Elections Information

Election Process

U.S. National Archives and Records. Administration. A Procedural Guide to the Electoral College. http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/procedural_guide.html
U.S. Government Printing Office. Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government (Election Process). http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/election/index.html
U.S. Government Printing Office. Code of Federal Regulations Title 11 Federal Elections. http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cfrassemble.cgi?title=200711

Campaign Finance

Federal Election Commission. Federal Campaign Finance Law. http://www.fec.gov/law/feca/feca.shtml
Federal Election Commission. Campaign Finance Reports and Data. http://www.fec.gov/disclosure.shtml
LexisNexis. Congressional Universe. http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp (NU Availability Only)

Statistical Sources

America at the Polls, 1960-2000 John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush: a Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics.
Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. (324.97309 M145A Congressional Publications Reference).

America at the Polls includes election totals, registered voters, and maps of congressional districts and provides historical information about congressional and presidential elections.
A Statistical History of the American Electorate. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. (324.973 R956S Congressional Publications Reference).

A data rich historical picture of American elections and the American electorate, from 1789 to the present.
Congressional and Gubernatorial Primaries 1993-1994: A Handbook of Election Statistics. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly.
(324.54097 M145C 1993/1994 Congressional Publications Reference).

Results of the primaries held in 1993 and 1994 that nominated major-party candidates for gubernatorial, Senate and House of Representative seats in each state.
Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. (329.032 C749C Congressional Publications Reference).

A historical resource for national, state, and congressional district voting returns for presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections.
CQ Voting and Elections Collection. http://library2.cqpress.com/elections/ Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. (NU Availability Only)
Datapedia of the United States of America American History in Numbers. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press. (317.3 K96D 2004 Reference Room).

Datapedia presents the best available data on several hundred indicators of social, economic, political, and cultural developments within the nation, and has electoral and popular vote by political party and popular vote by state and political party.
Election Databook: A Statistical Portrait of Voting in America. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press. (324.97305 E38 1997 Congressional Publications Reference).

Contains tables of statistics by state for population, age, participation, voter registration, votes for primaries and president;
including demographic data, voter registration, and turnout statistics beginning in 1948.
Historical Statistics of the United States, Volume 5 Governance and International Relations. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press. (317.3 H6727 V. 5 Reference Desk).

Covers all aspects of social, economic, political, and geographic development. Each chapter offers statistical tables and text, including time series. The section on Elections and Politics has statistics on voter participation, electoral/popular votes by state, and party affiliation and election cost.
Office of the Clerk U.S. House of Representatives. Legislations & Votes. http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/legvotes.html
Presidential Primaries and Caucuses 1992 A Handbook of Election Statistics. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. (324.97305 P9331 1992 Congressional Publications Reference).

Provides election results for all candidates who received at least 10% of the total statewide primary vote. Voter registration and counts of pledged delegates are listed alongside election data for each state.
U.S. Census Bureau. Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1891-. (C 3.134: Latest in Reference Room).

A collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Section 7 includes election statistics.
LexisNexis. Statistical Universe. http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv/ (NU Availability Only)
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Historical Election Results. http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/historical.html
U.S. Census Bureau. Voting and Registration. http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html

Voting Record

Congressional Almanac. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1994-. (328.73 C749 Congressional Publications Reference).

Summarizes the year's Congressional activities by major subject headings. Votes for a particular piece of legislation are located in the back of the source.
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1994. (328.73 C7491 Congressional Publications Reference).

Contains an unbiased, objective and comprehensive week-by-week roundup of virtually all Capitol Hill activity. Votes for a particular piece of legislation are also included in each issue.
LexisNexis. Congressional Universe. http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp (NU Availability Only)
Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Rating. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. (382.73077 S531D 1997 Vols. 1-2 Congressional Publications Reference).

A compilation of voting study and group rating data for every legislator who has served in Congress from 1947 to 1999. This source allows you to gauge the political orientation of members of Congress by examining each individual roll call vote cast.
U.S. Senate. Senate Role Call Votes. http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/a_three_sections_with_teasers/votes.htm
U.S. House of Representatives. Legislation & Votes.. http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/legvotes.html

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Election Information