POLS302 - U.S. Political Parties and Elections
This guide contains key resources for students completing the seminar paper project in POLS302
Almanac of American Politics
Use this resource to find profiles of members of Congress and governors, as well as in-depth profiles of your state. To find your state's profile page, type the name of your state into the search box and select it from the drop-down menu.
Almanac of American PoliticsCall Number: MORGAN ; JK1012 .A44ISBN: 9781938939563
Books
The Book of the States by Call Number: E-Book
The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9780199235476Publication Date: 2010
The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 0191572799Publication Date: 2010
The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9780199579679Publication Date: 2014
State Constitutional Politics: Governing by Amendment in the American States by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9780226532783Publication Date: 2018
Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781538114346Publication Date: 2018
Presidents and Parties in the Public Mind by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9780226589206Publication Date: 2019
Who Will Be the Next President?: A Guide to the U.S. Presidential Election System by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9783319446967Publication Date: 2016
- The Book of the States by Call Number: REFERENCE JK2403 .B6
State Party Profiles by Call Number: MORGAN JK2261 .S83 1997ISBN: 156802150XPublication Date: 1997
Politics in the American States by Call Number: REFERENCE JK2408 .P64 2018ISBN: 9781506363622Publication Date: 2017
Party Politics in America by Call Number: REFERENCE JK2265 .H477 2017ISBN: 9781138683679Publication Date: 2017
Politics in America 2014 by Call Number: REFERENCE JK1012 .C63ISBN: 9781452277837Publication Date: 2014
Congressional Quarterly Almanac by Call Number: REFERENCE JK1 .C66Publication Date: 2018
State Level Resources
- NCSL's State Partisan ComparisonThe National Conference of State Legislatures chart of state partisan comparison tracks party control of state legislatures and state governments.
- Open StatesTrack bills, review upcoming legislation, and see how your local representatives are voting in your state.
- State Government InformationCompiled by the Library of Congress, this source provides links to state government websites.
- State Blue BooksThis resource created by ALA Gordot provides links to State Blue Books, which are manuals created by states that describe their organizational structure.
- 50 State Voting & Election ToolkitsFor information on voting and elections throughout the United States for the 2020 election, see this 50 state guide curated by government document librarians from around the country.
- State Legislator DataNCSL data on legislative leaders as well as women, African-Americans, and Hispanics serving in state legislatures.
- Our Campaigns: State Office ElectionsThis resource has election results for a variety of statewide offices, including governor, in many cases covering much of the 20th century.
Election Indices
- Cook PVI MeasuresFirst introduced in 1997, the Cook PVI measures how each district performs at the presidential level compared to the nation as a whole.
- Elections Performance IndexFrom MIT, an interactive map that measures how each state performed in the last election.
Election Results
- David Leip's Atlas of US PresidentsMaps and tables with Presidential votes since 1789. Maps outline state electoral votes. Tables show major and independent presidential and vice presidential candidates, popular and electoral votes, and percentages for both. It also provides Senate (1990-2011) and Gubernatorial (1990-2011) elections information.
America Votes; 33: Election Returns By State, 2017-2018. by Call Number: E-BookPublication Date: 2020A handbook that includes official, state-certified election returns for the presidential, House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections of 2017 and 2018. Including both primary and general election data.
America Votes 32 : Election Returns by State, 2015-2016 by Call Number: E-BookPublication Date: 2018A handbook that includes official, state-certified election returns for the presidential, House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections of 2015 and 2016. Including both primary and general election data.
- State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2016State legislative general election and (some) primary returns (1967–2016) mostly at the district level.
- MIT Election Data LabThis resource contains constituency (state-level) returns for elections to the U.S. Senate (1927-2018), U.S. House (1972-2018), U.S. President (1976-2016).
- Harvard Election Data ArchivePrecinct-level election data for U.S. State for elections from 2002 to 2012.
Data & Statistics
- Sage DataCoverage: Varies depending on the dataset.
The largest repository of standardized and structured statistical data, Data Planet includes over 6.2 billion datasets and offers immediate access to data presented in charts, maps, graphs, and table form. Users can compare billions of indicators at the county, MSA, census-tract, state, and country level. - Data.govCoverage: Varies
Data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations. Most data is downloadable - Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (ProQuest)Coverage: 1878 to present
A comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. - Social ExplorerCoverage: 1790 to present
Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information. The web interface lets users create maps and reports to better illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change.
- State and Local Government Finances and EmploymentCompiled by the Census Bureau, this resource provides data on revenues, expenditures, debt, and employment of state and local governments.
- globalEDGESource for international business and trade information on all 50 U.S. states. In addition to demographic, economic, and historical information on each state, you will find data on corporations with headquarters in each state, and links to state-specific resources.
- Federal, State and Local GovernmentCompiled by the U.S. Census Burea, this resource provides data for the Federal, state and local governments as well as voting, redistricting, apportionment and congressional affairs.
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