Government Information: Politics

"Data on voting, public opinion, and political participation". From the University of Michigan, Center for Political Studies.

Financial data in campaign finance and lobbying in the State of California. From the California Secretary of State.

Demographic and political information at the census tract level going back to 1970 and original documents and maps on redistricting and elections. From the Claremont Libraries Digital Collections.

Data on lobbyist contributions organized by campaign, party, or PAC, lists of registered PACs, and statements of organization. From the Federal Election Commission.

Search for lobbying documents. From the US Senate.

Data on supporters and opponents of specific bills, contributions to individual legislators, and recipients of special interest contributions in the United States and California. From the Center for Responsive Politics.

 

Compilation of roll call votes in the context of party affiliation and public policies. Data can be used to analyze legislative behavior or ideology. The NOMINATE Project is a collaboration between Keith Poole (UCSD) and Howard Rosenthal (Princeton and NYU).

Track bills, congressional votes, and find related political news coverage and blog posts. From the Sunlight Foundation and the Participatory Politics Foundation.

Data on money in politics including 527s, federal lobbying, and PACs. Search by politician, lobbyist, or industry. From the Center for Responsive Politics.

A non-partisan political fact checking website from the St. Petersburg Times.

Compilation of public opinion polls from a variety of sources on politicians, elections, national security, and current issues and events.

Data on government spending including contracts, grants, and other assistance. Includes names of assistance recipients, contractors, and the contracting agency.

Find congressional votes by representative for 1991 to present. From the Washington Post.