General Election Resources

• Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (ZUHL REF JK 1967.C662 2001)
  Contains an excellent overview of the election process. Provides statistical patterns since 1820's.

• Congressional Districts in the 2000's: A Portrait of America (DOC REF JK 1341.C65 2003)

• CQ's Politics in America, 107th Congess (ZUHL REF JK 1012.C63 2002)

• Congress.org

• Elections A to Z (ZUHL REF JK 1976.M57 1999)

• FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check
  Provides nonpartisan, nonprofit research on the accuracy of facts stated by political nominees.

• How to Research Elections (ZUHL REF JK 1976.M37 2000)

• Open Secrets
  Follows the money in U.S. elections.

• Project Vote Smart
  Provides analysis of candidates on areas such as issue positions, voting records, and campaign finances.

• Politics1.com

Political Parties

• Encyclopedia of the Republican Party (ZUHL REF JK 2352.E56 1997)

• Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party (ZUHL REF JK 2312.E55 1997)

• Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America (ZUHL REF JK 2261.E474 2000)

• Political Parties
  • Communist Party USA
  • Consitution Party (formerly US Taxpayers Party)
  • Democratic Party
  • Green Party
  • Labor Party
  • Libertarian Party
  • Reform Party
  • Republican Party

• Political Parties and Elections in the United States (ZUHL REF JK 2261.P633 1991)

• Politics1 Directory of U.S. Political Parties

News Resources

• CQ Press

• C-SPAN Campaign 2006

• General Reference Center Gold

• LexisNexis Academic

• National Journal (Contact Reference Librarian for user name and password.)

Electoral College

• Federal Election Commission: About Elections and Voting

• Howstuffworks--How the Electoral College Works

• NARA: Federal Register: U.S. Electoral College
  From the National Archives and Records Administration and provides statistics on presidentional elections, a FAQ section and a Procedural Guide to the Electoral College

Statistics

• America Votes (ZUHL REF KJ 1967.A8)
  Offers a look at voting trends by state and district. Library owns the years 1956, 1972-2000.

• Census Bureau: Voting and Registration Data

• Election Data Book: A Statistical Portrait of Voting in America (ZUHL REF JK 1967.E44 1992)

• LexisNexis Statistical

• National Election Studies

Historical Data

• America at the Polls, 1920-2000 (ZUHL REF JK 1967.A44 1998)

• America Votes (ZUHL REF KJ 1967.A8)
  Offers a look at voting trends by state and district. Library owns the years 1956, 1972-2000.

• Historic Documents on Presidential Elections, 1787-1988 (ZUHL REF JK 1965.H56 1991)

• American Presidential Campaigns and Elections (ZUHL REF JK 1965.A57 2003)
  Highlights of each election from 1788 to 2000.

• Statistical History of the American Electorate (ZUHL REF JK 1967.R87 2001)

• American National Election Studies Data Sourcebook, 1952-1986 (ZUHL REF JK 1967.M54 1989)

State and Local Elections

• Congress.org

• Project Vote Smart
  Provides analysis of candidates on areas such as issue positions, voting records, and campaign finances.

• New Mexico Secretary of State
  Candidate and voting information for the state level elections