Elections, U.S.
Check out the Election 2008 guide.
General Resources
Journal Articles
Campaigns & Elections
This e-journal covers all major U.S. campaigns and elections.
CQ Weekly
Reports on the activities of the United States Congress. Included is a summary of the previous week's news, the status of bills, committee and floor activity, debates and roll-call votes.
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis includes the full-text of thousands of newspapers, magazines, wire service reports, and transcripts of radio and television news.
National Journal Group's Policy Central
A collection of resources on U.S. politics and policy. Includes the National Journal magazine, the Almanac of American Politics; CongressDaily; Technology Daily; and the Hotline.
Statistical Data
American National Election Studies (ANES)
Provides "high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation."
CQ Voting and Elections Collection
Historical data on elections (presidential, congressional and gubernatorial), campaign finances, voter demographics, voter turnout, and political parties.
MAPLight.org Money and Politics: Illuminating the Connection
This website provides data highlighting the connection between campaign donations and legislative votes.
Roper Center for Public Opinion
Provides access to summary-level (question & answer) and micro-level (raw) public opinion data. Also includes U.S. exit poll data and demographic breakdowns of voting in U.S. elections.
Presidential Debates and Campaign Commercials
Great Debate & Beyond: The History of Televised Presidential Debates
Televised presidential debates from 1960-2000 with post debate video commentary.
Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1954-2004
Produced by the American Museum of the Moving Image this site showcases presidential campaign commercials by election year and issue addressed.
Presidential Debates: Fifty Years of High-risk TV JF2112.D43 S37 2008 
Election Law
Election Law @ Moritz
This site provides an overview of laws surrounding the electoral process in the United States and is updated weekly with the latest news, controversies and legal changes affecting election law.
Background and Overview
American Presidential Campaigns and Elections REF JK1965.A57 3 v.
Guide to U.S. Elections (Congressional Quarterly) REF JK1967.C662 2 v.
