U.S. Politics & Government: Public Opinion; Candidate & Policy Analysis

ANES is a collaboration of Duke University, University of Michigan, The University of Texas at Austin, and Stanford University, with funding by the National Science Foundation. Data dates back to 1948 with research done at the University of Michigan.

"Eurobarometer is the polling instrument used by the European Commission, the European Parliament and other EU institutions and agencies to monitor regularly the state of public opinion in Europe on issues related to the European Union as well as attitudes on subjects of political or social nature."

"KFF (formerly known as the Kaiser Family Foundation) is an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism."

The Pew Research Center "conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research."

Public Agenda is a nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization that aims to help leaders understand public opinion on policy issues and to educate citizens regarding critical issues. Issues, such as crime, health care, immigration, and illegal drugs are discussed.

"From its establishment in 1947 to today, the Roper Center has played a key role in the development of the field of public opinion research." The site includes some freely available polls on U.S. Presidential elections and a limited selection of topics from the Roper Center archives and databases.

Part of the Federal Election Commission website, this website provides images of various financial disclosure reports for 1993-present.

The Center for Responsive Politics, is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center conducts research on campaign finance issues for the news media, academics, activists, and the public at large. The website offers campaign finance data for members of Congress, political parties, Congressional committees, and the White House.

This is a link to the homepage of the national headquarters for the League of Women Voters and a good source of unbiased information about candidates.

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization whose mission is to conduct quality, independent research and to provide recommendations for public policy.