Data & Polling Information
- The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara)Includes Election Data by state and much more.
- Voter Turnout Data [United States Election Project]includes downloadable data for 1980 to 2020 primary turnout
Voter Turnout in the United States 1788-2009Find essays and data on primaries as well as presidential elections, Includes percentages and partisan turnout. Download tables from chapters by time period.
Vital Statistics on American PoliticsFocus on 1968 to present, with some coverage back to 1912. Each edition includes data on Campaign Finance and Political Action Committees. Other chapters feature downloadable data on parties and election results, and public opinion and voting..
Get Started with Background Sources
Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior [SAGE Reference Online]Look for entries starting with Presidential Election of..., and background articles on campaign finance, mandate, media, and more.
- U.S. Presidents (UVA Miller Center)Choose a President, then look for essays on "campaigns and elections."
- 270 to Win: Historical Presidential ElectionsBasic information compiled from Wikipedia, with data on popular and electoral votes
Encyclopedia of Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms
Call Number: SC Annex Stacks E 176.1 .R6 2012Search and partial preview available in Google Books. Watch for references to more sources. (borrow through the Discover Advanced by request)
Polling Data
Exit Polls: Surveying the American Electorate, 1972-2010SCROLL DOWN for downloadable data in Chapter 4., Presidential Voting Preferences of Exit Poll Respondents.
- Presidential Elections -- Roper Polling Data, 1976 - 2016iPoll Includes group voting data
- Gallup Election Poll Data, 1952 - 2012A compilation of presidential election voting by groups, from Gallup's Historical Election trends polling data.
- Gallup Poll - Approval, 1952 -2016Use the Presidential Job Approval Center to select a President. Use "among" to choose a party or "all adults." View and compare approval or disapproval data with charts.
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