Elections

Speeches, press releases and statements from all of the 2016 presidential candidates. Also party platforms and debates from previous years (current platforms and debates will appear later on in the election season). From the American Presidency Project at UCSB.

Printed volumes covering vote totals for national elections. Great place to start for election statistics.

Data on voting, public opinion, and political participation. From Stanford and the University of Michigan.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission.

A wealth of information from the American Presidency Project at the University of California at Santa Barbara. See also Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections from David Liep. The library has a license for Leip's Election Data.

Campaign finance reports and data, with maps and searchable databases. See also Open Secrets for more money in politics data.

Provides facts and opinion. Includes current and historical election-related information.

Political Party Platforms 1840-present, plus Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches 1880-present, from The American Presidency Project at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Biographical information, campaign finances, issue positions, interest group ratings, voting records, public statements. See also David Leips' Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections and Map the Candidates.

Virginia Department of Elections

Elections and electoral systems around the world. Reports available for comparison or analysis on the following issues: voter turnout, party and presidential candidate performance, and government structure. Brought to you by International Foundation for Electoral Systems.

Very nice research guide of electoral data and electoral systems resources. From UC San Diego Library.

Information on voting records, political parties, election results, campaign finance and election reform, and more. From Columbia University. Print and web resources listed.

This resource guide compiles a list of online and print resources that contain U.S. election statistics for both federal and state elections.

Includes Election Statistics (the official vote counts for federal elections from 1920 to date, from the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives), and many more resources. From the Swem Library at the College of William and Mary