Election Websites

Political Parties
Polls
Voter Services
Political News
Congressional Districts


Political Parties
Directory of United States Political Parties
Lists all registered U.S. political parties and provides links to their websites. This is a good place to find the history and platforms of major and minor U.S. political parties.


Polls
Gallup Organization
Current regional and national political polls conducted by the Gallup Organization. It is searchable by subject.
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts, this site focuses on public attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy.
Washington Post.com - On Politics
This site provides links to media, academic, nonprofit, and regional organizations that conduct political polls.
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LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe - Reference Sources
This is an online database you can only access from the Phoenix College campus. Here you will find a link to a searchable collection of polls from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. Included are polls from a variety of sources such as Gallup, Harris, Roper; ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC; Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal.


Voter Services
Opensecrets.org
Extensive information on campaign contributions. Provides a "money profile" for regional and national candidates.
Project Vote Smart
This site provides comprehensive information on regional and national candidates and issues. Users can get a list of their elected officials by entering their zip code. Voting records and campaign finance data is included for office holders and candidates. Users can take a quiz on issues to see which candidates match their views. A special feature of this site is a complete list of all individuals running for president of the United States.
Voter.com
Privately held website created to inform the voter on candidates, news, and issues. Includes schedules of candidates and political campaign events, and polling information.
White House 2000
A collection of links to sites related to the United States presidential campaign for the year 2000. Provides links to opinion polls, information on issues, political news, and party platform information.


Political News


Congressional Districts
ALIS Online map of Arizona State Legislative Districts
Clickable map of Arizona State Legislative Districts. Also provides links to County Elections Departments.
The United States Senate
Enter your state in the search box "Connect with your senators", to find out who your United States Senators are.
Write your Representative (U.S. House of Representatives)
This page allows your to find your United States Representative by entering your state and zip code in a form.

 

 

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