U.S. Political Elections

Campuswide election resources including how to register to vote.

Voting and advocacy resources for California voters put together by librarians from the Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT) of the American Library Association (ALA).

"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. Central to this mission is the active involvement of the ANES research community in all phases of the project."

A 50,000+ person national stratified sample survey administered by YouGov. The survey consists of two waves in election years. In the pre-election wave, respondents answer questions related to general political attitudes, various demographic factors, assessment of roll call voting choices, political information, and vote intentions. The pre-election wave is in the field from late September to late October. In the post-election wave, respondents answer questions related to the election that just occurred. The post-election wave is administered in November.

Reports, short reads, demographic data, current trends, and more related to U.S. elections and voters.

This report estimates the impact of voter registration requirements and voter ID laws on transgender people who are eligible to vote at the polls. The Williams Institute (UCLA School of Law) analyzed voter ID laws across the United States in the lead-up to the November 2022 general election.

For every national election since 1964, the U.S. Census bureau has collected data on the characteristics of American voters. This resource contains data on how many citizens of voting age are registered, and how many vote, by age and sex, race and ethnicity, and more.

Provides key information and dates related to voting and elections in the United States.

"Vote Smart provides free, factual, unbiased information on
candidates and elected officials to all Americans."