Research Guides: Political Science: Statistics

Books

Statistical Abstract of the United States (eBook)
Call Number: HA202 .A2 eBook OR Reference Desk 2nd Fl.

Important Note (click for full quote): "The U.S. Census Bureau is terminating the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011. The Statistical Compendium program is comprised of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and its supplemental products ... In preparation for the Fiscal Year 2012 budget, the Census Bureau did a comprehensive review of a number of programs and had to make difficult proposals to terminate and reduce a number of existing programs in order to acquire funds for higher priority programs. ... To access the most current data, please refer to the organizations cited in the source notes for each table of the Statistical Abstract."
Presidential elections, 1789-2008: county, state, and national mapping of election data
Call Number: JK524 .D47 2010 3rd FL OVERSIZE
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
Call Number: HA202 .B87 v.1 & v.2 Reference Desk 2nd Fl.

In print or find as an eBook here.
Historical statistics of Black America
Call Number: E185 .H543 1995 Reference Statistics 2nd Fl.

vol. 1. Agriculture to labor & employment
vol. 2. Media to vital statistics.
Preview
Historical statistics of the states of the United States : two centuries of the census, 1790-1990 by Donald B. Dodd
Call Number: HA214 .D63 Reference Statistics 2nd Fl.

This volume is a census-focused compilation of state-level population, agriculture, and manufacturing data for the fifty states and D.C.

Websites & Portals

ICPSR - Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Established in 1962, ICPSR is the world's largest archive of digital social science data.
IPUMS - Minnesota Population Center Data Projects
Provides access to 3 Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) projects: IPUMS-International, IPUMS-USA, and IPUMS-CPS.
American National Election Survey (ANES)
ANES produces high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation to serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists.
US Census Data Access Tools
Various tools for downloading and manipulating Census data.
Historical Census Browser (U. of VA)
FedStats
Provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which agency produced the particular statistics.
Pew Research Center Databank
RAND

Databases - SSU Only

World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Over 850 development indicators for over 190 countries.
UN Data
Search over 55 million United Nations records.

Statista
International statistics, facts, and market data that can be downloaded in Excel, PowerPoint, and JPG formats.

Polls & Surveys

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Documentation and data files from the Roper Center's public opinion studies in Roper Express, iPOLL, Public Opinion Matters!,Survey Spotlights, NSF Surveys, and election polls. Free, but must register to use.

PollingReport.com
PollingReport.com is updated when new polls are released. Data are from national surveys of the American public.
Pew Research Center Databank