Political Science / Public Policy Resources: Elections, Campaign Information, & Voter Turnout

Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Duke University Special Collections Library

Contains more than 300 commercials, from every presidential election since 1952

The United States Elections Web Archive includes campaign sites archived weekly during the election seasons since 2000, documenting sites associated with presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections. The collection includes official campaign sites from general elections, special elections, and off-year elections.

See how candidates and committees raise and spend money in federal elections.

Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

Includes all statewide ballot measures in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, starting over a century ago.

Sample Ballots by Zip Code. Elected Officials & Candidates voting records, interest group ratings, speeches, campaign contributions, and contact information, current and past ballot measures by date & issue

National and state turnout rates for the eligible population in general and primary elections.

Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories.

very two years, the FEC publishes Federal Elections, a compilation of official, certified federal election results. These publications include primary, runoff and general election results for the Senate, the House of Representatives and (when applicable) the President.

Provides official, state-certified election returns and key data by county and by district for the House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections for each election cycle.

Includes election returns down to to the country, township, and city level for statewide offices such as governor and secretary of stat

To serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists, the ANES produces high quality data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation.