Public Opinion / Voter Turnout - GOVT 315 - Elections & Voting Behavior

Public Opinion

Gallup Brain This link opens in a new window
Searchable resource of 70+ years of public opinion data and analysis compiled by Gallup, Inc. Includes answers to more than 125,000 question, and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by the Gallup Poll from 1935 to 2016.
See Gallup Analytics for current content.
iPOLL and RoperExpress (Roper Center) This link opens in a new window
U.S. and international public opinion polls (iPOLL) and datasets (RoperExpress) from 1935 to present. Includes the major academic, commercial and media survey organizations.

Users should no longer use a pre-existing individual, sponsored account when accessing iPoll. Following the prompts to authenticate with AU credentials will provide full access to downloads.

Pew Research - Voter Participation
Questions and Answers from Pew Research on issues of voter participation. Option to filter by year.

CQ Voting and Elections Collection This link opens in a new window
Analysis and statistics on U.S. presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections.
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections This link opens in a new window
Includes election results and voter turnout for gubernatorial elections

Elections and Voting in Mississippi
Access to campaign finance reports, sample ballots, candidate information, and past elections results
Louisiana Election Information
Provides information on candidates, sample ballots, redistricting information, and past elections results and statistics.
Kentucky State Board of Elections
Provides statistics and results from past elections, information on registration and voting, and election laws