Collection of full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, and other recorded media events. The site also includes sections devoted to rhetorical devices, Christian rhetoric, 9/11 rhetoric, movie speeches, and political speeches.
Provides access to tables and graphs that display the ebb and flow of public opinion, electoral behavior, and choice in American politics over time. Contains data collected by the American National Election Studies, organized into nine topics.
Database of information on statewide initiatives and referenda from 1892 to the present. From the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Information about U.S. presidential and vice-presidential debates, debate transcripts from 1960 to the present, video re-enactments of historical debates, news, and more.
Official vote counts for federal elections "from the official sources among the various states and territories." Data is available for all federal elections from 1920 onward. Provided by the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. politicians and advocacy groups in television advertisements, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. A project of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Collection of presidential campaign commercials from 1952 to present, organized by year and theme. Includes commentary, historical background, and election results. From the Museum of the Moving Image.
Detailed election returns for all offices and all states. From the American Antiquarian Society.
The website of the Center for Responsive Politics. Here you can find data on campaign contributions, money and politics, lobbying, and campaign finance reform.
Information for the educated voter: candidate positions, voting records, biographies, performance evaluations, etc., plus links to contact info and the home pages of state and federal representatives.
Surveys on election issues and "issues of public concern," conducted regularly nationwide and with residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Coverage: 1935 to present
Database of U.S. national public opinion surveys. From The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
Current news on state governments. Can be used to find sources and web sites that provide comparative state information and data (e.g., which states have the death penalty). From the Pew Center on the States.
Information and statistics on presidential elections, past and present, from the National Archives and Record Administration.