U.S. PoliticsAnalysis of public opinion polls.
- Gallup PollA non-partisan public opinion polling organization.
- HuffPost PollsterFeatures trends and analysis regarding public opinion on American government and politicians.
- PollingReport.comAn independent, nonpartisan resource that gathers polls from many sources on elections and trends in American public opinion.
Historical Election Information
- Voting America,1840-2008 (UR Digital Scholarship Lab)Interactive visualizations of how Americans voted in presidential elections from 1840-2008 down to the county level.
- The Living Room CandidateArchive of presidential campaign commercials from 1952 - 2008 provided by the Museum of the Moving Image.
- Commission on Presidential Debates: Debate HistoryThe non-profit, non-partisan arbitrating body that coordinates the presidential debate process provides information, transcripts, and video about presidential debates from many past elections.
- Voting & Registration (U.S. Census Bureau)Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected during Presidential election years by the Current Population Survey (CPS).