Research Guides: GOV208: Elections in the Political Order: Presidential Elections

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 1788-2009
Find 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 Politics
Focus 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..

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 Elections
Basic 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 2012
Search and partial preview available in Google Books. Watch for references to more sources. (borrow through the library catalog by request)

Exit Polls: Surveying the American Electorate, 1972-2010
SCROLL DOWN for downloadable data in Chapter 4., Presidential Voting Preferences of Exit Poll Respondents.

Presidential Elections -- Roper Polling Data, 1976 - 2016
iPoll Includes group voting data
Gallup Election Poll Data, 1952 - 2012
A compilation of presidential election voting by groups, from Gallup's Historical Election trends polling data.
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Individual entries on the Gallup website can be found by searching Google. These “Election Polls — Vote by Groups" links are referenced by CQ Researcher: library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2015100200
1960–1964, Gallup.com, http://tinyurl.com/bvlp3ux
1968–1972, Gallup.com, http://tinyurl.com/oqs7vqr
1976–1980, Gallup.com, http://tinyurl.com/o7rff7a
1984–1988, Gallup.com, http://tinyurl.com/pxmg3dq
1992–1996, Gallup.com, http://tinyurl.com/ootflss
2000–2004, Gallup.com, http://tinyurl.com/oh9c2y8
Gallup Poll - Approval, 1952 -2016
Use 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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