To find reference books on past campaigns, candidates and elections, check Reference Resources or do a keyword or subject search on:

• IUCAT

Library of Congress Subject Headings

• Campaign funds--United States
• Democratic Party (U.S.)
• Electioneering--United States
• Lobbying-United States
• Political action committees--United States
• Political participation--United States
• Presidents--United States--Election--[date; e.g., 2004]
• Pressure groups--United States
• Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-)
• Elections--United States
• Voting--United States

Reference tools for demographic and political researchers.

• Polidata

For Congressional information or Election information, including articles and statistics, use:

• CQ Voting and Elections

A research and reference tool for voting and elections at the state and federal level, including demographic data, bibliographies, and encyclopedia entries.

• CQ Political Reference Suite
• CQ Congress Collection

A research and reference tool for historical analysis of members of Congress, their voting behavior, and the legislative process.
To find current or past journal articles search:

• Academic Search
• America: History and Life
• International Political Science Abstracts
• JSTOR
• PAIS International
• Periodicals Contents Index (PCI)
• Politics and International Relations: Sage Full-Text
• Socialogical Abstracts
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Three especially important weekly journals are:

• CQ Weekly
• National Journal
• Campaigns and Elections For full-text access, go to Lexis-Nexis Academic
• Roll Call For full-text access, go to Lexis-Nexis Academic

To find additional current information on issues and candidates use:

• Lexis-Nexis Academic
• Factiva
• Lexis-Nexis Congressional
• Washington Post
• New York Times
• Newspaper Source
• Current newspaper subscriptions in the Kent Cooper Room

To find public opinion polls check:

• Gallup Brain
• Polling Report
• Lexis-Nexis Reference Polls and Surveys
• Polling the Nations
• The Gallup Poll Monthly (HM261.A1 G17 Reference Reading Room)