Congressional Sources

Election Sources

Parties and Organizations

Major Issues

News Sources

Research Strategies

Reference Resources

Political Blogs

Direct Elections

Mega sites

• Center for Responsive Politics
  Guide to the Money in U.S. Elections.
• CQ's Campaigns and Elections Magazine

Site dedicated to giving you inside information on all campaigns and elections.
• League of Women Voters DemocracyNet

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy.
• Yahoo Search Directory

Yahoo's search directory regarding U.S. Elections.
• Google Directory: U.S. Elections

Google directory for U.S. Elections.
• Librarians' Index to the Internet: Politics

Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, Washington state, the nation, and the world.
• Michigan eLibrary: U.S. Elections and Politics

Election and political information posted by Michigan.gov
• National Political Index

The National Political Index is a web site which provides an index of substantive political information for voters, political activists, political consultants, lobbyists, politicians, academicians, and media editors with a wide range of products, information, services, simulations, games, and polling in an interactive communications environment.
• Politics 1

Founded in 1997, Politics1 is published as a non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making by the American electorate.
• Project Vote Smart

Extensive nonpartisan information on elected officials' voting records and candidates' positions.
• Election Archive

The National Election Data Archive is a scientific research project whose mission is to objectively investigate the accuracy of elections in America through the creation and analysis of a database containing detailed precinct-level election data for the entire United States.

Campaign Finances

• Campaign Finance Information Center
  Primarily dedicated to helping journalists investigate money in politics.
• Center for Public Integrity
  Geared towards "public-service journalism," this site presents articles devoted to the connection between corporations, money, and politics in the U.S.
• Center for Responsive Politics
  A guide to money in U.S. elections. Covers special interest groups and addresses the money issues involved in current political issues.
• Common Cause
  Investigative studies on money in politics.
• Federal Election Commission
  Official source for campaign finances of Presidential and Congressional candidates.
• Project Vote Smart: Campaign Finances
  Provides information for State and Federal officials.

Election Returns and Statistics

• National Election Studies
  A site designed for social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers, and other researchers to provide "high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation."
• United States Electoral College (NARA)
  An overview of electoral laws and procedures, as well as historical votes, put together by the National Archives and Records Administration.
• David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
  Maps and tables with Presidential votes since 1860. 2004 Primaries information available.
• Record of American Democracy, 1984-1990
  Historical data for voting and registration information. Data results in a number of formats.
• Voting and Registration Data
  U.S. Census data, including sociodemographic characteristics going back to 1964.
• Indiana's Secretary of State Elections Division

On-Line Opinion Polls

• PollingReport.com
  Documents trends in public opinion in politics, business, and society.
• Polling the Nations
  An interface for searching a large number of public opinion polls.
• The Gallup Organization
  Although much of the information is only available to subscribers, there are a number of free polls that are worth examining.
• Public Agenda
  Offers polls and articles about current issues. Not specifically geared towards elections, but provides an excellent source for public opinion on hot topics such as welfare reform, immigration, or gay rights.

Miscellaneous Sites

• E-Democracy
  Links to voter registration information.
• The Center for Voting and Democracy
  "Researches and disseminates information on how voting systems affect voter participation, accountable governance and fair representation."
• Federal Voting Assistance Program
• Rock the Vote
  Provides information to young people about the political world and how to get involved as an activist in their communities.
• The White House Project
  Information about women in political positions past and present.
• Fair Vote: The Center for Voting and Democracy

Last Updated: July 26, 2006
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