Elections
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- UM Libraries' Guide to U.S. Elections and Voting
Basic Resources
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- CQ Voting and Elections UM Only
- Statistics, analyses, definitions, and historical material on voters, political parties, campaigns, and elections. (Including gubernatorial, congressional, and presidential elections.)
- Directory of U.S. Political Parties
- Project Vote Smart
- A comprehensive resource for elections. Includes candidate biographical information, voting records, issue positions, interest group ratings, public statements, and campaign finance information, State and local information on voter registration, ballot measures, and elections is also included.
- U.S. Elections and Voting
- UM Libraries' guide to U.S. Elections and Voting.
Agencies
Data and Statistics
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- ANES: American National Election Studies
- "Produces high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation to serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists who want to better understand the theoretical and empirical foundations of national election outcomes."
- Campaign Finance Reports and Data (FEC)
- Election Results (FEC)
- Federal elections results data since 1996.
- Election Statistics (Office of the Clerk)
- Official vote counts for federal elections back to 1920.
- Voting and Registration Data (Census Bureau)
State and Local Resources
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