LibGuides: PLSC 328: American Political Parties (Roof): U.S. Government & Elections Research Resources

CNN General Election Exit Polls

Pew Research Center
Generates polls, reports & statistics covering global attitudes, politics, religion and social trends

iPOLL This link opens in a new window
Archive of public opinion polls from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University, with datasets from both U.S. and international polling firms since 1935, on topics such as social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment.
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Real Clear Politics
Publishes the best commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass and covering all the important issues of the day
HuffPost Pollster
Features trends and analysis regarding public opinion on American government and politicians.
American National Election Studies
Provides voting data, public opinion polls and political participation data to analyze election results in the US.

Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles, papers and books relating to political science

Full-text; Major resource for scholarly research relating to political theory, political behavior, public policy, law, international relations, comparative politics and non-governmental organizations.

Pew Research Center
Generates polls, reports & statistics covering global attitudes, politics, religion and social trends

CQ Press Library This link opens in a new window
Provides policy analysis on government and politics in the US through legislative histories and congressional profiles.

Full-text, tables, and graphs; Varies by title

Vital Statistics on Congress (Brookings Institution)
Definitive source on the study of congressional campaigns, elections, activities and political polarization & voting alignments. PDF and Excel files available.

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Includes information on: congressional campaign finance, congressional elections, member demographics, committee data, legislative productivity, polarization ratings, voting alignments, actions on the Federal Budget, congressional staff information and member allowance data.
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Analysis on the current aspects of the presidential, congressional and gubernatorial campaigns.
The Cook Political Report
An independent, non-partisan newsletter analyzing elections and campaigns for the US Congress, governors and president as well as American political trends.
270 To Win
An interactive Electoral College map for 2016 and a history of Presidential elections in the United States.

PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Major index of research on national and international public policies.

Abstracts; 1972 - current; Includes academic resources as well as government reports and think tank documents.
Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Covers all public policy issues, drawing its content from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers, including the Hoover Institution, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, RAND Corporation, and the World Bank.

Citations and abstracts; 1990 - present

Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends
Reports on demographic and social trends using census data and Pew Center surveys. This resource is easier to navigate than the Census website, but lacks the historical information available through the bureau.

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
An easy-to-use resource for current and historical United States Census data and demographic information.

Create reports and maps of the U.S. population for a variety of geographic levels, on topics such as race, sex, age, education, and many more. Social Explorer provides access to data from all Censuses from 1790-present and the American Community Survey, plus additional data on religious congregations. To save your maps and to use all of the database's tools and features, you will need to create a free account.; Web-based maps & downloadable statistics; Varies, 1790 - present
Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States, 1878-present.

More information on how to use this resource is available.
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
Data and mapping resource that combines demographic, health, employment, and socioeconomic data about communities, census tracts, and other regions within the United States.