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US Politics and Political Parties

General
National Political Index
"Provides an index of substantive political information for voters, political activists, political consultants, lobbyists, politician, academicians, media editors." Information on parties, political news, legislation, candidates, etc.

Political Information.com
Specialized search engine for political and policy web sites, and political news

About.com - US Politics
Articles, news stories, and links to United States political science info compiled by a scholar in the field.

Internet Public Library - Political Science
Links to information on various political science topics.

IGC Internet
Gateway to sources of progressive political information. Includes PeaceNet, EcoNet, WomensNet and AntiRacism Net.

Political Science Internet Resource Guides (Vanderbilt U.)

Political Science Internet Resources (U. Michigan)

Research Guides Political Science (Rutgers U.)

Yahoo Political Science



Elections and Voting
Election Assistance Commission
Information about voting rights, turnout, registration and procedures. Also, how elections are conducted and explanations of the Electoral College.

Atlas of Presidential Elections 1932-96
Election results, politics, parties, maps, tables to US election and links to state politics and election results.

Center for Voting and Democracy
Non-profit organization that studies how voting systems affect participation, representation and governance.

League of Women Voters
Voting information and election reform issues.

National Election Studies
Data on voting, public opinion, and political participation.


Political Parties
Christian Coalition
Democratic National Committee (Democratic Party)
Democratic Socialists of America
Green Party
Libertarian Party
Republican National Committee (Republican Party)
Political Resources on the Net: Political Parties Around the World


Polls and Public Opinion
Center for Social Research (University of Pittsburgh)
Conducts polling and basic and applied social science research on national, regional and state issues.

Gallup Poll
Polls that measure Americans' attitudes and behaviors toward political, social, and economic issues.

Online Survey Research
Worldwide listing of public opinion centers.

PollingReport.com
An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion Includes data from various polling organizations.

Updated 08/18/2006