LibGuides: Political Science: U.S. Websites

Recent Research

Pew Research Center
Find reports on social and political issues, based on opinion polling and demographic research.
Social Science Research Network
A collection of conference papers, working papers, and e-journal articles representing some of the latest political science research.
Think Tank Search (Harvard)
Search for policy analysis reports from 1,200 thinktank organizations.

U.S. Census: Voting and Registration
Detailed breakdowns of voting and registration by sex, age, race, state, and other dimensions. Coverage runs from the mid-1960s through the present day.
U.S. Congress Election Statistics
Official election results for every U.S. Senate and House of Representatives race from 1920 through the present.

For data on specific subjects like crime or the environment, see the Statistics page on the library's Government research guide.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista provides US and international statistical data on a wide variety of topics, including crime, education, the environment, and the economy.

Census Bureau
Demographics, housing, poverty, and economic indicators. Use the Browse by Topic or Explore Data menus to get started.
Census Data Platform
Use this platform to access tables of data collected by the US Census Bureau, either searching by keyword or browsing by topic.
State and County Quick Facts
Basic comparative demographic and business data for each state and county in the U.S.

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Visualization and data-mapping tool with hundreds of thousands of data indicators across demographics, economy, health, education, crime and more.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
The online edition of this publication offers statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

The American Presidency Project
An impressive collection of presidential documents, including the text of press conferences, executive orders, state of the union addresses, and the Public Papers of the Presidents.
Foreign Relations of the United States
This series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication.
Miller Center: The Presidency
Access recordings of presidential speeches and "secret White House tapes", along with essays about every US president.
National Security Archive
The NSA's Briefing Books provide sets of declassified documents plus interpretative essays on various topics in US foreign policy.

U.S. Declassified Documents Online This link opens in a new window
An online archive of a wealth of declassified U.S. Government documents from 1900-2008, including State Department political analyses, White House confidential file materials, and much more.

Wilson Center Digital Archive
Search or browse declassified documents relating to US foreign diplomacy and international relations, with emphases on the Cold War and nuclear weapons.