InfoGuides: Voting &amp; Beyond: Election Analysis

Library Resources for Election Coverage

National Journal This link opens in a new window
This online resource provides analysis of elections and campaigns for the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, state governors, and the U.S. Presidency. Check the "race tracker" for the latest on any state or federal campaigns, or the "almanac" for information about key candidates and elected officials.
CQ Press Library This link opens in a new window
Check out "CQ Magazine" for current political journalism focused on Capitol Hill, or "CQ Researcher" for current affairs and policy issues briefs to begin your analysis of trending political controversies.

The Virginia Public Access Project
Visualizations and analysis of campaign donations, early voting, electoral results, and more for the state of Virginia.
Virginia Public Media--Virginia Elections Coverage
Issues-Based Coverage.
Election Day Coverage
The Department of Elections publishes unofficial results for all Virginia elections to its website on the night of the election.

UVA Center for Politics--"Sabato's Crystal Ball"
National election coverage of Congress, the Presidency, and State governors, from University of Virginia's Larry Sabato.
RealClear Politics
Nonpartisan news and coverage of the 2024 elections.

Access polls of public opinion regarding election candidates and exit polling data.

Gallup This link opens in a new window
Access Gallup for daily polls and statistics on a wide variety of social, economic, and political topics.

Survey data on topics including politics, media, religion and social trends.

How to use	iPOLL Databank Tutorials
Data Format	[Zipped] SPSS, Stata, SAS, Excel
Registration	You will need to create an account to download data. George Mason University is a Roper Center member which means students, staff and faculty have full access to its resources.
How to cite:	How to cite the Roper Center

How to use	Go to their Download Datasets page then select a topical area. Log in to your account (or create one), then pick a survey and click the "Download" arrow on the right. Papers that used the data are also listed.
Data Format	[Zipped] SPSS, converting SPSS to Stata,
Registration	Create an account by providing your name and email and accepting a use agreement and terms of use, which includes agreeing only to use the data for research purposes and not trying to identify individuals.
Focus Fast	Look at the top few studies within each topic, which are the most recent.