Election 2004
Who is leading in the polls? Whose campaign received the
largest
donations last month? Where did that money come from? How
did
Senator X vote on bill Y? Here are the library and web
resources that can answer research questions concerning
the 2004 Election.
By John Cocklin,
Government Documents Librarian
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~govdocs/election.htm
Updated December 16, 2003.
News
Dartmouth
Library News Center -- Resources
Digital Library
-- Search/Browse
-- eResources
-- News
Polls
iPoll
1935 to date. Updated daily. Nearly half a million questions
and responses from national public opinion surveys. Includes
polls from ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Exit Polls, Fox News,
Gallup, Harris, New York Times, Roper, Zogby, and more.
Location eResources
Polling the Nations
1986 to date. Compilation of more than 14,000 surveys
(questions and responses) conducted by more than 700 polling
organizations in the United States and more than 80 other
countries. Includes Gallup, Harris, Roper, Quinnipiac College/University,
Zogby and more.
Location eResources
University
of New Hampshire Survey Center
See "Press Releases and Publications" for WMUR
New Hampshire Primary Poll results.
Gallup Polls
ICPSR
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social
Research. Raw data sets for use with statistical analysis
software such as SPSS, SAS, or STATA. Available for download
from anywhere on Dartmouth's Campus. For help with downloading
and using with SPSS, SAS, or STATA contact Dartmouth's Social
Science Computing lab.
Results
Exit Polls -- See iPoll
above.
America Votes
1956-2002. Handbook of American election statistics. Contains
statistics for Presidential, Congressional, and Gubernatorial
general, primary, and special elections.
Location: Baker Berry Ref JK1967 .A8
America at the Polls
Handbook of American presidential election statistics.
- 1920-1964 Location Baker Berry Ref JK524 .G6
- 1968-1984 Location Baker Berry Ref JK524 .S22
1988
- 1960-1996 Location Baker Berry Ref JK524 .A73
1998
Federal
Election Commission -- Elections and Voting
Election Results, voter registration and turnout statistics.
ICPSR
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social
Research. Raw data sets for use with SPSS, SAS, or STATA.
Available for download from anywhere on Dartmouth's Campus.
For help with downloading and using with SPSS, SAS, or STATA
contact Dartmouth's Social
Science Computing lab.
- Study
No. 79: United States Historical Election Returns,
1788-1823
- Study
No. 1: United States Historical Election Returns,
1824-1968
- Study
No. 13: General Election Data for the United States,
1950-1990
Money
Campaign finance is in the news. Here are the sites
that track campaign contributions:
The Big Three:
- Campaign
Finance Reports and Data
Federal Election Commission (FEC). 1996 to date. "In 1975,
Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC)
to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign
Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of
federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an
independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign
finance information, to enforce the provisions of the
law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions,
and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections."
- opensecrets.org
Center for Responsive Politics. 1996 to date. Based on
FEC data, but gives the user more options for viewing
and analyzing the data.
- Political Money Line
Formerly FECInfo. 1980 to date. "The grandaddy of all
independent campaign finance web sites." Based on FEC
data, but gives the user more options for viewing and
analyzing the data. Part of the database is free, part
of the database requires a subscription. NOTE: Dartmouth
College Library does NOT subscribe to the subscription
portion of the Political Money Line database.
Campaign
Finance Database
C-SPAN. 1994 to date.
Campaign
Finance Information Center
Soft
Money Laundromat
Common Cause. 1995 to date.
Congress
LexisNexis
Congressional
>>Members
-- Campaign contributions, voting records, and more.
>>Inside
Washington -- News from The Hill, Roll Call, and Washington
Post Section A.
Location eResources
Congressional
Quarterly (CQ) Electronic Library
CQ Weekly (1983 to date) and CQ Researcher.
Location eResources
Congress
Daily
1997 to date. NOTE: Use advanced search..
Location eResources
National Journal
1977 to date. Includes articles from the Almanac of
American Politics. NOTE: Use advanced search.
Location eResources
The Almanac of American Politics
1973-2004. "The senators, the representatives, the
governors--their records, states, and districts." Includes
interest group ratings and National Journal ratings. Also
see National Journal
above.
Location Baker Berry JK6 .A4 Latest edition in Baker
Berry Ref
Politics in America
1982-2004. "Members of Congress in Washington
and at home." Includes interest group ratings and CQ
Vote studies.
Location Baker Berry JK1010 .P64 Latest edition in
Baker Berry Ref
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