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Elections & Voting

overview of materials and databases available at Tutt Library and online.

History

Historic Party Platforms, (1840-2000)
  • parties receiving electoral votes
A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns
  • provides state, county and city election results
    for federal, state, and local officials, 1787-1825.
Voting America, United States Politics, 1840-2008
  • cinematic and interactive maps and analysis
  • Presidential elections in the US from 1840-2008
  • data by geographic region, political party, voter turnout, voter demographics, etc.

Statistics

Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections

  • detailed information on national results for the major and minor candidates for U.S. President
  • presidential elections from 1789-
  • includes state results beginning with the 1896 elections

Election Information

  • official vote counts for federal elections
  • from states and territories
  • 1920 to the present
  • numbers of Senators and Representatives from each congress

Federal Election Commission

  • financial information about candidates, parties and PACs
  • materials on campaign finance law, political contributions
  • statistics on elections and voting
  • voter registration forms
Voting and Registration Data (from the Census)